Planning and Development – Development Issues
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Issues
- The whole of the Borough is an
Air Quality Action Zone because of poor air quality. Despite the
significance of this it has no practical impact whatsoever on developments
in Tory-controlled Spelthorne.
- The Planning Committee is made
up of 10 Conservatives (including the Chairman) and 3 Liberal
Democrats. Planning is non-political but certain developments are
sponsored or supported by the Council and this inevitably colours the
decision making process.
- Where a development is refused
the applicant may appeal to the Planning Inspectorate who have the power to overrule the local Planning
Committee. As far as Spelthorne Council is concerned there is no
right to contest an Inspectors decision.
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