I went to one of Brent Council Planning Committee's most riotous meetings on Wednesday. Quite the most tempestous Planning Hearing I can remember. There is a new MUGA propsed for the Tenterden ground in Kenton ward, and one Cllr Robert Dunwell has obviously been whipping up feelings about it.
Many of the people there, who I assume seldom come to Planning meetings, seemed to think they had been invited to a public meeting, and constantly interrupted, shouted down other people and generally sought to intimidate the committee. In fact Planning Hearings have quite strict rulings as to who can speak, and for how long. It is more akin to attending a magistrates' court than a public meeting.
It is striking how people who shout loudest about democracy are frequently those who least respect the rights of others.
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