Planning Committee meetings
Attend a meeting
Planning Committee meetings are meetings where elected councillors decide if planning applications are approved or refused. Meetings are open to the public and anyone can attend (subject to capacity). They usually start at 7.15pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Ilford, IG1 1DD.
You can also watch Committee meetings live online. The Planning Committee details webpage has information about:
- meeting dates
- streaming links
- agendas
- Committee members
- attendance statistics
- declarations of interest
- officer reports
Speaking at a meeting
If you want to speak at a planning meeting you should contact the Committee Support Officer no later than 5pm on the working day before the meeting
Up to 3 people will be allowed to speak to an application, as well as the applicant/agent who will have a right of reply.
More information about meetings and their recordings can be found on our Public Meetings webpage
Finding out if an application is going to Planning Committee
Once the case officer is sure the application is being taken to Planning Committee, they will write to people who made representations to let them know the date of the meeting and provide further information.
Applications that go to Planning Committee
Some applications can be decided by “delegated procedure” where the planning department can make decisions. Others are decided by “committee procedure” and are looked at by elected members of the Committee.
The Committee looks at applications that can be large, complex or controversial. Any Ward Councillor can request an application goes to Committee (“called-in”) within the 21 day consultation period, provided it is for reasons based on planning rationale. The final decision to take an application to the Planning Committee is made by the Chair of Planning Committee.
