Planning Process
Planning applications have to be submitted for approval for almost all developments in the village. These applications are made by the people or organisations (or their agents) who want the development.
Planning authorities consider the applications to either grant or refuse permission for proposed developments to proceed.
The authorities for making these planning decisions are
- East Hampshire District Council, EHDC, for developments such as buildings, extensions, change of use.
- Hampshire County Council, HCC for developments concerning minerals and waste, eg quarries, waste disposal.
- South Downs National Park, SDNP Authority for developments in the South Downs National Park
EHDC, HCC or SDNP set up periods of Public Consultation for every new planning application. During this period members of the public, parish councils and other authorities can submit comments to be taken into account when the planning authorities consider whether to grant or refuse permission.
Submitting comments
Parish Council Comments:
Kingsley Parish Council considers each new application that may affect Kingsley. The first thing the Parish Council does is to check that an application is factually correct in terms of location, access rights of ways, proximity to flood areas and Special Protected Areas etc.
The Parish Council next considers what impact the proposed development may have on the village and its residents and listens to the views of local residents. The Council then prepares a response to the planning authority stating its position in one of four ways:
- ‘Supports’ the proposed development
- ‘no objection’ to the proposed development
- ‘Objects’ to the proposed development
- ‘Strongly objects’ to the proposed development
All responses have to be backed up with reasoned comments based on the planning policies that EHDC and HCC use to assess applications.
The Parish Council will ‘support’ a proposed development that provides a benefit for the local community or meets a special need with little adverse affect; conversely it will ‘strongly object’ to applications that breache planning policies and are detrimental to the local environment, even if very strict conditions were to be applied
Public Comments:
The Parish Council is keen to know the views of local residents who may be affected by proposed developments so that these can be represented in the Parish Council’s comments to EHDC and HCC.
You can make your views known to the Parish Council by email to the Clerk or any councillor. Better still, come to the Parish Council meeting when the application is to be discussed and you will be given time to raise your points. Remember, the Council cannot know your views if you do not tell us!
You also have the right to submit you own comments direct to the planning authorities during the consultation period. This can be done via the EHDC or HCC Planning websites or in writing to the planning officers.
Please submit your comments to arrive before the final date of the Public consultation period.
Planning compliance
If you believe there has been unauthorised development or use of land and buildings or the conditions of a planning permission are not being fulfilled, you can report the matter to EHDC via the EHDC planning compliance website:-
http://www.easthants.gov.uk/planning/planning-compliance-and-enforcement
This website has a ‘Live Help’ chat line were you can ask questions. Once the problem is explained they are likely to ask you to email the question directto their planning department at the following address:-
planningdev@easthants.gov.uk