The
Planning, Access and Rights of Way Committee (PAROW) consists of 18
members of the National Park Authority. Training in planning
matters is obligatory before members can vote in
committee. In 2006 this committee replaced the former
Development Control Committee and the Access and Rights of Way
Committee.
The PAROW Committee meets every 8 weeks and is responsible
for:
·
Making decisions on planning
applications.
·
Enforcement of planning control.
·
Making recommendations to the Authority on the
Development Plan.
·
Policy issues on minerals and waste.
·
Making decisions to divert, widen, create and
extinguish public paths.
·
Making recommendations to the Authority on access
and rights of way policy.
·
Making decisions on changes to the Definitive Map of
rights of way.
·
Making traffic regulation orders under the Road
Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
·
Making decisions under the Countryside and Rights of
Way Act 2000.
Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings
(subject to any information exempt under Schedule 12A Local
Government Act 1972 – Exemption from disclosure of
documents), and you can apply to speak under the
Authority’s Public
Speaking Scheme
Members can request an application to be determined at the
Planning, Access and Rights of Way Committee by completing the
“Call-In
Request Form“. Any request for an
application to be called-in should be made within 15 working days
after the issue of the weekly list.
You can view all meetings
via a live webcast or via an archive: http://www.breconbeacons.public-i.tv/core/