Planning committee public speaking procedure
Applicants, agents and persons wishing to express a view about a planning application that is being reported to the Development Control Committee will have a right to speak at the committee subject to the following rules.
- Anyone wishing to speak must register in writing (including e-mail or fax) with the planning officer at
least one working day before the meeting. - A list of persons wishing to speak arranged in order of the agenda will be produced for the chairman
and members of the committee. - Any person who has not given notice will only be allowed to speak at the discretion of the chairman.
- The committee may hear speakers either only for the applicant or only for objectors provided all parties
have been given the opportunity to speak and one party chooses not to exercise his/her rights. - The number of speakers including councillors will be restricted to a maximum of 2 in favour of an application and 2 opposing
an application chosen by order of notification of a wish to speak. - Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes each in respect of each application.
- Members of the committee may ask questions of speakers. Such questions will be put through the chair.
Details of the scheme will be included in the acknowledgement letter to agents/applicants and the notification letter/site notices to neighbours.