Planning Committee Speaking Times

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Dear East Staffordshire Borough Council,

Civic Voice, the national charity for the civic and conservation movement is campaigning to put public participation at the heart of the planning system. With this in mind, I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1. Can you confirm how long, in minutes, a community group such as a Civic Society is permitted to speak at your local council’s Planning Committee? (By ‘Planning Committee’ we mean your local authority’s committee of elected members which determines planning applications. It may be known by a different name in your local authority).

2. Is there a limit on the number of registered speakers permitted to speak at your Planning Committee? If yes, please specify the maximum number of speakers allowed.

3. Is there a limit on the total time allowed for registered speakers? If yes, please provide details of the time restriction.

3. Are your Planning Committee procedure rules publicly available online? If yes, please provide the weblink.

Yours faithfully,

Sophie Mason
Finance and Administration Officer
Civic Voice

Andrea Davies, East Staffordshire Borough Council

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Democratic Services
East Staffordshire Borough Council
P.O. Box 8045
Burton upon Trent
DE14 9JG
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Monica Henchcliffe, East Staffordshire Borough Council

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Dear Sophie

Thank you for your email dated 9th August 2019 requesting information below.

In response please find attached the public speaking guidelines for your information.

If you are dissatisfied with this response, you may ask the Council to conduct a review of this decision. To do this, please contact the Council in writing (including by letter, fax or email), describe the original request, explain your grounds for dissatisfaction, and include an address for correspondence. You have 40 working days from receipt of this letter to submit a review request. The review request should be sent to:

By Post The Principal Democratic Services Officer
East Staffordshire Borough Council
P O Box 8045
Burton upon Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 9JG
By Email [email address]

When the review process has been completed, if you are still dissatisfied, you may ask the Information Commissioner to intervene.

Yours sincerely

Monica Henchcliffe
Senior Democratic Services Officer
[email address]

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