Issue - meetings

RESOLVED: -

That the following amendments to the Constitution regarding the conduct of the Development Management Committee are approved:

1.    If an application is recommended for approval, only objectors can invoke public speaking and then supporters can present their case. Applicants can only invoke speaking rights where the application is recommended for refusal.

2.    Reduce Ward Councillor’s time limit for speaking from 10 minutes to five minutes.

3.    Change the deadline to register to speak from 12 noon on the day of the meeting to 5pm the day before the meeting.

4.    Stop members of the public distributing material at the meeting.

5.    Planning officers must keep their presentations to 5 minutes for major applications and 3 minutes for all other applications.

Resolved-

The referral was presented Councillor Guest on behalf of the Development Management Committee. The changes that are being put forward will enable the Committee to function in a more streamlined and timely manner and therefore improve the quality of decision making.  Recommendations 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 were agreed by a majority of Committee Members in response to consultation.  As for change 3 the majority of Members who responded to the consultation disagree with this change.  So Cllr Guest would not be recommending it for adoption at Council.  She proposed changes 1, 2 4, 5 and 6 and Councillor Griffiths seconded the proposals.

Resolved: -

That the recommended changes as agreed by the Development Management Committee on 5th July 2018 be agreed as follows:

1.    If an application is recommended for approval, only objectors can invoke public speaking and then supporters can present their case. Applicants can only invoke speaking rights where the application is recommended for refusal.

2.    Reduce the Ward Councillor time limit for speaking from 10 minutes to five minutes.

3.    Change the deadline to register to speak from 12 noon on the day of the meeting to 5pm the day before the meeting.

4.    Stop members of the public distributing material at the meeting.

5.    Planning officers must keep their presentations to 5 minutes for major applications and 3 minutes for all other applications.