The Planning Committee is responsible for determining
certain planning applications, some tree preservation orders, and
some changes to footpath and bridleway orders.
Few planning applications are decided by the
committee. The majority are decided by officers under delegated
powers.
Watching a meeting
You can watch a
meeting of the Planning Committee via
the council’s YouTube channel, a link for which is
provided on each agenda.
We hold all our
meetings in-person, streamed live via our YouTube channel, and
recorded in order that you can view it at a time to suit you,
rather than needing to attend the meeting. Recordings of past
meetings will only be kept on the council’s YouTube channel
for one year.
If you have not
registered to speak at the meeting, we would encourage you to view
the meeting via YouTube rather than attend in
person.
Speaking at Planning Committee
You must have made a written response to the original
consultation on a planning application in order
to be eligible to speak at a Planning Committee meeting. All
those who responded to the consultation will be sent a message with
more information about this before the meeting. If you did not
respond to a consultation about a planning application on the
agenda, you will not be able to speak to the committee.
If you want to speak, you must register with planning
services by noon on the last working day before the meeting at
their address PlanningBusinessEnquiries@southandvale.gov.uk.
Each category of speaker (parish council, objectors,
supporters) is allowed a maximum of three minutes to address the
committee. If several people register in a category, they
have to share the time.
Speaking at a meeting remotely
If you have registered to speak and would like to do
so remotely, please inform Democratic Services and you will be
provided with an email confirming the meeting details, a link to
the meeting, and instructions on how you can make your
statement.
As we believe remote attendance to be the most
convenient form of attendance and speaking at a Planning Committee
meeting, primarily due to the significant traffic in Abingdon and
limited seating space available in our meeting room, we encourage
all speakers to attend in this way.
Speaking at a meeting in
person
If you have registered to speak and would like to do
so in person, please report to the reception at Abbey House, Abbey
Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE where one of our marshals will assist
you.
You can also make your statement by submitting it in
writing in advance of the meeting.
At a meeting, the committee, led by the Chair,
follows the published agenda, unless the Chair advises otherwise at
the start of the meeting. On occasion, the committee may consider
items on the agenda without the public present. The agenda for the
meeting will indicate if and when the
public cannot observe the business.
