The following is a report that will give information on a Planning meeting organised by Croydon City Council. The report will show three main items. These are:
* The main advocates of the meeting, their roles and how they influenced the meeting * How the committee deals with planning applications * What happened at the meeting to allow public speaking and the process involved
The report will also give other minor details on other aspects of the meeting.
The first section of the report will review what happened at the meeting. The second section will be more concise and discuss the three main points laid out above. The second section will also …show more content…
One of these items was an agenda for the meeting. This agenda was designed to show the members of the public and the advocates of the meeting what the council planned to cover in the meeting. This allows members of the public, who were allowed to attend this meeting to know what to expect at the meeting. All of the details of the meeting were on www.crydon.gov.uk.
Meeting location
The meeting itself took place at the Croydon town hall. This is where a most of the councils’ meetings take place. Having it in this central location makes it easier for everyone to know where to go and what to expect. Details of the location were placed on the council website prior to the meeting.
The meeting itself
The chairman was the person who began the meeting. The chairman in this case was a member of the local council; his name was Councillor Chris Wright. He began by welcoming everyone, including the members of the public, to the meeting. He continued by talking over the agenda for the meeting. He explained how the meeting was going to take place and what the aim of the meeting was. He then introduced the other member of the committee and said which members were absent. In all there were nine other members of the committee at the meeting and he explained that there were three absent. The meeting was also backed up by a vice chairman; his name was Councillor Jason …show more content…
Permission was granted for this application after it was put a vote.
Public speaking process
The following will explain the section of the meeting that allowed public consultation.
The section that involved public consultation was the shortest section of the meeting. There was one agenda that was being covered. The chairman briefly discussed it and asked the members of the public if they had any questions. A few people asked some questions and the committee took notes on what the members of the public asked. The committee then answered the members of the public’s questions quite swiftly. The members of the public seemed satisfied with the responses that they got.
Post-meeting
Following the conclusion of the meeting, all of the documentation was published on the council website. This includes the minutes of the meeting and the details of the cases that the committee voted on.
General information on the