Planning Committee

Committee Members

The Planning Committee comprises the following Members of the South Downs National Park Authority:

Heather Baker (Chair)
Alun Alesbury (Deputy Chair)
Debbie Curnow-Ford
Janet Duncton
Thérèse Evans
John Hyland
Gary Marsh
Robert Mocatta
Ian Phillips
Andrew Shaxson
Isabel Thurston
Richard Waring

The Committees Terms of Reference are available in Appendix 4 of the Authority’s Standing Orders

Local Protocol for Members and Officers Dealing With Planning Matters.

The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations are in force, giving a right to members of the public to record and report on proceedings at committee meetings. Please read our Filming, Recording and Reporting of SDNPA Meetings Protocol for more information.

Webcasting

You can watch the meetings live or on-demand for up to 6 month after the meeting through our webcasting portal.

Webcasting is undertaken in the public interest and in the exercise of our official authority, any public speaker attending the virtual meeting room are consenting to being filmed, recorded and photographed.

If you have any queries regarding this please contact committee.officer@southdowns.gov.uk

Public Participation

Agendas for meetings are confirmed and published 5 working days before a meeting.

Members of the public have the opportunity to speak at these meetings. Please see our public participation page for further information.

The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations are in force, giving a right to members of the public to record (film, photograph and audio-record) and report on proceedings at committee meetings.

Please read our Filming, Recording and Reporting of SDNPA Meetings Protocol for more information.

Planning Items under delegated authority

Due to the covid-19 pandemic, no Planning Committees were held for April and May 2020.

The following pages show items which came before the Director of Planning in line with the delegated Authority set out in the Authority’s Standing Orders.

April 2020 – planning items for delegation
May 2020 – planning items for delegation

Planning Committee