Planning and Development – Development Issues

Other 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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