This Committee is responsible for
planning applications, Tree Preservation Orders, enforcement action
and some highway, footpath, road safety and traffic management
issues for the whole City. It is also responsible for determination
of City Centre planning, development of transport matters and
strategic development projects.
Recording of
Meetings
Recording is
allowed at Planning Committees under the direction of the Chair of
the meeting. The
protocol on audio/visual recording and photography provides
further information.
Planning
Applications
Planning applications online
allows you to view details of planning applications.
Speaking at Planning
and Highways Committee Meetings
During the Covid-19 pandemic,
Planning and Highways Committee will meet remotely as a virtual
Committee via Zoom. The public are able
to speak at a Planning and Highways Committee meeting. This is restricted to one person to speak
for and one person to speak against a planning application report
recommendation for up to five minutes each. However, at the Chair’s discretion, more
speakers may be allowed to speak with the same time allowance,
although the Chair will ask and is keen to ensure that they
don’t repeat any issues already raised by previous
speakers. Where possible, it is helpful
for a nominated person to speak on behalf of a group of people
wanting to speak, although it is appreciated this is not always
possible.
Speakers addressing the
Committee should cover all their points in the time allowed,
objectors to a planning application will speak first followed by
the applicant. It is also important, when speaking, to address the
planning policy issues in respect of the proposed development, as
the Committee has to make a decision on these matters.
Those who go over their time
limit will be asked politely by the Chair to end their
representations. People will not be allowed to speak again after
they have spoken, unless invited to do so by the Chair of the
meeting. After representations to the
Committee, questions from Members will be answered by the officers,
unless it is considered necessary by the Chair for the
applicant/agent/objector to respond.
You must register to speak by
emailing committee@sheffield.gov.uk
no later than 2pm on the Friday before the Committee. This is necessary to facilitate your invitation to
the Zoom video conference. You will
also be asked for your email address and phone number (Details of
how we will use and keep your information can be found
here). The Principal Committee
Secretary will ask you to confirm that you do not object to your
details being passed on to other people who wish to speak, to
encourage the selection of a single spokesperson, if this is
necessary. We would strongly advise
that the email includes your full statement or a written summary of
all relevant points you intend to make, so that in the case of
technology failure, your representation can be read out by a
Council Officer to ensure Members of the Committee hear all of your
points (if there is a reason you cannot supply a written summary,
please call 0114 2735033).
Any additional issues raised in
any representations, which are not already addressed in the officer
report, will, be added to the Supplementary Report (this document
details any late representations, explanations and clarifications
received after the agenda has been published) and summarised by the
Planning Officer at the meeting. Any representations submitted in
relation to an item to be presented at Planning Committee must be
submitted 24 hours before the meeting commences to be taken into
account.
Please note
that remote meetings will be filmed for live or subsequent
broadcast via the council’s website. See the Council’s
Webcasting Notice for more
details.
If you have a general enquiry regarding
Planning Applications, please visit the Planning
section of our website.
