Committees and Panels

In addition to meetings of the full Authority, Members of the Authority serve on three formal committees and three informal working panels, together with a number of outside bodies.

In this section of the website you will find the Meetings Schedule 2011/12 descriptions of each committee and working panel together with their Terms of Reference and copies of their Agendas, Minutes and Committee Reports.

Development Management Committee

This committee meets every month to determine planning applications, consider whether to grant listed building consent, determine whether it is expedient to authorise legal action in enforcement cases and receive reports on appeals, delegated decisions and consultations with other neighbouring authorities.
All Members of Dartmoor National Park Authority are members of the Development Management Committee, provided that they attend relevant training as required.

Terms of Reference (PDF Help 10 kb)

Agendas
Minutes
Committee reports

Standards Committee

Dartmoor National Park Authority is required to have a Standards Committee to oversee the operation of the Code of Conduct. The committee must have Independent Members, who are not members of Dartmoor National Park Authority and the Chairman of the committee must be an Independent Member.

Membership: Mr George Gribble, Miss Helen Jenny, Miss Diana Moyse, Mr Derek Webber, Mr Rod Blackshaw (Chairman), Mr Patrick Cock, Mr Robert Woodall

Terms of Reference (PDF Help 10 kb)
Agendas
Minutes
Committee reports

Audit and Governance Committee

This committee meets to scrutinise the activity of the Authority in reference to its performance, governance and use of resources (including human resources).

Membership: Mr Peter Harper (Chairman) Mr Bill Hitchins, Miss Helen Jenny, Mr Maurice Retallick, Mr Trevor Smale, Mr Nick Way, Mr John Shears, Mr John Nutley, Mr Philip Sanders, Mr Philip Vogel

Terms of Reference (PDF Help 18 kb)
Agendas
Minutes
Committee reports

Chairman’s Advisory Group

This working group provides an informal forum for discussion and debate and provides an opportunity for early consideration of matters likely to come to future Authority meetings.

Membership: Mr Bill Hitchins (Chairman), Mr Peter Harper, Miss Helen Jenny, Mr Maurice Retallick, Mr Trevor Smale

Terms of Reference (PDF Help 10 kb)

The group does not hold formal meetings with agendas, reports and minutes and the group has no decision-making function or power to transact any business.

Park Management Working Panel

This working panel provides an informal forum to consider matters relating to policy, priorities and performance in relation to the Authority’s statutory purposes of conservation and promoting understanding and enjoyment.

Membership: Mr Peter Harper (Chairman) Mr Bill Hitchins, Miss Helen Jenny, Mr David Lloyd, Mrs Christine Marsh, Mr James McInnes, Miss Diana Moyse, Mr John Nutley, Mr Philip Sanders, Mr John Hockridge,Mr John Shears, Mr Maurice Retallick

Terms of Reference (PDF Help 50 kb).

The working panel has no decision-making function, nor can it make resolutions or recommendations, vote on any matter or transact any business.

Planning and Sustainable Development Working Panel

This working panel provides an informal forum to consider matters relevant to policy, priorities and performance in relation to the Authority’s forward planning and development management functions and the statutory duty to seek to foster the socio-economic well-being of the local community insofar as this is compatible with the pursuit of National Park purposes

Membership: Miss Helen Jenny (Chairman), Mr Bill Hitchins, Mr John Nutley, Mr Maurice Retallick, Mr Trevor Smale, Mr Derek Webber, Mr Philip Sanders, Mr Mike Jeffrey, Mr Philip Vogel, Mr John Shears, Dr Ian Mortimer.

Terms of Reference (PDF Help 12 kb)

The working panel has no decision-making function, nor can it make resolutions or recommendation, vote on any matter or transact any business.

Appointment to Outside Bodies etc for 2011/12

In accordance with Standing Orders at its Annual Meeting in June of each year, the Authority appoints Members to Committees, Working Panels and representatives to partnership bodies, joint projects, community organisations and other outside bodies for a period expiring at the date of the next Annual Meeting of the Authority unless otherwise determined.

Member Appointments 2011/12 (PDF Help 59 kb)

Page last updated: 09 Dec 2011