We have a Planning Committee, which sits on a Tuesday evening, every three weeks, 
(if applications are received). 
Cllr Rosie Kirkup is the current Chairperson.
The Committee Members are:
Cllr C Keeble (Vice Chairman), Cllr A Fox,
Cllr J Deacon, Cllr M Stevens, Cllr J Hawkins
and Cllr Dot Cordle.

In most cases planning applications are the responsibility of the District Council, in our case Babergh. They inform us of any applications received by them from within the parish and they are obliged to have regard to any comments made by the Parish Council, provided they are made within a certain number of days of the notification. If the applicant is refused permission to develop, they have the right to appeal to the Secretary of State.  

Babergh's website has a lot of information about Planning matters: For Planning Committee Agendas and Minutes – See  http://baberghmidsuffolk.moderngov.co.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=150&Year=0

1/ Minutes of the previous meeting;  
2/ A Report (by the responsible Case Officer) for each of the applications discussed at the meeting to which the agenda relates.

To search the planning application data base at Babergh see https://planning.babergh.gov.uk/online-applications/

For general guidance on the Planning process in Babergh see http://www.babergh.gov.uk/planning-and-building/

General Planning Information
If you are interested in extending your home then the site below contains lots of interesting information about development rights, fees, appeals etc:  http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/applications/

The DRAFT Village Design Framework 

A group working on a local Village Design Framework (VDF) under the umbrella of the Parish Council has produced a draft Statement. We are asking the community to comment. Further information can be found on the NEWS page of this website. 

DRAFT Minutes: If meetings are cancelled due to no applications, we will endeavour to put up DRAFT minutes of the previous meeting. N.B. These minutes have NOT been signed off as a true record and may be subject to amendments.  

 Archived Signed Minutes: Please contact the Clerk. E-mail: clerk@chelmondistonpc.info

Schedule of Meetings for Planning Committee for 2017:

The public are welcome to attend all meetings.