Councils to lose power over most planning applications from October 31
UKPulse News Desk
A new national scheme of delegation, set to begin on October 31, will transfer the ability to determine most planning applications from council leaders and planning committees to officers.
- The national scheme of delegation is due to come into force on October 31.
- Council leaders and planning committees will lose the ability to determine most planning applications, including changes of use.
- Planning applications will instead be delegated to officers, and elected members and parish councils will lose the power to call controversial applications to committee.
A national scheme of delegation, scheduled to take effect on October 31, will remove the power from council leaders and planning committees to determine most planning applications. This includes applications for changes of use.
Under the new scheme, these applications will instead be delegated to officers. Elected members and parish councils will also lose their ability to call controversial planning applications to committee.
Roger Cornwell from Durham stated that this decision is contrary to the government's stated enthusiasm for delegating decisions to local communities.