PROCEDURE FOR APPEAL AGAINST THE
REFUSAL OF THE HEAD OF DEMOCRATIC SERVICES OF AN APPLICATION FOR A STREET TRADING CONSENT
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
a)
The Chairman will introduce
those present at the hearing and ensure that
everyone understands the procedure to be followed.
b)
The Head of Democratic
Services will briefly describe the application and his reasons for refusal.
c)
The Applicant will be given
an opportunity to present his/her case.
d)
The Objector will then be
given an opportunity to state why the application should be refused.
e)
Members will then be given
the opportunity to ask questions of the Applicant.
f)
Members will then ask the
Objector any questions.
g)
The Applicant may then ask
the Objector questions.
h)
The Objector may then ask
the Applicant questions.
i)
Members may then ask any
further questions from either party.
j)
Both parties will then be
asked to sum up, the Objector first followed by the Applicant.
k)
Members will then ask the Head
Democratic 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, Objector(s), Head of Democratic
Services and any other parties to leave while they make their deliberations.
If all parties are asked to leave, the Committee Clerk will be the only person
apart from Members to be allowed to remain. Any representative of the Legal
Services Manager (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.