decisions can arouse strong to the national average. Strategic Committee and 11 on local feelings and objections. We need to match the national Area Committees Currently our percentage rate average rate of planning Narrow the scope of the of approvals is below the appeal dismissals. Strategic Committee to focus national average for major Create a responsibility for our on the controversial or complex developments. Committees to hear the views large scale major We also currently have a of all residents/ sectors and developments, from start to higher number of planning where appropriate businesses. finish appeals upheld and more Create a proactive structure Produce simple, more focused appeals awarded costs than for this to take place reports by using templates and the national average. Ensure there is greater presentations to improve We need to ensure that our Member involvement in efficiency and use of Member processes and ‘public deciding which items go to the and officer time pressure’ do not lead to the Planning Committees through Reduce the number of appeals wrong conclusions that are a review of delegation levels awarded costs to the national contrary to Cornwall’s Review the role of Planning average. objectives. We can refocus Committee Members in Update our local validation staff resources on to positive determining planning checklist to help applicants benefits for all residents of applications in their division submit valid applications the Cornwall. Review the public speaking first time. element of planning Revisit developments and learn committee meetings, reducing from residents and occupiers. the amount of time available We need to visit other places to by limiting the questioning of learn from best practice and public speakers see what is being achieved Agree that start times of all elsewhere. planning committees can start from 10:00 am at the discretion of the Committee chair We are seeking from government, through our devolution request, a
decisions can arouse strong local feelings and objections. Currently our percentage rate of approvals is below the national average for major developments. We also currently have a higher number of planning appeals upheld and more appeals awarded costs than the national average. We need to ensure that our processes and ‘public pressure’ do not lead to the wrong conclusions that are contrary to Cornwall’s objectives. We can refocus staff resources on to positive benefits for all residents of Cornwall. to the national average. We need to match the national average rate of planning appeal dismissals. Create a responsibility for our Committees to hear the views of all residents/ sectors and where appropriate businesses. Create a proactive structure for this to take place Ensure there is greater Member involvement in deciding which items go to the Planning Committees through a review of delegation levels Review the role of Planning Committee Members in determining planning applications in their division Review the public speaking element of planning committee meetings, reducing the amount of time available by limiting the questioning of public speakers Agree that start times of all planning committees can start from 10:00 am at the discretion of the Committee chair We are seeking from government, through our devolution request, a Strategic Committee and 11 on Area Committees Narrow the scope of the Strategic Committee to focus on the controversial or complex large scale major developments, from start to finish Produce simple, more focused reports by using templates and presentations to improve efficiency and use of Member and officer time Reduce the number of appeals awarded costs to the national average. Update our local validation checklist to help applicants submit valid applications the first time. Revisit developments and learn from residents and occupiers. We need to visit other places to learn from best practice and see what is being achieved elsewhere.