Hampshire News
Council advises businesses on future of rural planning applications
3:20pm Monday 6th February 2012
NEARLY 100 rural business and landowners came together for a recent city council planning workshop.
Delegates heard from council leader Cllr George Beckett and council officers how planning proposals are assessed and advice on the planning application process.
Simon Finch, head of planning management at the council, said: “This workshop is one of a number of improvements the Council has introduced to help rural businesses with the planning process. The council is also training two existing senior planners to act as Rural Business Advisors.”
Cllr Robert Humby, portfolio holder for planning and enforcement, added: “We have involved businesses in helping us to review and redesign the way we do things, and we hope they will be starting to feel the benefits of their involvement.”
A new rural planning guide was launched at the event and can be downloaded from winchester.gov.uk/Business/RuralPlanningSeminar.