Meetings of the Planning Committee

Under the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, the Planning Committee is required to conduct its meetings in public. Please see the table below, for the dates of upcoming meetings.

The remaining dates for 2008 and the dates set for the meetings during the 2009 calendar year
Thursdays	Fridays
	10th October 2008
30th October 2008
13th November 2008
27th November 2008
18th December 2008
	16th January 2009
	30th January 2009
	27th February 2009
	20th March 2009
9th April 2009
30th April 2009
	15th May 2009
11th June 2009
	3rd July 2009
23rd July 2009
13th August 2009
3rd September 2009
17th September 2009
	9th October 2009
29th October 2009
12th November 2009
10th December 2009

The meetings will be conducted in the Ground Floor Committee Room, Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle of Man.

Whilst levels of delegated authority will allow most applications to be determined by the Director, more contentious matters will be considered by the Committee in its public forum.

The levels of delegation and the Standing Orders under which the Committee and the Officers of the Department operate are available to download at the bottom of our publications page.

Members of the public must note that, whilst they are welcome to attend the meetings, it is to listen and witness proceedings ONLY, there will be NO opportunity to voice objection or support to a planning proposal at the meetings. Any comment regarding a proposal must have been made in writing prior to the meeting, for the content to be considered by the Members.

Comment can be submitted and will be considered at any stage of the consideration PRIOR to a decision being made, whether that decision is by the Committee or the Director.

The main points as to how the meeting is conducted are as follows;

The agenda will be circulated to the Members in accordance with the Standing Orders (a minimum of three working days prior to the meeting). In addition the agenda will be available via the website as a downloadable document in the table at the bottom of this page.
As each agenda item arises, the case Officer will be asked to present their report to the Committee, concluding with a recommendation.
The Members will be invited to present concerns and queries not covered by the report given.
Any further input from Government staff/Officers will be invited by the Members.
Members of the public will not be invited to speak as it has been assumed that any concerns regarding the proposal have been submitted, in writing, prior to the meeting.
Should any persons create disruption during the course of the meeting, the Chairman may seek to defer consideration, if necessary suspend the meeting and continue proceedings in private.
The Planning Officer will be asked to close the detail by responding to any outstanding issues raised.
The Chairman will ask members to vote, either approving or refusing the recommendations.
The vote and agreement will be minuted, plus any additional conditions/reasons suggested.
Chairman to explain the decision - if necessary, to the public.

Please also note that the minutes for each meeting, when available, will also be available to download below.

Should you have any queries as to the Planning process please do not hesitate to contact the Planning Officer, contacts.

Downloadable Documents