This committee has responsibility for oversight of the council's risk management, corporate governance and internal audit functions. It also receives reports for the council's external auditors and has responsibility for the council's code of conduct for members. It will determine the outcome of standards investigations and hear reports from the monitoring officer.

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This committee is responsible for waste management & recycling, public amenities, car parking, coastal defences, dog control, emergency planning, building control, land charges and customer access (ICT & website).
For information on speaking at this committee see "Public Speaking at Council Meetings" in the Documents and Information section.
The requirement to obtain planning permission for most forms of development was introduced as early as 1947. Development can involve not only physical works but also changes of use. What constitutes ‘development’ is defined  in Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act.  However, it  should be noted that works which a layperson may understand to…

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Here at Fylde Council we take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your account and to provide the products and services you have requested from us or have consented to us providing. To satisfy the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, the council is obliged to make it…

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From April 2019 the council will be changing the way it delivers pre-application advice. From that date the advice will be offered on a charged-for basis to agents, developers and members of the public, whilst still offering free general advice over the telephone. Delivering a quality pre-application advice service is a key element of the…

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