Committee details
Joint Planning Committee
Purpose of committee
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.
Membership
- Councillor Richard Cole (Chairman) Liberal Democrats Eastern Area
- Councillor David Beaman (Vice Chairman) Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor Brian Adams Conservative Southern Area
- Councillor Peter Clark Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor Carole Cockburn Conservative Western Area
- Councillor Steve Cosser Conservative Central Area
- Councillor Martin D'Arcy Green Party Eastern Area
- Councillor Kevin Deanus Conservative Eastern Area
- Councillor Sally Dickson Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor Brian Edmonds Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor David Else Conservative Central Area
- Councillor Paul Follows Liberal Democrats Central Area
- Councillor John Gray Conservative Eastern Area
- Councillor Val Henry Conservative Eastern Area
- Councillor George Hesse Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor Daniel Hunt Liberal Democrats Western Area
- Councillor Peter Isherwood Conservative Southern Area
- Councillor Anna James Conservative Southern Area
- Councillor Jacquie Keen Liberal Democrats Southern Area
- Councillor John Neale Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor Peter Nicholson Liberal Democrats Southern Area
- Councillor Liz Townsend Independent Eastern Area
- Councillor George Wilson Labour Central Area
- Councillor Roger Blishen (Substitute) Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor Jerome Davidson (Substitute) Liberal Democrats Southern Area
- Councillor Simon Dear (Substitute) Conservative Southern Area
- Councillor Patricia Ellis (Substitute) Conservative Eastern Area
- Councillor Jan Floyd-Douglass (Substitute) Conservative Central Area
- Councillor Mary Foryszewski (Substitute) Conservative Eastern Area
- Councillor Michael Goodridge MBE (Substitute) Conservative Eastern Area
- Councillor Michaela Gray (Substitute) Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor Joan Heagin (Substitute) Liberal Democrats Central Area
- Councillor Chris Howard (Substitute) Conservative Eastern Area
- Councillor Robert Knowles (Substitute) Conservative Southern Area
- Councillor Michaela Martin (Substitute) Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor Peter Martin (Substitute) Conservative Central Area
- Councillor Kika Mirylees (Substitute) Farnham Residents Western Area
- Councillor Stephen Mulliner (Substitute) Conservative Southern Area
- Councillor Ruth Reed (Substitute) Liberal Democrats Eastern Area
- Councillor Paul Rivers (Substitute) Liberal Democrats Central Area
- Councillor Penny Rivers (Substitute)
- Councillor John Robini (Substitute) Liberal Democrats Southern Area
- Councillor Christine Baker (Substitute) Liberal Democrats Central Area
- Councillor Trevor Sadler (Substitute) Conservative Central Area
- Councillor Richard Seaborne (Substitute) Conservative Eastern Area
- Councillor John Ward (Substitute) Farnham Residents Western Area
Contact information
Postal address:
The Burys
GODALMING
GU7 1HR
Email: committees@waverley.gov.uk