The
South Planning Committee shall deal with planning applications
falling within the following wards: Brackley, Bugbrooke,
Deanshanger, Hackleton & Grange Park, Middleton Cheney,
Towcester & Roade, Silverstone, St George, Sixfields, East
Hunsbury & Shelfleys, Delapre & Rushmere, Castle, Riverside
Park and Nene Valley.
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 consider planning applications not within the remit
of the Strategic Planning Committee and not delegated to officers
except where the Assistant Director – Planning and
Development considers it inappropriate to exercise delegated powers
having considered public representations and consultee responses.
These 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 South 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 South Planning Committee please
contact Richard Woods, Democratic Services via the
following:
Tel: 01327
322043
Email: democraticservices@westnorthants.gov.uk