Planning decisions can be made by officers or by Planning Committee.
Planning Committee
We have 3 Planning Committees:
- Cambridge City Council Planning Committee
- South Cambridgeshire District Council Planning Committee
- Joint Development Control Committee (JDCC) which is administered by Cambridge City Council.
Each of the 3 Planning Committees has its own adopted scheme of delegation which sets out decisions that designated officers can make on behalf of the Councils.
Delegated decisions
Decisions on the majority of planning proposals applications are delegated to officers without the need for them to be decided at Planning Committee.
Delegated decisions are considered by the case officer who outlines their recommendations, and reasons behind the recommendations. Their report is checked by a designated officer before a decision is agreed and issued.
By operating a scheme of delegation, decisions are made in good time, in line with statutory target dates, and the Planning Committees can concentrate on larger proposals.
Schemes of delegation
The Cambridge City scheme of delegation can be found in the Cambridge City Council Constitution in section 5.9 on page 105. The Scheme of Delegation agree by the Joint Development Control Committee can be found on page 110 of the same document.
The South Cambridgeshire scheme of delegation can be found in the South Cambridgeshire District Council Constitution on page 59 of Part 3.
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