Planning Committee standing orders

This document contains the standing orders for planning committee meetings of the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority), adopted on 26 September 2025. It details the procedures for Park Authority Planning Committee meetings and should be read with the Standing Orders agreed by the Park Authority Board. The document covers meeting frequency and location, noting meetings will normally occur every six weeks and be held in a hybrid format. It includes rules about giving notice of meetings, agenda papers, quorum (which is 10 members), and the process for written and oral representations on planning applications. The document also outlines procedures for site visits, how motions and amendments are moved and decided on, and what happens in the event of equal votes. Finally, the document covers how responsibilities are delegated to planning officials, and how the standing orders can be amended by the Park Authority Board.