Planning Committee

The Planning Committee is a committee of the Council. It has the power to make decisions on planning applications. This committee is open to the public. To register to speak at a Planning Committee meeting, please contact the Democratic Services team by 2pm the day before the meeting. Contact details for Democratic Services are as follows: committee@uttlesford.gov.uk, or call 01799 510 320/369/410/548.

The arrangements for public speaking at Planning Committee are as follows:

The Town or Parish Council representative and members of the public may attend the meeting and speak on any application being determined by the Planning Committee.

They must register with the Democratic Services Officer at Uttlesford District Council (telephone 01799 510 320/369/410/548) or e-mail: committee@uttlesford.gov.uk by 2pm on the day before the meeting. All speakers registering should indicate whether they are supporting or opposing the application.

The order of speaking for each application will be as follows:

1.                            Non-committee member

2.                            Supporters

3.                            Objectors

4.                            Town or Parish Council

5.                            Applicant or Agent

Non-committee members may speak for up to 5 minutes. The Town/Parish Council representative may speak for up to 5 minutes. Members of the public may speak for up to 3 minutes. Five slots are available to members of the public. Applicants and their representatives may speak for the same amount of time as those speaking against the application (non-committee members, town/parish council and objectors). If an application is recommended for approval and there are no registered speakers against the application, the applicant/agent will have the right to speak for up to 5 minutes.