Just in case the Development Management Committee tries again to say that planning applications must be decided in 8 weeks (as it did when it rushed through the enormous Pinhoe development a little while ago) here is the definitive statement on this matter:
“Under the revised criteria, where 40% or fewer major planning applications are determined within the statutory time frame during the two-year assessment period, the LPA will be regarded as under-performing. The statutory determination period of 13 weeks must be adhered to, unless the application has involved the need for an Environmental Impact Assessment (where 16 weeks is the alternative) or any extended period was previously agreed with the applicant. There will be a limited exemption for LPAs that have decided only two major applications during the 24-month assessment period. “
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