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It was moved by Councillor Cole, seconded by
Councillor Conway, and RESOLVED that:
 
1. 
All Members be permitted to ask questions of clarification of all
speakers at Planning Committees;
 
2. 
The guidance be updated to reflect what clarification should be,
reflecting paragraph 2.2 of the report;
 
3. 
The changes take effect immediately;
 
4. 
The Monitoring Officer issues a communication to all Members
following the meeting to advise on the decisions made; and
 
5. 
The guidance is otherwise updated to ensure that it is consistent
with the Committee’s decisions on paragraph 12.
 
Following comments made at the meeting, it is intended that a
report will be brought to a future meeting of the Committee about
whether the 3-minute limit for speakers is appropriate or requires
revision, and also whether it is appropriate for town and parish
councils to be given an automatic right to speak on applications
for sites within their parishes.