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Meetings |
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The Parish Council meets on the
second Wednesday of each month at 7.00pm in Grassmoor Community
Centre. A public forum is held at 6.30pm prior to each meeting.
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The
dates of the meetings for 2012 are given
below |
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- Wednesday 8th February 2012
- Wednesday 14th March 2012
- Wednesday 11th April 2012
- Wedneday 9th May 2012
- Wednesday13th June 2012
- Wednesday 11th July 2012
- Wednesday 12th September 2012
- Wednesday 10th October 2012
- Wednesday14th November 2012
- Wednesday 12th December 2012
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Attending
meetings |
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The Parish Council meets on the second Wednesday of each month
at 7.00 pm in Grassmoor Community Centre. A public forum is held
at 6.30 pm prior to each meeting.
The Parish Council is keen to encourage public participation in
its activities, including Parish Council meetings. Meetings of
the Parish are open to the public except on the rare occasions
where for reasons of confidentiality, it is necessary for the
public to be formally excluded from the meeting. This note is
designed to help you should you wish to attend a Parish Council
meeting. |
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When and where does the Parish Council
meet? |
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The Parish Council meets on the second Wednesday of every month
except August when there is no meeting. A public forum is held
at 6.30pm prior to every meeting. The meetings of the Parish
Council formally commence at 7.00pm.
Meetings of the Parish Council are held in Meeting Room No. 1,
Grassmoor Community Centre, New Street, Grassmoor, S42 5EL.
Telephone 01246 857900. |
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When should you
attend? |
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Members of the public are welcome to attend all meetings of the
Parish Council. The public can attend all the proceedings of the
Council except those deemed to be of a confidential nature.
Should confidential business be discussed, you will be asked to
leave the meeting for the duration of the confidential item.
However, you should be aware that you do not have the right to
speak at meetings unless you are invited to do so by the
Council. If you have been invited to speak at a Parish Council
meeting, please make yourself known to the Clerk or Chairman, if
possible prior to the start of the meeting.
The Parish Council holds a public forum at 6.30pm prior to the
start of every meeting. Members of the public are welcome to
attend the forum and can speak to Members of the Parish Council
on any matters relating to the Parish. You need not give notice
of your intention to attend or the subject matter you wish to
discuss. However, in order that the Council can assist you and
hopefully provide you with a positive response, it would be
useful to have advance notice of your attendance and also the
subject matter. Please do so by contacting the Clerk to the
Parish Council. Details of how to contact the Clerk can be found
by
clicking here. |
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Planning
issues |
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Perhaps the most common reason for members of the public
attending Parish Council meetings is planning issues. As with
other issues, the public are welcome to attend meetings to
discuss planning applications. Planning applications are
considered in the main part of the Parish Council meeting when
the public cannot speak (again unless invited to do so).
The Parish Council would ask members of the public who attend
Parish Council meetings on planning issues to bear in mind the
following points: |
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- The Parish Council is not the planning authority and
they therefore do not decide on planning matters. The Parish
Council are only consultees. North East Derbyshire District
Council determine planning applications and the District
Council can either take on board Parish Council comments or
ignore them.
- If you have objections to make regarding a planning
application you should write to the North East District
Council Planning Officer and not the Parish Council. You may
of course write on planning matters to the Parish Council
but these will not be passed on to the District Council.
Details of how to contact the District Council can be found
by clicking here.
- The Parish Council can only object to an application on
valid planning grounds. Please be assured that the Parish
Council will listen to your comments. However, some issues
which may appear important may not be legal grounds for
objection and therefore cannot be submitted.
- It may be necessary for any Members of the Parish
Council who are also District Councillors, to withdraw from
the meeting where planning matters are discussed.
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