Agenda item

The Committee received a report of the Chief Planning Officer (CPO) in respect of the preparation of Planning Technical Guidelines for Development in the City.

The CPO advised that when major developments were under consideration in the City of London it was necessary for the City of London Corporation, as Local Planning Authority, to take into account a considerable number of environmental impacts. These often required Applicants to appoint specialists early on in the development process to inform their schemes and for us as Local Planning Authority (LPA) to appoint independent specialists to assess the veracity of the submitted documents to ensure that the public interest is safeguarded.

It was therefore proposed that the City Corporation introduced Planning Technical Guidelines for developers so as to clarify what was required of them when instructing third party experts thus simplifying the planning process and ensure consistency between projects.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

At the end of this item, and in respect of Standing Order No. 40, the Chairman sought the Committee’s consent to extend the meeting to allow for the remaining business to be considered. This was put to the meeting and AGREED.