Delegated powers are given in the United Kingdom to local planning authority planning officers to determine planning applications without the requirement for the application to be put before a planning committee. Planning applications for minor development, development which has no significant impact on the public interest, or those planning applications which do not attract public objections are generally decided by an authorised senior officer of the local planning authority under such delegated powers.
Delegated authority is granted to local planning authority officials in the United Kingdom to assess planning applications without requiring them to be presented before a planning committee. Planning applications for minor developments, those with no significant impact on public interest, or those that do not generate public objections are typically decided by an authorized senior officer of the local planning authority under these delegated powers.