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(i)       The determination of all types of application for development and the use of land submitted under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and associated legislation and consents required under associated legislation including Conservation Area Consents, Listed Building Consents and Advertisement Consents;

 

(ii)       The authorisation of enforcement action in respect of any breach of control under the Town and Country Planning Act or associated legislation;

 

(iii)      The authority to refer to the Council for decision any matter falling in a. above if felt necessary and to make recommendations to the Council in respect of such matters;

 

(iv)          The authority to convene Planning Panels in accordance with the terms agreed by Planning Committee on 19.1.99 or any amendment to the terms agreed by resolution of the Committee;

 

(v)      The authority to convene member site visits in respect of any matter falling in a. or b. in accordance with the Code of Conduct agreed by Planning Committee on 20.1.01 or any amendment to the Code of Practice agreed by resolution of the Committee; and

 

(vi)          All other functions set out in Part A and Part I (paragraphs 1-12) of Schedule 1 of the Local Authorities (Functions Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000 where applicable.

 

How can I make a representation (“deputation”) to a meeting of the Council’s Planning Committee?

 

These procedures apply to an “involved party”, meaning any person, group or body directly involved with the relevant item to be discussed by the Planning Committee (e.g. applicant, objector) or any other party with a direct planning related interest in the matter.

 

Any involved party wishing to make a representation to the Planning Committee may do so, either in writing or verbally, provided the procedures set out below are followed.

 

How to request a deputation to the Planning Committee

 

All requests for a deputation to the Planning Committee must be submitted in writing (letter or email) to:

          Planning Committee, Governance Team

          Chief Executive Department

          PO Box 50, 1st Floor, Civic Centre

          Silver Street

          Enfield, Middlesex

          EN1 3XA

         

Or Email:      democracy@enfield.gov.uk 

 

We need to have your request at the latest by 10:00 am on the day of the meeting that you wish to speak at.  Your letter/email should state which matter it relates to, the nature of the deputation, your name, address and contact details.

 

How the deputation procedure works

 

·       Only deputations opposing the recommendation in the report will be received.

·       An opportunity to respond to deputations is made available.

·       To make a deputation, you must have first submitted a comment to the planning service about the application within the prescribed consultation period.

·       No new matters outside the original submission may be raised in response.

·       Deputations and responses are limited to five minutes.

·       Where there is more than one request to speak on a matter, the deputees will be invited to make a joint deputation with a single speaker for a total of five minutes, or to share the five minute time allocation between them.

·       Should the Chair be of the opinion that a deputee is simply repeating points previously made by another deputee on the same matter, the Chair may at any time call for an end to the speech.

·       Representations must deal with the planning issues only.

·       Representations will be in the public domain as the planning process is a public one.

·       A petition may be referenced as part of the address of the deputation, provided the petition relates to the subject matter of the deputation.

·       All speaking is at the discretion of the Chair.

 

Involved parties may also ask a ward councillor to speak on their behalf.

 

Planning Committee will only agree to accept representations made outside these procedures where there are exceptional circumstances, for example if someone can show they have been prejudiced by a failure to follow procedures.

 

Members of the public at the meeting must not speak to or lobby members of the Planning Committee during the course of the meeting, except by way of a deputation address.  Documents must not be passed to members.

 

Written Representations

 

Any involved party concerned with any matter on the agenda for a meeting of the Planning Committee may make written representations to that committee.  Such written representations will be circulated to members of the Planning Committee (as well as officers and ward councillors if appropriate) if received by 12:00pm on the working day before the meeting.

 

How to find out the dates of Planning Committee meetings, what’s on the agenda, and who your ward councillors are

 

The dates of all Planning Committee meetings, the current agenda and details of your ward councillors are available on the Councillors and democracy pages of the Council’s website (www.enfield.gov.uk).

 

Petitions

 

Petitions received at any time prior to 12pm on the working day before the Planning Committee meeting will, at the discretion of the Chair, either:

(i)       be received at the meeting, or

(ii)       be reported at the meeting by an officer when the relevant item on the agenda is reached, in which case the original document shall be available for inspection by members of the committee.

Petitions may also be referenced as part of a deputation address as mentioned above.

 

If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact the Governance Team at democracy@enfield.gov.uk