We receive around 2000 applications each year with only
around 10% being decided by committee.
Planning applications go to one of three area committee's
depending on the location of the application. I certain
circumstance applications will be referred to the parent
committee.
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Central Area Committee - Includes Backwell, Nailsea,
Yatton, Congresbury, Wrington and Winford
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North Area Committee - Includes Clevedon,
Easton-in-Gordano, Gordano, Pill, Portishead, Wraxall and
Failand and Long Ashton
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South Area Committee - Includes Banwell, Blagdon,
Churchill, Congresbury, Kewstoke, Hutton, Locking, Winford,
Winscombe and Weston-super-Mare
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Planning and Regulatory (P&R) Committee, Under
certain circumstances they may refer the decision up
to P&R which acts as the next level of authority for
planning decisions.
They meet every month and are made up of councillors who make
decisions on planning applications put forward by businesses and
individuals for proposed developments within the district. .
All these decisions are taken by the committees after the
careful consideration of reports put together by our planning
officers. All these documents can be viewed
online
Committee reports are available for public inspection five
working days before each committee meeting while we aim to publish
the draft committee minutes three working days after each
meeting.
Further information about which applications will be dealt with
by committee can be found in our
Protocol for delegating planning decisions to
officers document.
Members of the public are allowed to speak at the beginning of
committee meetings subject to certain conditions.
One or two speakers are normally permitted for each application,
one in favour and the other against, with each given a maximum of
three minutes to state their case. When more than one person wants
to speak the committee can appoint a spokesperson to speak for the
group.
Those wishing to speak must contact our solicitor by noon on the
day before the meeting. For further information download
our Public speaking on planning
applications.
For more information contact
our Democratic
Services team.
