Planning

Planning is the way we plan for and make decisions about the future of the Borough.  People have discussed and debated where development should take place within their community for thousands of years.  Different people have different views and opinions on the area that they live in and how they would like it to look in the future.  Over the centuries a more formal way of making these decisions has developed.   

The planning system has to balance the different views within our community.  The way we do that is by having a plan that sets out where development should take place and how its impact should be judged.  When somebody wants to build something now they usually need planning permission from their local planning authority; Melton Borough Council.  Without a planning system everbody could build where they wanted regardless of the effect that this would have on other people who live or work nearby.

As the local planning authority for the area we are responsible for preparing local planning policy, determining planning applications and enforcing planning control.

Planning is one part of the Councils Regulatory Services Team, which includes Development Control, Building Control, Environmental Health, Planning Enforcement, Licensing and Conservation. A guide to the work of the Regulatory Services Team can be downloaded here.