Basildon Council’s Planning Committee will consider the building application for Barn Hall at a Hearing, being held in public in the Main Hall at Bromfords School, Grange Avenue, Wickford on Tuesday, 12 February 2008 at 7.30pm. Wickford North Green Action Group (WNGAG) considers that it is vitally important that the people of Wickford continue to demonstrate their strong objections to any building and their determination to see Barn Hall returned permanently to Green Belt. You can do this by attending the Planning Hearing.

What happens at a Planning Hearing? It’s a council meeting held in public, not a public meeting. Normally it’s at the Council’s headquarters in Basildon but this application is so important to Wickford people that it’s being held at Bromfords School. It will begin with a presentation by the planning officer. There will then be an opportunity for WNGAG and members of the public to give their views - limited to 3 minutes each! If you wish to speak, you should arrive about 10 minutes before the start and make yourself known to a council officer. Committee members - that is, councillors - will then give their opinions and discuss the issues; after which, the chairperson will sum up and a vote will be taken. The options are to allow, allow with conditions, defer, or reject.