Planning Committee
Who makes planning decisions?
We operate a ‘scheme of delegation’ where all applications may be determined by our Interim Director of Strategy and Planning, subject to certain exceptions.
However certain categories of applications are referred to the Planning 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.
The meetings are open to the press and public. If you want to speak on individual items you must register at least two working days before the date of the meeting. Find out more about public speaking at our meetings.
Agendas are available at least five working days before the meeting.
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 need a legal agreement or unilateral undertaking which cannot be entered into until a resolution to permit is taken. In such cases we will discuss the requirements of a legal agreement before the application is referred to the Planning Committee.
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Past Planning Committee Meetings
| Date | Committee | Meeting | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2026 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/03/26 | 09.30am |
| 17 February 2026 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/02/26 | 09.30am |
| 17 February 2026 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/02/26 | 09.30am |
| 20 January 2026 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/01/26 | 09.30am |
| 16 December 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/12/25 – meeting cancelled no applications to report | 09.30am |
| 18 November 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/11/25 | 09.30am |
| 21 October 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/10/25 – Meeting Cancelled – No Applications to Report | |
| 16 September 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/09/25 | 09.30am |
| 19 August 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/08/25 | 09.30am |
| 15 July 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/07/25 | 09.30am |
| 17 June 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/06/25 No applications to report – MEETING CANCELLED | |
| 20 May 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/05/25 | 09.30am |
| 15 April 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/04/25 | 09.30am |
| 18 March 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/03/25 | 09.30am |
| 18 February 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/02/25 | 09.30am |
| 21 January 2025 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/01/25 | 09.30am |
| 17 December 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/12/24 | 09.30am |
| 19 November 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/11/24 – No applications to report meeting cancelled | |
| 15 October 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/10/24 | 09.30am |
| 17 September 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/09/24 – No applications to report meeting cancelled | |
| 20 August 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/08/24 | 09.30am |
| 16 July 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/07/24 | 09.30am |
| 18 June 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/06/24 | 09.30am |
| 21 May 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/05/24 | |
| 16 April 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/04/24 | |
| 19 March 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/03/24 | |
| 20 February 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/02/24 | |
| 16 January 2024 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/01/24 | |
| 19 December 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 19/12/23 | |
| 21 November 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 21/11/23 | |
| 17 October 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 17/10/23 | |
| 26 September 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 26/09/23 *Please note date change* | |
| 15 August 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 15/08/23 | |
| 18 July 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 18/07/23 | |
| 20 June 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 20/06/23 | |
| 16 May 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 16/05/23 – No applications to report meeting cancelled | |
| 18 April 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 18/04/23 | |
| 21 March 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 21/03/23 | |
| 21 February 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 21/02/23 – No applications to report Meeting Cancelled | |
| 17 January 2023 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 17/01/23 | 09.30am |
| 20 December 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 20/12/22 | |
| 15 November 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 15/11/22 | 09.30am |
| 18 October 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 18/10/22 | 09.30am |
| 23 September 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 23/09/22 | |
| 16 August 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 16/08/22 | 09.30am |
| 19 July 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 19/07/22 | 09.30am |
| 21 June 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 21/06/22 | |
| 17 May 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 17/05/22 | |
| 26 April 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning committee 26/04/22 | |
| 15 March 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/03/22 – No Applications to Report – Meeting Cancelled | |
| 15 February 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/02/22 | 09.30am |
| 18 January 2022 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/01/22 | |
| 21 December 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/12/21 | |
| 16 November 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/11/21 | |
| 19 October 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/10/21 | |
| 21 September 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/09/21 | |
| 17 August 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/08/21 | |
| 20 July 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/07/21 | 09.30am |
| 15 June 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/06/21 | 09.30am |
| 18 May 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/05/21 | |
| 20 April 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/04/21 | 09.30am |
| 16 March 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/03/21 | 09.30am |
| 16 February 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/02/21 | 09.30am |
| 19 January 2021 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/01/21 | 10.00am |
| 15 December 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/12/20 | |
| 17 November 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/11/20 | 10.00am |
| 20 October 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/10/20 – CANCELLED | |
| 15 September 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/09/20 | |
| 18 August 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/08/20 | |
| 28 July 2020 | • Planning Committee | Extraordinary Planning Meeting 28/7/2020 | |
| 21 July 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/07/20 | |
| 16 June 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/06/20 | |
| 19 May 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/05/20 | 10.00am |
| 21 April 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/04/20 | |
| 17 March 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/03/20 | |
| 18 February 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/02/20 | |
| 21 January 2020 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/01/20 | |
| 17 December 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/12/19 | |
| 19 November 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/11/19 | |
| 15 October 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/10/19 | |
| 17 September 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/09/19 | |
| 20 August 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/08/19 | |
| 16 July 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/07/19 | |
| 18 June 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/06/19 | |
| 21 May 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/05/19 | |
| 16 April 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/04/19 | |
| 19 March 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/03/19 | |
| 19 February 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/02/19 | |
| 15 January 2019 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/01/19 | |
| 18 December 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/12/18 | |
| 20 November 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/11/18 | |
| 16 October 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 16/10/18 | |
| 18 September 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 18/09/18 | |
| 21 August 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 21/08/18 | |
| 17 July 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/07/18 | |
| 19 June 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 19/06/18 | |
| 15 May 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 15/05/18 | |
| 17 April 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 17/4/18 | |
| 20 March 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/3/18 | |
| 20 February 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Committee 20/02/2018 | |
| 16 January 2018 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 16/01/2018 | |
| 19 December 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee – 19/12/2017 | |
| 21 November 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 21/11/2017 | |
| 17 October 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 17/10/2017 | |
| 19 September 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 19/09/2017 | |
| 15 August 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 15/08/2017 | |
| 18 July 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 18/07/2017 | |
| 20 June 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 20/06/2017 | |
| 16 May 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 16/05/2017 | |
| 18 April 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 18/04/2017 | |
| 21 March 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 21/03/2017 | |
| 21 February 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 21/02/2017 | |
| 17 January 2017 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 17/01/2017 | |
| 20 December 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 20/12/2016 | |
| 15 November 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 15/11/2016 | |
| 18 October 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 18/10/2016 | |
| 20 September 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 20/09/2016 | |
| 16 August 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 16/08/2016 | |
| 19 July 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 19/07/2016 | |
| 21 June 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee – 21/06/2016 | |
| 17 May 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee – 17/05/2016 | |
| 19 April 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 19/04/2016 | |
| 15 March 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 15/03/2016 | |
| 16 February 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee 16/02/2016 | |
| 19 January 2016 | • Planning Committee | Planning Development Control Committee – 19/01/2016 |
Planning Committee members
The Planning Committee is made up of six Local Authority appointed Members and five Secretary of State appointed Members.
You can contact the Planning Committee Members by email in the format: firstname.lastname@newforestnpa.gov.uk
Members conduct
Members must adhere to the code of conduct and two local protocols.
An alleged breach will be dealt with under 'procedures for a breach of a protocol'.
Members of the Authority are paid allowances in accordance with the Authority’s scheme of allowances. They must also submit a declaration of interest.
If you have any issues or queries please contact Members Services.