Planning committees
The 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)
Related documents
Public Speaking at committtee 0309.pdf
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