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Engaging with the Planning Authority
To see the details of any Planning Application first visit the Planning Portal: http://planning.highpeak.gov.uk/portal/. This will bring you to a page headed 'Planning Applications'. The bottom of the page has some useful links in red. Click the 'Planning Application Search' link and you will get a form with a variety of spaces on it. The most effective searches are achieved with the minimum of entries on this page, as details that do not exactly match the records foul things up. Just enter the HPK number (if known) or the basic street address and click search. A small table of 'Planning Application Search Results' will appear. More details can be called up by clicking the red number to go to the 'Planning Application Details'. This may have further links so that you can see the actual application documents or, after a decision has been made, the 'Decision Notice'. If you do not have access to the internet, a copy of any current Planning Application for Buxton, and the immediate area around, should be available at the reception desk of the Town Hall.
Once you are informed about the details of any application, you can comment in a variety of ways. The easiest is to click on the 'Comment on this application' button on the details page. This provides you with a form to enter your message within the High Peak website. The disadvantage of this is that there is no means of keeping a record of what you have said. It is better, therefore, to write a letter or send an e-mail to the Planning Officer named on the details page. Clicking the red name will take you to the 'Development Control Staff Contacts' page where all the planning staff have their e-mail addresses listed. Clicking the red address should open a new e-mail message in your system. If you wish to send a letter, address it to the named officer and either hand it in at Buxton Town Hall or post it to: High Peak Borough Council Although the Planning Department is based at the Municipal Buildings in Glossop, all post for the Council is currently opened at Hayfield Road ('Chinley' to most locals). If you wish to speak to any council officer by telephone, they are available through the call centre: 0845 129 7777. If you have found their extension number on the contacts page, you should be able to dial them direct.
To view the names of the Councillors on the committee visit the Development Control Committee page: www2.highpeak.gov.uk/council/agenmin/devcon/. You can also see the agendas for their meetings here (select by date). These in turn have links to the officer reports and to the minutes of the previous meeting. Once you have a list of their names, visit: www.highpeak.gov.uk/contact/councillor.asp to find the Councillors’ contact details. |
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