Call for public to attend rescheduled local plan council debate

Petition accepted! Please join us on Wednesday, October 12, at the Council meeting

15/9/22   Good news on the petition!  A quick decision was made to allow us to present our case to the full Council. This was originally scheduled for September 21, but that council meeting has since been designated as a tribute to the Queen, so our petition will be debated at a newly-scheduled extra council meeting at 7pm on Wednesday, October 12, at the Civic Centre.

The public gallery will be open and we have asked for an overflow room to accommodate supporters who’d like to attend. We hope you will!  The meeting starts at 7pm so please arrive in good time.

We expect to be the first item on the agenda, soon after 7pm. We will be given 5 minutes to present the petition at the meeting and the petition will then be discussed by councillors for a maximum of 15 minutes. The Council will decide how to respond to the petition at this meeting. They may decide to:

1. Take the action the petition requests
2. Not to take the action requested for reasons put forward in the debate
3. To commission further investigation into the matter, for example by a relevant committee or
4. Where the issue is one on which the council executive is required to make the final decision, the Council will decide whether to make recommendations to inform that decision.

After the meeting, we will receive written confirmation of the decision, which will also be published on the Enfield Council website.

Over 4,000 people signed the petition, which is a phenomenal response.  Thanks to each and every one of you and especially to the volunteers who worked door-to-door and at events.  We couldn’t have done it without you!

We hope to see many of you at the Civic Centre on October 12.  We’ve been given guidelines as to what is and isn’t allowed.

No leaflets or handouts are allowed to be issued at the meeting or prior to the meeting.  No signs or placards are allowed inside the Civic Centre. No vocal support or heckling is permitted.

Whether or not you plan to attend, please do email your ward councillors before October 12 and urge them to agree to the simple requests in the petition:

1. Bring the revised local plan to the full council for a free and open debate
2. Allow sufficient time at that council meeting for the councillors to debate the plan’s merits
3. Ensure that each councillor has a chance to vote for or against the plan and, in the interests of transparency, subject this vote to a ‘Roll Call’ so there is a public record of how each councillor voted
4. Publish the revised plan in fully-accessible formats at least 12 weeks before the council meeting to allow all the councillors, especially those who are new, to engage with their constituents in a meaningful and productive consultation about plan, which will affect every aspect of life in the borough for the next 15 years.

You can find your ward councillors’ contact details here.

Just in case there is another change, please check the website before heading to the Civic Centre. We will post any last-minute information there.

Thanks for your continued support.

Source: https://enfieldroadwatch.co.uk