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We have five committees which are responsible for
making planning decisions within North
Somerset.
Around 10% of planning applications are decided by our four Area
Committees and its parent
Planning and Regulatory
(P&R) Committee.
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.
Further information about which applications will be dealt with
by committee can be found in our
Protocol for delegating planning decisions to officers
document.
The four area committees decide applications within the following
geographical areas:
- Central Area Committee -
Includes Backwell, Long Ashton, Nailsea, Yatton and Wraxall
- North Area Committee -
Includes Clevedon, Easton-in-Gordano, Gordano, Pill and
Portishead
- South Area Committee -
Includes Banwell, Blagdon, Churchill, Congresbury, Kewstoke,
Hutton, Locking, Winford, Winscombe and Wrington
- West Area Committee -
Covers Weston-super-Mare
The exact area covered by each of these committees is shown on
our area committee map.
Under certain circumstances they may refer the decision up to the
P&R Committee which acts as the next level of authority for
planning decisions.
All these decisions are taken by the committees after the careful
consideration of reports put together by our planning
officers.
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.
All these documents can be viewed
online or at our offices in
Somerset
House, Weston-super-Mare.
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 - Advice note 1.
Planning committee meeting times
For further information please contact
Democratic Services on 01934 634 900. |