The Appeals and Complaints Sub-Committee of County Durham Council met on 2 October 2025, at County Hall, Durham. Councillor Mark Rowney and other members of the Appeals and Complaints Sub-Committee were scheduled to consider an appeal from Neighbourhoods and Environment. It was also scheduled that a resolution would be made about excluding the public from the meeting during the discussion of items containing exempt information.

Appeal from Neighbourhoods and Environment

The sub-committee was scheduled to consider an appeal from Neighbourhoods and Environment.

The Public reports pack included:

• The appeal hearing procedure.
• The appellant's statement of case.
• The hearing officer's statement of case.

It was noted in the report pack that parts of the hearing would likely not be open to the public, because they contained exempt information according to paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹.

Exclusion of the Public

The Agenda frontsheet noted that a resolution would be made to exclude the public during discussion of items containing exempt information.