Development Control Committee

The Development Control Committee meets every five weeks to consider the Schedule of Planning Applications and other reports. The Committee may approve, refuse or defer consideration of planning applications for further information or a site visit. Not all applications have to be considered by the Committee. The Council’s Constitution includes a Scheme of Delegation (http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/Council/Council-and-Democracy/Constitution), which allows the decision on many applications to be delegated to the Corporate Director of Economic Development. These are usually uncontroversial applications where there are no more than three objections and which are consistent with the policies of the Development Plan.