The Strategic Planning Committee is responsible for functions
relating to town and country planning and development control as
specified in Part A of Schedule 1 of the Local Authorities
Functions and Responsibilities (England) Regulations 2000 including
in relation to strategic applications meeting the thresholds set
out below:
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Large-scale major developments defined (by the Government’s
planning application statistical returns) as those of 200 houses or
more
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Commercial developments of 10,000 square metres or more
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Strategically important developments (as identified by the
Assistant Director – Planning and Development in consultation
with the Chair of the Planning Committee for the area in which the
development is proposed and the Cabinet Member for Planning).
The Strategic Planning Committee is also responsible for:
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Applications called in that cross the boundary of the North
Planning Committee and South Planning Committee.
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Any application where the Assistant Director – Planning and
Development considers it inappropriate to exercise delegated powers
having regard to the public representations received and consultee
responses.
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There shall be no referral down of applications from Strategic
Planning Committee to the North Planning Committee or South
Planning Committee.