APPENDIX G
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
a)
The Chairman will introduce those present and ensure that everyone
understands the procedure to be followed.
b)
The Head of Housing and Community Services will briefly describe the
application and his reasons for refusal.
c)
The Applicant will then present his case.
d) The
Objector(s) may then ask the Applicant questions.
e)
Members will then ask the Applicant any questions.
f)
The Objector(s) will then be given the opportunity to present his/her
case.
g) The
Applicant may then ask the Objector(s) any questions.
h) Members
will then ask the Objector(s) any questions.
i)
Members may then ask any further questions of clarification from any
party.
j)
Both parties will then be asked to sum up, the Objector(s) first
followed by the Applicant.
k)
Members will then ask the The Head of Housing and Community Services if
there are any further matters to be raised before the matter is considered.
l)
The Committee will then decide the appeal and may ask the Applicant, the
Objector(s), the The Head of Housing and Community Services and any other
parties to leave, the Committee Clerk will be the only person apart from
Members to be allowed to remain. Any representative of Legal Services (if
present) may be requested to remain by the Chairman.
m) After consideration all parties will be invited to return and the Chairman will announce the decision.