Planning Committee Terms of Reference

July 2025
4 Members
Quorum: 3

Planning Committee

 

1

Planning and Development Control
To make observations on all Cheshire East Council Planning Applications; listed building applications; Conservation area consents; Certificates of Existing or Proposed Lawful User or Development; Display of Advertisement Regulations; and Development involving telecommunications, including prior notification determinations.

 

Committee

2

Referring any Planning enforcement issue to Cheshire East Council.

Town Clerk
3 To make observations on key strategic Planning consultation documents e.g Local Plan from Cheshire East Council, regional or national bodies.
  • To recommend to Council
  • Lesser Strategic Documents- Committee
4 To recommend to council opportunities for enhancements and amendments to policy relating to local planning Committee
5 To recommend to Council projects and actions for additional planning policy support documentation, information, reviews and appraisals

Committee
6 To make observations at the time of planning appeals and authorise witnesses on behalf of the Council.

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7 Responding to consultations from adjoining authorities outside of Cheshire East Council. Committee
8 Making observations on applications for amendment to planning and other related consents previously granted by any authority. Committee

9

 Making observations on applications for the discharge of conditions in respect of planning permissions and other related consents issued by Cheshire East Council.

Committee

10

 Making observations on Street naming or numbering.

Committee

11

 Making observations on highway or transportation matters.

Committee
12 Consent for ending maintenance at public expense or stopping up or diversion of highway. Committee
13 Power to complain to Highway authority as to unlawful stopping up or obstruction of highway or unlawful encroachment on roadside wastes. Committee

14

 To Liaise with Cheshire East Council on any matter relating to building control.
  • Committee in normal circumstances
  • Town Clerk in the case of an emergency.

15

 To make observations on all planning and licensing aspects of waste applications or mineral applications Committee

16

 To make the Council’s contributions to Neighbourhood Plans. Committee