Re-establish two separate Development Planning Panels for Windsor and Maidenhead in line with the understanding agreed by Councillors when COVID struck
Uncertainty over how ZOOM would function saw a single panel
created.
Residents of Windsor & Maidenhead demand that RBWM, now that
the government has forced councils to go back to face to face
decision making meetings, give Windsor and Maidenhead their own
Development Management Panels, both with 9 voting
members.
Local Councillors should be making local planning decisions for
local residents.
Planning panels are apolitical and so it shouldn’t matter if
only 9 councillors consider all planning decisions deferred to them
but this does not account for geography.
Ward Councillors who are not on the panel are entitled to speak for
a few minutes on an application in their ward but they can’t
take part in the debate.
Councillors representing a ward understand the nuances of their
residents and its history. Having more Councillors involved in the
decision making by going back to 18 Cllrs, 9 for Maidenhead area
and 9 for Windsor & Ascot area would make for much better, more
informed debate.
Started by: John Webb
This ePetition ran from 17/05/2021 to 24/06/2021 and has now finished.
196 people signed this ePetition.