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  4. Constitution Part 5 - Planning Code of Practice

Constitution Part 5 - Planning Code of Practice

In this section

  1. Introduction
  2. The need for a code
  3. Scope of the code
  4. Councillors and Officers
  5. What planning decisions are based on
  6. Duties and actions
  7. The decision making process
  8. Lobbying of and by Elected Members
  9. Pre-application and pre-decision discussions
  10. Registration of interests
  11. Declaration of interests by Elected Members at Committee
  12. Parish Membership
  13. Unauthorised development or breach of listed building control
  14. Officer reports to Committee
  15. Committee procedures
  16. Committee site visits
  17. Decisions delegated to officers
  18. Decisions contrary to the development plan
  19. Decisions contrary to officer advice
  20. Approving repeat applications for development previously refused
  21. Development proposals submitted by, or affecting Elected Members and Officers
  22. The Council's own developments
  23. The Media
  24. Record keeping and complaints
  25. Training
  26. You are here: Learning from past decisions
  27. Gifts and Hospitality
  28. Inappropriate and offensive comments
  29. Appendix 1
  30. Appendix 2
  31. Appendix 3

Learning from past decisions

26.1 The lessons to be learnt from any complaint against the Planning Service should be considered, recorded, and any necessary changes to procedures implemented. Planning Officers will review decisions where appropriate in order to learn from experience. 

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