Issue - meetings

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relating to the work of the body in question.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

Councillor S Corcoran spoke in support of the proposal to expand Offley Primary School, and he reported that the Headteacher and Governors were also in favour of the proposal.  He was, however, still concerned at the lack of an overall solution to the shortage of school places in the Sandbach area bearing in mind the number of other applications submitted but not yet decided upon. 

Councillor G Merry welcomed the proposed expansions at both Offley Primary School and Elworth C of E School.  She was not, however, in support of any suggestion that a new school should be built in order to accommodate the increased numbers, in view of the revisions and disruption there would be to schools in the existing catchment areas.