Agenda item

Development Control Committee - Public Participation

Minutes:

County Councillor Michael Green moved a report setting out proposals resulting from a review of public participation at meetings of the Development Control Committee.

The following amendment was proposed by County Councillor Kevin Ellard, seconded by County Councillor Munsif Dad:

Refer this item to the meeting of the Development Control Committee on 8 May for consideration, invite County Councillor Green to participate, and bring this back the next Full Council meeting on 23 May.

In accordance with the requirements of procedural Standing Order B45(4), a recorded vote was taken. The names of the County Councillors who voted for or against the Motion and those who abstained are set out below:

For (37)

T Aldridge	B Dawson	N Hennessy	T Martin	J Potter
L Beavers	F De Molfetta	S Holgate	J Mein	K Snape
J Berry	G Dowding	A Hosker	Y Motala	J Sumner
T Burns	K Ellard	D Howarth	L Oades	M Tomlinson
L Collinge	J Fillis	M Iqbal	G Oliver	D Whipp
L Cox	J Gibson	H Khan	M Parkinson
C Crompton	P Greenall	E Lewis	J Parr
M Dad	P Hayhurst	S Malik	M Pattison

Against (41)

T Ashton	A Clempson	K Iddon	P Rigby	A Vincent
A Atkinson	J Cooney	A Kay	A Riggott	C Wakeford
M Barron	G Driver	J Marsh	A Schofield	G Wilkins
I Brown	J Eaton	S Morris	J Shedwick	P Williamson
P Buckley	C Edwards	E Nash	D Smith	B Yates
J Burrows	D Foxcroft	D O'Toole	D Stansfield
S Charles	A Gardiner	M Perks	P Steen
A Cheetham	G Gooch	E Pope	C Towneley
S Clarke	M Green	J Rear	S Turner

Abstain (1)

M Salter

The amendment was therefore LOST.

The substantive motion was then put to the vote and was CARRIED.

For (42)

T Ashton	A Clempson	K Iddon	P Rigby	S Turner
A Atkinson	J Cooney	A Kay	A Riggott	A Vincent
M Barron	G Driver	J Marsh	M Salter	C Wakeford
I Brown	J Eaton	S Morris	A Schofield	G Wilkins
P Buckley	C Edwards	E Nash	J Shedwick	P Williamson
J Burrows	D Foxcroft	D O'Toole	D Smith	B Yates
S Charles	A Gardiner	M Perks	D Stansfield
A Cheetham	G Gooch	E Pope	P Steen
S Clarke	M Green	J Rear	C Towneley

Against (37)

T Aldridge	F De Molfetta	S Holgate	J Mein	K Snape
L Beavers	G Dowding	A Hosker	Y Motala	J Sumner
J Berry	K Ellard	D Howarth	L Oades	M Tomlinson
L Collinge	J Fillis	M Iqbal	G Oliver	D Whipp
L Cox	J Gibson	H Khan	M Parkinson
C Crompton	P Greenall	E Lewis	J Parr
M Dad	P Hayhurst	S Malik	M Pattison
B Dawson	N Hennessy	T Martin	J Potter

Abstain (0)

It was therefore:

Resolved: - That:

(i) The revised public speaking arrangements, as set out in the report, now presented, be approved for inclusion in the 'Protocol of Good Practice on Development Control Matters' at Appendix 'N' to the Constitution.

(ii) The Director of Corporate Services be authorised to make any consequential amendments to the Constitution arising from these changes.

(iii) The revised arrangements, as set out in the report, now presented, apply to planning applications that come before the Development Control Committee for consideration following this decision.

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