You can access the District Council’ planning applications portal on this link. Use the search facility with the reference for the planning application and you can then submit comments about the planning application.
The Neighbourhood Plan Policies and Design Guide should be taken into consideration with any comments on planning applications in the Catshill and North Marlbrook Parish. The Made Neighbourhood Plan can be downloaded on this link.
Who makes the Planning Decisions?
The Planning Authority for deciding on planning applications in Catshill and North Marlbrook Parish is Bromsgrove District Council (BDC). The planning application process requires BDC to consult parish councils on the majority of new applications. BDC is not obliged to formally consult the Parish Council on the following: Advertisement Consent applications; Certificate of Lawfulness applications; Listed Building Consent applications; Non-Material amendment applications and Prior Notification (including Larger Home Extension) applications.
BDC is obliged to deal with minor applications within 8 weeks of being formally registered and within 13 weeks if it is a major application. For developments accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), it is 16 weeks. There are two ways in which applications are decided. The first, for non-major applications, is under delegated powers which means the decision is made by BDC Planning Officers. The second is by BDC’s Planning Committee (made up of District Councillors) at their monthly meeting. This is open to the public. BDC’s Planning Committee decide major applications and any others “called in” by the relevant District Ward Councillor for the application site, (see below). In both cases our Planning Committee’s comments are taken into account. If you make comments on a planning application which is to be decided at Planning Committee, you will be invited to attend the meeting and address the Committee should you wish to do so. You may also attend the meeting to just observe.
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