Essential works to the planning register
On Tuesday 22 July 2025, you will not be able to search or comment on planning applications. This is because of essential maintenance needed to the software. We apologise for any inconvenience.
How the council is managed, the Chief Executive, the Corporate Leadership Team and senior officer salaries, how decisions are made.
Council decisions are often made by councillors who sit on committees.
Sometimes these decisions are delegated to council officers instead.
For more on who is responsible for making decisions and how they are made, go to the council constitution.
We are required to publish reports on decisions taken under authority delegated to officers or councillors where the effect of the decision is to:
Search decisions made by council officers
The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 require an officer making an executive decision, under delegated powers, to produce a written statement. This statement includes: