Summary of the Scheme of Delegation
Delegation to the Development Control Manager
1. Authority to determine the following planning and related applications:
i) The following major developments, provided the decision would accord with the City of Salford Unitary Development Plan and relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance:
- The erection of not more than 50 dwellings or, where numbers are not specified, the site area is no greater than 2 hectares.
- Other developments where the proposed floor space does not exceed 2,500 square metres or, where new floor space is not proposed, the site area is no greater than 2 hectares.
- Applications for minerals and waste development, only where the proposal relates to existing operational development.
ii) All household, minor and other development, where the decision would be in line with the City of Salford Unitary Development Plan and relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance.
iii) All city council development and development on land under the ownership of the city council, unless an objection is received.
iv) Refusal of planning permission in respect of any application whatsoever.
Notwithstanding the general authority to determine applications in accordance with sub-paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, the Officers shall not determine planning and related applications in the following circumstances:
i) Where objections have been received from the occupiers of more than 5 dwellings or other premises, unless the decision is to refuse planning permission. (Note that a more restricted criterion applies in relation to category (iii) above).
ii) In instances where any Member of the Council, or where a Community Committee, requests that an application be referred to the Planning and Transportation Regulatory Panel.
iii) Where approval or refusal would conflict with a previous decision.
iv) Where an associated decision of the Planning and Transportation Regulatory Panel is required, e.g. section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or section 278 of the Highways Act 1980.
v) Applications required to be referred to the Secretary of State.
vi) Any other applications which, in the opinion of the Strategic Director of Housing and Planning, raise matters which ought to be considered by the Regulatory Panel.
2. Authority to:
i) Determine the need for an environmental impact assessment under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999 and, where appropriate, the scope of such assessment.
ii) Determine requests for compliance with conditions imposed on the granting of a permission.
iii) Determine applications for certificates of lawfulness in respect of existing or proposed uses of development.
iv) Decide whether minor variations and amendments to existing permissions require a new permission, and to determine those amendments and variations where no new application is required.
v) Serve planning contravention notices and breach of condition notices under sections 171C and 187A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, respectively.
vi) Respond to consultation by neighbouring local planning authorities under Article 10 of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995.
Other Planning Control Matters
1. Authority to:
i) Serve Building Preservation Notices, Repairs Notices, Enforcement Notices and Stop Notices; and the initiation of legal proceedings in connection therewith.
ii) Make and confirm Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs); and the initiation of legal proceedings in connection therewith (except where objections are maintained to the proposed Order).
iii) Determine applications for the felling/pruning of trees included in the Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs).
iv) Serve notices requiring the proper maintenance of waste land and the initiation of legal proceedings in connection therewith.
v) Determine applications for planning approval under the Town and Country Planning Act (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 in respect of :
(a) Part 6: agricultural buildings and operations.
(b) Part 24: telecommunications development.
(c) Part 31: demolition of buildings.
vi) Determine applications for hazardous substances consent and institute any necessary enforcement action under the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations.
All decisions made by the Development Control Manager in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation are reported to the Regulatory Panel for information. A copy of the report is also placed in the Members Room. An example appears as Appendix 4.
Delegation to the Planning & Transportation Regulatory Panel:
All other Planning Applications and related Applications are determined by the Planning & Transportation Regulatory Panel.
Such applications are decided by the Panel subject to the right for any member to request, or the Panel itself to decide, that a particular application should be referred to the full council for final decision.
This page was last updated on 06 June 2005
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