Row of cottages in Askham copyright Mr Hills

Development Control Committee

The Development Control Committee meets on the first Wednesday of every month except January.  Its role is to consider planning applications and property control matters including planning enforcement.

You can find out how this Committee is involved in the planning process in our Planning advice for town and parish councils page.

Development Control Committee Meeting dates:

Hints and tips

The agenda and papers for the meetings are available to the public five working days prior to the meeting. They can be downloaded from the relevant meeting page or viewed at the Authority's offices in Kendal. The only exceptions are those agenda items which would infringe copyright or would not be dealt with in public for reasons of confidentiality.

Audio Recordings of Committee Meetings

We will make a recording of each Committee meeting, (YouTube) apart from those agenda items which would infringe copyright or would not be dealt with in public for reasons of confidentiality.

Have your say in person

For details about how to attend and speak at Committee meetings, please read Public Attendance and Speaking at Committee Meetings (PDF).

Please read these additional guidelines if you wish to speak about a planning application at Development Control Committee.

Scheme of Delegation

Want to know how matters are dealt with and what goes to committee? Read our Scheme of Delegation (PDF).

Archive papers

The following years are available online: