Box Parish Council is a statutory consultee on Planning Applications within the Parish.

Copies of planning applications for properties within Box Parish are sent to the Council for its opinion.

These applications are discussed by the Planning Committee at meetings twice per month.

click < HERE> for these dates

These are PUBLIC meetings and anyone with an interest in a planning application is encouraged to attend.

A list of current applications is listed < HERE >

The parish Council does NOT decide whether permission is granted or not !

The planning system (i.e. procedure that regulates construction, renovation, demolition etc of buildings) is being evaluated due to the creation of a UNITARY Council (Wiltshire Council) which is made up of the former
 Wiltshire County Council, and the DISTRICT Councils of North Wiltshire, Kennet, West Wiltshire & Salisbury.

This new Council took effect on the 1st April 2009.

INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS

► Wiltshire Council starts 1st April 2009

► New county-wide Scheme of Delegation from 1st April

► Area Planning Committees will meet every three weeks between April and June 4th elections

► Committee will comprise of members of the North Wiltshire Development Control Committee sitting at Monkton Park, Chippenham

► Your local existing County Councillor is be the ONLY one elected representative who can call an application to Committee during this interim period.

SCHEME OF DELEGATION

► Local Division Member can call applications to committee

► Must be sound planning reasons for doing so

► Request will be in writing on a proforma citing the relevant planning reasons

► As at present, a time limit of 21 days from publication of weekly list to refer an application to committee

► Some applications cannot be called-in ; e.g. tree applications, advertisements or certificate of lawfulness

More information can be obtained from

Wiltshire Council at  www.wiltshire.gov.uk  ;  tel : 0300 456 0100

or www.onecouncilforwiltshire.co.uk