PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON LAND WEST OF WANSBECK ROAD - OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION
Further to the pre-planning consultation, the developer, Banks Group, has registered an Outline Planning Application with Northumberland County Council.
This Planning Application will be considered by Ashington Town Council on Tuesday 7th February 2023 (6:00pm), made possible due to an extension being granted by Northumberland County Council Planning Officer.
The Council will call an Extraordinary Full Council meeting, in accordance with our Standing Orders. Following the request of ward Cllrs this is a single item agenda. Although members of the public can engage directly on planning via Northumberland County Council and the link above, many value the Town Council as a conduit for democracy in this process. Ashington Town Council, like others, are a consultee in the process and will agree their response at the meeting.
The formal summons for the meeting will be published 7 days in advance. The meeting is subject to the usual standing orders. The meeting will be held at Bothal Primary School to give greater capacity and accessibility.
Standing Orders are available on the Council’s website https://www.ashingtontowncouncil.gov.uk/widescope/resources/admin/2022-atc-standing-orders-adapted-model-standing-ordersfor-england-revised-2020.pdf
The following standing order refer specifically to public participation:
- Members of the public may make representations, answer questions, and give evidence at a meeting which they are entitled to attend in respect of the business on the agenda.
- The period designated for public participation at a meeting in accordance with standing order 3(e) shall not exceed (15) minutes unless directed by the Chair of the meeting.
- Subject to standing order 3(f), a member of the public shall not speak for more than (5) minutes.
- In accordance with standing order 3(e), a question shall not require a response at the meeting nor start a debate on the question.
- The Chair of the meeting may direct that a written or oral response be given.
- A person may sit or stand when requesting to speak and when speaking.
- The Chair of the meeting may at any time permit a person to be seated when speaking.
- A person who speaks at a meeting shall direct their comments to the Chair of the meeting.
- Only one person is permitted to speak at a time. If more than one person wants to speak, the Chair of the meeting shall direct the order of speaking.
Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to nominate a spokesperson which can help reduce the same points being made in duplicate.
Members of the public are welcome to write or email the Council in advance of the meeting.
