Planning Committee Member Briefings

For large applications it might be appropriate to hold a briefing for Members either before the application is submitted or before it is determined by the Planning Committee. Members’ briefings will be open to all Members (not just those on the Planning Committee) and the public and will be used by the applicant to provide information.   Any discussion at a Members’ briefing has no more standing than any other predecision discussion. Such briefings are not part of and do not substitute for any part of the decision making exercise to be undertaken by the Planning Committee.   At a briefing Members must not express an opinion on the merits of a proposal or involve themselves in any negotiations on the development and can ask factual questions only.