Committee details
Planning Committee
Purpose of committee
The Planning Committee is the Committee of the Council that has responsibility for determining planning applications, planning and building control enforcement and issues relating to tree preservation orders. Members of the Council can ask for planning applications being dealt with at officer level to be referred to the Committee for determination.
The Planning Committee was established on 1 January 2010. Prior to this planning applications were considered by the following Committees:
- Development Control Committee – May 2004 – December 2009
- Area Development Control East Committee – up to April 2004
- Area Development Control West Committee – up to April 2004
Membership
- Councillor Chrissy Stamp (Chairperson) Labour and Co-operative
- Councillor Mark Jones (Vice-Chairperson) Labour and Co-operative
- Councillor Kwashie Anang Conservative
- Councillor Roger Barrett Conservative
- Councillor Linda Bowen Labour and Co-operative
- Councillor Gary Etheridge Conservative
- Councillor David Field Labour and Co-operative
- Councillor Phil Filmer Conservative
- Councillor Jim Gilbourne Conservative
- Councillor Adrian Gulvin Conservative
- Councillor Douglas Hamandishe Labour and Co-operative
- Councillor Paula Hamilton Labour and Co-operative
- Councillor Gareth Myton Labour and Co-operative
- Councillor Eddie Peake Labour and Co-operative
- Councillor Michael Pearce Independent Group
Contact information
Support officer: Julie Francis-Beard, Democratic Services Officer.
Postal address:
Democratic Services
Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4TR
Phone: 01634 332012
Email: democratic.services@medway.gov.uk