Stages of the planning decision making process - Saltford Parish Council

Stages of the planning decision making process

Every application is different, but the process each goes through should be the same. The different stages are: Validation; Publicity and Consultation; Consideration; Negotiation; Recommendation; Decision; Appeal or Resubmission. Further details on this process can be found on the B&NES Council website here.

Saltford Parish Council is involved during the second stage of the process – ‘Publicity and Consultation’. Parish Councils have ‘statutory consultation’ status, that is, B&NES Council (the planning authority) must notify and consult with Saltford Parish Council regarding certain types of planning application received in Saltford.

The length of time taken to determine a planning application is governed by the local planning authority (generally B&NES Council) not the parish council. A parish council can request that it be given extra time to comment on an application. SPC regularly requests time extensions in which to respond to tie-in with meeting dates. The decision whether this is granted rests solely with the planning authority and its own deadlines for decision making. Saltford Parish Council will generally respond to all planning consultations if able to in the timeframe given by the planning authority.

If it is unable to meet prior to the consultation end date to resolve a view, and if B&NES Council is unable to give SPC a time extension to respond, SPC may look to use its ‘Scheme of Delegation’ to respond prior to a meeting taking place. If so, any responses would be reported and recorded in the minutes of the following SPC meeting.

More information on SPC’s role in the planning process can be found on its ‘How can members of the public make their views known? (Commenting on Planning Applications)‘ page.

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