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31st October 2025 - Planning Applications Validation Dates

1st December - Initial Statutory Deadline

20th November - Public Notices/Newspaper Announcement

10th December - Revised Statutory Deadline

20th January 2026 - Planning Officers Draft Report Deadline

30th January 2026 - Planning Officers Final Report Deadline

2nd February 2026 - Planning Officers Report Submission Deadline

10th February 2026 - Planning Committee Hearing

10 March 2026 - Alternative Hearing Dates

Thursday 7th May 2026 - Unitary Council Elections Please see the Local Politics

These applications are likley to be heard one after another in the planning meeting of the 10th Febuary 2026

The Planning officer will prepare a report beforehand that needs to be complete by 30th January 2026.

In order for your comments to make that report. They will need to be received at the council by 30th January 2026

Subsequent comments will still be taken into consideration in a supplementary report or verbally supplied to the planning committee at the hearing.