PURPOSE OF
COMMITTEE
Making decisions on the town and country
planning and development control matters within the terms of
reference of the Planning Committee including the following:-
- The approval of development which
would be a substantial departure from the Development Plan.
- The approval of development which
would have a significant impact outside of its immediate vicinity,
e.g. it would generate significant
volumes of traffic noise or atmospheric pollution; or it would have
significant impact on the pattern of trading; or it would be
prominent on the landscape.
- Where the proposed development has
given rise to a substantial weight of public concern.
Executive powers: The Committee shall have
power to determine all matters within its terms of reference.
The above is given as a summary only; the full
version of the delegation agreement can be found in the
Planning Committee Handbook.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO
MEETINGS
Planning Committee meetings are
held in the Civic Suite, Solihull and all Councillors participating
in the Committee process are required to be there in
person.
Any member of the press and
public may watch the proceedings at this meeting via the
Council’s Meetings
Channel.
Members of the press and public
may tweet, blog etc. during the live broadcast, as they would be
able to during a regular Committee meeting in the Council
Offices.
Public Speaking on Planning Applications at Committee
Meetings
Any members of the public who
are registered and wish to make representations to the Committee
following the publication of an agenda can do so by contacting
pcspeaking@solihull.gov.uk
The preferred approach for
making representations to Committee is to be there in person. In
exceptional circumstances though virtual presentations will be
allowed. In these cases, registration details will be provided. A
copy of the presentation should also be provided in case of
technical issues. Submissions must not
exceed the permitted 3 minutes speaking time when read
out.
In the event of more than one
applicant, supporter or objector wishing to address the Committee,
a spokesperson should be nominated who will submit representations
on behalf of all registered speakers.
Ward Members may address the
Committee and their submissions must not exceed 4 minutes speaking
time.
The Council has agreed a
Webcasting Protocol to assist the conduct of webcast meetings
and to ensure that in doing so the Council is compliant with its
obligations under the Data Protection and Human Rights
legislation.