The
North Planning Committee shall deal with planning applications
falling within the following wards: Braunston & Crick,
Brixworth, Moulton, Long Buckby, Daventry East, Daventry West,
Woodford & Weedon, Duston West & St Crispin, Duston East,
Dallington Spencer, Abington & Phippsville, Kingsthorpe North,
Kingsthorpe South, Boothville & Parklands, Headlands, Talavera,
and Billing & Rectory Farm.
The
Committee is made up of 11 Members with a quorum of 4, all
appointments to the committee shall be made with due regard to the
rules on political proportionality.
The
functions of the Committee relate 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 that do not fall within the remit of the Strategic
Planning Committee.
The
Committee shall only consider planning applications that are within
its remit and not within the remit of the Strategic Planning
Committee and / or delegated to Officers, with the exception where
the Assistant Director – Planning and Development considers
it necessary for an application to be determined by a Planning
Committee, having considered public representations and consultee
responses or when an application has been called in by a
Councillor. Applications that would trigger Committee decision
include:
·
Major
Developments below the limits set for Strategic Planning
Committee;
·
Major
residential development of 10 or more dwellings
·
Major
commercial development where the floorspace is more than
1000sq.m
·
Development on sites over one hectare (in cases
of an outline application where the number of dwellings or
floorspace is not specified)
·
Change
of use more than 1000sq.m
Minor
developments shall only be referred to the North Planning Committee
in exceptional circumstances (as determined by the Assistant
Director – Planning and Development) or where they are called
in by a Councillor in accordance with the procedure set out in the
Planning Protocol.
There
shall be no referral up of applications from the North or South
Planning Committees to the Strategic Planning Committee, and vice
versa.
The
Assistant Director – Planning and Development after
consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, shall be
responsible for determining whether an application falls within the
remit of Strategic Planning Committee or the North Planning
Committee or South Planning Committee.
For
information on speaking at the North Planning Committee please
contact Ed Bostock, Democratic Services via the
following:
Email: democraticservices@westnorthants.gov.uk