9 June 2020
Waverley Borough
Council has established two new temporary planning committees to
carry out the functions of the Joint Planning Committee and four
Area Planning Committees whilst meeting arrangements and council
resources are impacted by the Covid-19 emergency restrictions.
The new WESTERN and
EASTERN Planning Committees will consider planning applications
within their geographical area that previously would have been
considered by the Joint Planning Committee. Details of these
committees are available in the list of Waverley Committees.
The role of the Joint
Planning Committee as distinct from the Area Planning Committees is
to consider applications or issues referred to it for the following
reasons:-
a. To make
decisions on the administrative and procedural matters affecting
the processing of applications. E.g. report formats, information
specifications etc.
b.
To review all housing schemes which
propose a net increase of more than 25 dwellings, where the
recommendation is for permission to be granted;
c. To
consider applications defined as major, as defined by the
Government (10 or more units of residential accommodation, more
than 1,000 sqm commercial floorspace and site area of more than 1
hectare) and which, in the judgement of the
Executive Director, after consultation with the Head of Planning
and the appropriate Area Planning Committee Chairman, meet the
following criteria
i.
have a significant planning impact beyond the Area in which they
are situated, and/or
ii. are of
strategic importance, and/or
iii. involve new
planning issues for the Borough; or
d. Where
within three weeks of the application appearing on the Waverley
weekly list of planning applications, the Chairman and
Vice-Chairman of the relevant Area Planning Committee and the ward
member request that it be referred to the Joint Planning Committee
and put forward relevant grounds as set out in c (i) to (iii)
above, the Executive Director and Head of Planning will normally
submit the application to the Joint Planning Committee.
Where apologies for absence are received, a substitute from the
same Area Planning Committee and political party will be arranged
where possible.
Public speaking scheme for Planning meetings.