Presenting your views

If you wish to address the Planning Sub Committee you must advise us by 12 noon on the working day immediately before the sub committee meeting. For a Monday meeting this would be by 12 noon on the Friday before the meeting.

Anyone interested in addressing the sub committee in relation to an application on the agenda should contact the Committee secretariat. Speaking slots will be allocated on a strictly first-come, first-served basis

The meetings follow a formal procedure to make sure all parties gain a fair hearing.

This includes:

• usually limiting the number of speakers to 2 speaking in favour of the application and 2 speaking against the application
• imposing a time limit of 3 minutes for each speaker (a maximum of 6 minutes)
• allowing the applicant up to 6 minutes to reply to objections

At the Chair’s discretion, the number of speakers and the time allowed may be increased for larger, more complex or controversial cases.