1. Commenting on a planning application: 8 Steps
Look at the planning application
Visit the site of the proposed development
Decide on your stance
Examine the development plan
Decide on your action
Put your comments in writing
Gather support
Speak at committee meetings
Adapted from CPRE – How to Respond to Planning Applications
CPRE suggest 8 Steps of How to Respond to Planning Applications and we have based our guidance on this. Is covered in 8 Steps Handout.
Look at the planning application – we’ve given it to you today, but in real life you would spot it on the weekly list from GT, be sent it by lpa, or spot it on lpa website.
Visit the site of the proposed development – rather like we did this morning
Decide on your stance – we will do this now in next exercise led by Margie, in which we have a case for you to consider
Examine the development plan – you will need to find this on your lpa website. Today we will show you how it works.
Decide on your action – we will do this with Margie now
Put your comments in writing – Tamsin will lead us through doing this as a group
Gather support – CGTs will be great at this. Is covered in your handouts – today we are doing this in isolation but normally you would liaise with GT, HE, other amenity socs
Speak at committee meetings – be brave! Just restate the stance in your letter.
Historic Landscape Project
Presentation 5: 8-Steps + Exercise