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    Planning committees

    keysThe majority of planning applications are dealt with by council officers under delegated powers from the planning committees, as they are relatively straightforward. Approximately 20% are referred to councillors to make decision.

    There are planning committees for the north and south areas of the district, made up of each district councillor whose ward lies within the relevant area and they are presided over by the elected chairman. Anyone can attend the meetings.

    In some cases, a committee may decide to inspect the site of the proposal before reaching a decision. 

    South Planning

    The committee meets at the Council Offices, Penns Place, Petersfield, Hants starting at 6.30pm on the first Thursday of each month.

    This committee deals with planning applications for the parishes of Buriton, Colemore and Priors Dean, East Meon, Froxfield, Greatham, Hawkley, Langrish, Liss, Petersfield, Steep, Stroud, Clanfield, Horndean, Rowlands Castle, Bramshott and Liphook.

    North Planning

    The committee meets at Amery Hill School, Alton starting at 6.30pm on the third Thursday of each month.

    It covers the parishes of Whitehill, Lindford, Grayshott, Headley, Alton, Beech, Bentley, Bentworth, Binsted, Chawton, East Tisted, Farringdon, Four Marks, Froyle, Kingsley, Lasham, Medstead, Newton Valence, Ropley, Selborne, Shalden, West Tisted, Wield, Worldham.

    What happens at the meetings

    As well as district councillors, planning officers attend the meetings to present each item and answer questions about those cases. Specialist highway engineers, landcaping, conservation and legal officers may also be present to answer questions on particular cases. Although the planning officer will have made a recommendation on a planning application based on local plan policies, it is councillors who make the final decision.

    Not all applications will achieve a decision at the first committee. Councillors may decide to defer the decision until they have made a site visit, discuss amendments to design, parking or other matters, or request further information from the applicant. The application will normally be reported to the next committee, at which a decision should be made.

    Public speaking at planning committees

    We have a scheme that allows people to address the Council’s Planning Committee on particular applications but there are some rules that must be followed to make the process run smoothly. 

    At the bottom of the page there is a leaflet giving information about the scheme and what to expect at the meeting.

    Council meetings

    The chairman's role is to control the conduct of the meeting. They can vote like other councillors but also have a casting vote when the votes are equal.

    He is supported by the planning officer who will give professional advice on each of the applications, a solicitor and an officer who records the decisions.

    The vice-chairman takes the chair in the chairman's absence. 

    Committee membership

    South

    Cllr Michael Ashton
    Cllr Bob Ayer (Chairman)
    Cllr Hilary Ayer
    Cllr Julie Butler
    Cllr Elizabeth Cartwright
    Cllr Anne Claxton
    Cllr Dorothy Denston
    Cllr Ken Graham
    Cllr Jennifer Gray
    Cllr Marjorie Harvey
    Cllr Evelyn Hope
    Cllr Anna James
    Cllr Sam James (Vice Chairman)
    Cllr Gina Logan
    Cllr Julia Marshall
    Cllr Ken Moon
    Cllr Judy Onslow
    Cllr David Parkinson
    Cllr Sam Payne
    Cllr Sara Schillemore
    Cllr Guy Stacpoole
    Cllr John West

    North

                        Cllr Pamela Bradford
                        Cllr Patrick Burridge (Chairman)
                        Cllr Adam Carew
                        Cllr Ken Carter
                        Cllr Allan Chick
                        Cllr Maureen Comber
                        Cllr Ferris Cowper
                        Cllr Ian Dowdle
                        Cllr Philip Drury 
                        Cllr Zoya Faddy
                        Cllr Christopher Graham
                        Cllr Jerry Janes
                        Cllr Maurice Johnson MBE
                        Cllr Andrew Joy
                        Cllr Tony Ludlow
                        Cllr Richard Millard
                        Cllr Tony Muldoon
                        Cllr Yvonne Parker Smith
                        Cllr Pat Seward
                        Cllr John Smith
                        Cllr Glynis Watts
                        Cllr Anthony Williams (Vice-Chairman)

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