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Planning Committee Meetings are held approximately every three weeks on a Tuesday afternoon and start at 5pm.
The advice below applies to:
Please note – only one person from each of the above groups can speak at a planning meeting. If the applicant is a town or parish council, then only one representative can speak, not one for the applicant and one for the town or parish council. That one speaker will be allowed only five minutes to speak. Where an application is on the boundary of one or more parishes, then speakers will be allowed from each parish, and the applicant will be allowed the same total time to speak.
The Planning Department will write to applicants, agents and supporters and objectors a week before the meeting. If you wish to speak at committee, you need to email our Democratic Services team. You have from the day the Committee agenda is published - usually 6 working days before the meeting - until 12 noon 2 working days before the meeting. This is the only way you can register a request to speak at a planning meeting.
Only one person from each of the three groups is allowed to speak. If there is more than one objector/ supporter, we advise that they nominate a spokesperson. If no agreement can be made, then the first person to register their request will be the person allowed to speak. We will try to facilitate contact where there is more than one person per group wishing to speak. The Democratic Services team will call you back to confirm meeting arrangements. To help ensure fair proceedings, late requests to speak will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances, with the approval of the Chairman.
To be fair to all parties, there is a strict time limit of five minutes per speaker.
Copies of the agenda are available to view online. Alternatively, you can contact Democratic Services on 01529 414155.
The relevant issues will depend on the specific application and the site. They might include the following:
These will also vary depending on the application. The following are examples:
Applications involving speakers are usually heard first. The process for each application is as follows:
You should note that Councillors are elected to represent you on the District Council. However, he or she will not be able to commit him or herself to a decision before hearing all the evidence and debate at the planning meeting. They will need to take into account Planning Law and Guidance in making the decision.
Please note that Planning Committee meetings are audio streamed live during the meeting on the Committee web page. The audio will be available to listen to again after the meeting has concluded. The audio stream will take place during public agenda items and will conclude before the discussion of any Exempt Information.
If you have any comments or queries regarding a planning application or about how an application has been considered please email planning@n-kesteven.gov.uk or telephone 01529 414155 after the meeting.
If you have any other questions relating to the meeting itself, agendas, minutes or public attendance, please email democratic_services@n-kesteven.gov.ukor telephone 01529 414155 after the meeting.