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To consider the joint report of the Monitoring Officer and the Head of Planning and Policy which proposes amendments to the Planning Protocol adopted by Council on 24th February 2009.
The Committee is invited to commend the revised Planning Protocol to the Constitution Committee for inclusion in the Constitution.
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Consideration was given to a report which proposed amendments to the Planning Protocol adopted by Council on 24 February 2009. The Committee was invited to review and comment on the document and to commend it to the Constitution Committee for approval.
A query was raised regarding consistency between paragraph 11.3 of the document and the Public Speaking Rights Protocol used at Strategic Planning Board and Planning Committees. Whilst paragraph 11.3 confirmed that Members with a personal and prejudicial interest in a planning application could only speak for the purpose of making representations, answering questions, or giving evidence relating to the matter, following which, they would be required to withdraw from the meeting room, (wording which had been taken from the National Code of Conduct for Members), the Public Speaking Protocol indicated that no questions should be asked of Council Member speakers.
RESOLVED:
That
1. the revised Planning Protocol be commended to the Constitution Committee for approval without amendment; and
2. a review of the Public Speaking Protocol be undertaken to ensure consistency.