Planning Code of Practice

This Code of Practice is intended to guide the procedures by which Councillors ('Members') and Officers of the Council deal with planning matters and to set standards of probity and conduct which the people of Wrexham can expect of them.

The town and country planning system involves the Council taking decisions about the development and use of land in the public interest. Planning law requires that all planning applications be determined in accordance with the adopted Wrexham Development Plan unless material planning considerations indicate otherwise.

As Planning affects peoples' lives and private interests it can be very contentious. It is therefore important that the people of Wrexham understand the system and have confidence in its integrity and transparency, and that Members and Officers avoid impropriety or even the suspicion of impropriety. This approach is endorsed by the Committee on Standards in Public Life (the Nolan Committee), District Audit and the Local Government Association.

Members and Officers must not only ensure that their conduct accords with the Council's Codes of Conduct for Members and Officers approved in September 2001, (which cover such matters as declarations of interests, gifts and hospitality), but, when dealing with planning matters, also act in accordance with this Planning Code of Practice.

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Planning Code of Practice - MS Word format 116kb  

Planning Code of Practice - PDF format 127kb 

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