All Parish Councillors are members of the Committee.
The Chairman is appointed by the Parish Council at the annual meeting of the Council in May each year.
Planning matters are normally dealt with at monthly Parish Council meetings.
Discussions on planning matters at Parish Council meetings are normally led by the Chairman of the Planning Committee.
The Parish Council and the Committee are guided by Standing Orders and, in particular, Standing Orders 52 and 53 (planning in general) and 54 (trees).
The Chairman of the Planning Committee and the Chairman of the Council will work together to ensure that all planning matters that affect Longparish including
TVBC planning applications and tree notifications;
matters dealt with by the County such as minerals and waste; and
wider issues such as the TVBC Local Development Framework and the South East Regional Plan
representation at TVBC and HCC meetings and at public inquiries
are dealt with appropriately.
The Committee will deal with matters which it is not convenient to deal with a at a Parish Council meeting, for example because of a deadline for comments or because the subject matter merits consideration at a separate meeting.
The Committee will meet as necessary. Meetings may be called by the Chairman of the Committee or the Chairman of the Parish Council or at the request of two members.
Because the Parish Council does not meet in August members should reserve the second Monday for a planning meeting which will be cancelled if it is not needed.
The Council will review these terms of reference annually.