Planning Agents’ Forum

The Planning Agents’ Forum is for the Council to hear issues raised by planning agents as important customers. It is part of our commitment to be a Listening Council and aims to improve processing planning applications for agents to be able to discuss emerging topics and procedures with the Planning and Building Control Service.

Purpose of the Planning Agents’ Forum

These are a chance for planning Agents as regular customers of the Council to share their views of how we work and for the Council to share topics and projects emerging within the Planning Service, primarily Development Management. 

The Forum will run under Terms of Reference and will have a membership of agents who submit a certain number of applications in a year, Officers and Members may attend as observers. Whilst it is not a public meeting, agendas, presentation materials and notes of meetings will be published on this webpage. 

The meeting will not discuss individual planning applications and has no formal decision making powers – instead it is a forum for discussing common issues to improve communication and processes. 

A copy of the Terms of Reference and current membership of the Forum are at the bottom of the page. 

Meetings of the Forum

The Forum will meet approximately quarterly. 
Below is a record of meetings held:
 

Wednesday 27 November 2024

 

 ItemPresentation/ReportNotes
1Welcome and IntroductionPAF 27-11-24 Agenda, Attendance and Notes
2Purpose of Forum and Terms of reference

Presentation document page 5-8

3 Application Validation and Processing Presentation document pages 9-12
4District Plan ReviewPresentation document pages 13-20
5Amendments and Extensions of Time Protocol

Presentation document pages 21-23

6DiscussionN/A
7 Structure ChartsPresentation document pages 25-29

 

Wednesday 7 May 2025
 ItemPresentation/ReportNotes
1Welcome and Introduction

Agenda, Attendance and Notes

 

 

2DM&E UpdatePresentation document page 5-8
3 Hertfordshire building controlPresentation rescheduled
4District Design CodePresentation not available
5Processes and procedures - updatePresentation document pages 11-13
6Discussion and Q&APresentation Documents pages 14 – 15
Wednesday 17 September 2025
 ItemPresentation/ReportNotes
1Welcome and IntroductionAgenda, Attendance and Notes
2DM&E IntroductionPresentation Document pages 4–9
3 ValidationPresentation Document pages 11-13
4

Processes and procedures update: 

Hatfield Forest

Local Validation List

Consultees


Presentation Document page 15

Presentation Document page 16

Presentation Document page 17

5Discussion and Q&AN/A


Terms of Reference and Membership


 

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