(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