Planning Committee Speaking Times

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Dear Sheffield City 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

FOI, Sheffield City Council

Dear Sophie Mason,
 
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Committee speaking times which we received on 09/08/2019.
 
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Sheffield City Council
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Sheffield, S1 1UJ
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From: Sophie Mason [[2]mailto:[FOI #596485 email]]
Sent: 09 August 2019 15:46
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Planning Committee Speaking
Times
 
Dear Sheffield City 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
 
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FOI, Sheffield City Council

Dear Sophie Mason,
 
Thank you for your recent request for information relating to Planning
Committee speaking times which we received on 09/08/2019.
 
Please find below, Sheffield City Council’s response to your request:
 
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).

 
The limit is 5 minutes.
 

 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.

 
No but this is at the Chair’s discretion and we always say please don’t
repeat anything previous speakers have said.
 

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

 
5 minutes but again please see the response to question 2. The Chair may
restrict this if people repeat what previous speakers have said.
 

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

 
[1]http://democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/mgComm...
 
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Yours sincerely,
 
Sheffield City Council
PO Box 1283
Sheffield, S1 1UJ
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