Planning committee

Planning committee

The April 2024 planning meeting will be held on Tuesday 16 April. You can tune in to the live streamed meeting here: https://youtube.com/live/My-3BBVqmOA

The March 2024 planning committee meeting was held on Tuesday 19 March, and the recording can be viewed here: Planning Committee Meeting 19 March 2024 – YouTube

Since we took on our planning powers in 2006 we have delegated this responsibility to our Planning Committee. We operate a scheme of delegation where all applications may be determined by the Director of Strategy and Planning subject to certain exceptions.

However certain categories of applications will be referred to the committee for determination. These include:

• Applications referred by Members
• Applications where the Parish Council has expressed a view contrary to the planning officer
• Applications which are contrary to our approved policies which are recommended for approval.

Agendas are available at least five working days before the meeting. The meetings are open to the press and public. People who wish to speak on individual items must register at least two working days before the date of the meeting. Find out more about public speaking at our meetings.

Each application referred to the Planning Committee will have a detailed report prepared by the planning officer which will include an assessment of the proposal, comments of consultees and any representations. Photographs and plans are available to assist Members in their considerations.

The committee can approve, refuse or in exceptional cases defer an application for further information. Decision notices will be issued within two working days of the committee meeting. Some applications may require a legal agreement or unilateral undertaking which cannot be entered into until a resolution to permit is taken. In such cases the Authority will discuss the requirements of a legal agreement before the application is referred to the committee.

The Planning Committee is made up of  seven Local Authority appointed Members and six Secretary of State appointed Members.

You can contact the Planning Committee Members by email.

The next planning meeting is Tuesday 16 April 2024. The following planning meeting will be held on 21 May 2024.

Please note that this meeting of the Committee will be a physical meeting held in the Council Chamber, Lymington Town Hall, Avenue Road, Lymington SO41 9ZG. If you wish to attend this meeting in an observer capacity please let Member Services know as soon as possible by email – membersservices@newforestnpa.gov.uk.