Planning Committee

Purpose of the Planning Committee

The purpose of the Committee is to act for the Council on matters involving the functions of the Council as local or district planning authority.  The Committee's powers include the power to determine applications for planning permission; to determine listed building consents; enforce or despense with the duty to replace trees; issue an enforcement notice etc.

The full role and functions of the Committee are set out within the Council's Constitution together with the Terms of Reference, which can be found on this page.

Membership of Planning Committee

15 seats in total

Conservative 10

Independent 5

Name Political Group
Cllr Tony Knight (Chairman) Conservative
Cllr Ian Melhuish (Vice Chairman) Independent
Cllr Stuart Dowding Conservative
Cllr Andrew Hadley Independent
Cllr Bruce Heywood Conservative
Cllr Edwin May Independent
Cllr Karen Mills Conservative
Cllr Chris Morgan Conservative
Cllr Steven Pugsley Conservative
Cllr Doug Ross Independent
Cllr David Sanders Conservative
Cllr Leslie Smith Conservative
Cllr Maureen Smith Independent
Cllr Anthony Trollope-Bellew Conservative
Cllr Keith Turner Conservative