Taking part in the planning process

Where should you look to view a planning application or to make a comment on it?
1. On the planning inspectorate's Appeals casework portal
2. In your local newspaper
3. On your local Council's Planning Register
What is the best search term to enter in The Council's Planning Register to stand the best chance of finding a particular application?
1. The address of the application site.
2. The application number
3. The local postcode
How long is the formal public consultation period for commenting on planning applications following the date they are registered?
1. 3 weeks
2. one month
3. 6 weeks
When does the Agenda of the Planning Committee's next meeting appear online?
1. 72 hours before the meeting
2. 7 to 10 days before the meeting
3. 3 weeks before the meeting
Planning committee meetings are usually on Wednesdays at Hove Town Hall at 2pm. When is the best time to lobby members of the planning committee using their Council email addresses?
1. 7-10 days before their planning meeting.
2. the day before their planning meeting
3. on the morning of their planning committee
What speaking rights can be arranged by Friday noon before a planning committee meeting for objectors directly affected by a planning application?
1. One resident has three minutes (which can occasionally be shared if the Chair agrees). A ward councillor (not on the committee) has three additional minutes if he/she agrees to speak.
2. Only a ward councillor can speak on behalf of the objector for three minutes.
3. Only one objector can speak for three minutes. Ward Councillors must remain neutral.
What opportunities do Council webcasts provide?
1. You can watch planning committee and other meetings in real time only.
2. You can watch planning committee and other meetings in real time and re-play them after the event.
3. You can only watch planning committee meetings after the event since they are edited for bad language and violations of privacy.
Which of these are accepted by Councils as valid grounds for commenting on planning applications?
1. Loss of a spectacular view from your private garden.
2. Loss of a pleasant view from a street or public place.
3. Loss of trade from competing business.
4. Failure to comply with the Council's policies
5. Failure to comply with the Government's National Planning Policy Framework
6. Loss of property value
7. Adjoining residents will suffer overshadowing, overlooking or loss of privacy
8. Private legal covenants
9. External alterations to an existing building are in character
10. The appearance and size of a new building is appropriate
Which of the following matters can the Council's planning department enforce?
1. boundary disputes of a civil nature
2. unauthorised development
3. purely related to noise or other environmental disturbance
4. adding rooflights to the front facade of a house in a conservation area
5. Property which appears to be unsafe
Do ordinary residents have the following rights?
1. To appeal against the Council's decision to grant approval for a development.
2. To take part in a planning appeal.

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