Meetings of the Development Management
and Licensing Committee consist of ten Borough Councillors. They
are held approximately every four weeks on a Tuesday.
Development
Management and Licensing Committee Meetings are live streamed on
the internet. You can watch the proceedings live on our Engagement
Portal.
What does the Committee
do?
The full list of functions and procedure rules for
Development Management and Licensing Committee can be found in
part 3b of the Constitution Delegation Scheme
(see Our
Constitution). One function
of the committee is to decide planning applications.
The Committee also reviews Licensing
policies and determines whether to grant or refuse Licences for
Alcohol, Premises, Hackney Carriage Drivers and Street
Trading.
Can I speak at the meeting?
The Development Management and Licensing Committee
has provision for a public participation
scheme. This enables an objector and a supporter to speak
on each planning application which is presented to the Committee
for a decision.
Members of the Public wishing to speak
at a meeting, should give notice of their intention to the
Democratic Services team of the Council by Noon on the Thursday
prior to the Development Management and Licensing Committee meeting
held on the following Tuesday.
To register, please
email Democratic.Services@swdevon.gov.uk