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Labour walkout after permission given for Croydon council's new headquarters
Published: 2009-09-15 11:49:16
The council's controversial new headquarters was given planning approval as opposition members refused to vote on the scheme. (Sourced from Croydon Guardian.)
The four Labour party members of the planning committee walked out of the meeting on Thursday, in protest of the proposal.
The committee were set to debate the application by the council to build a new headquarters in Fell Road, the current site of other council offices.
Councillor Paul Scott told the committee: "The council has tied itself into a contract that could result in huge penalties, running into many thousands of pounds, if this planning application is refused."
Council leader Coun Mike Fisher described the opposition’s actions as a "cheap publicity stunt", pointed out there were no planning reasons to refuse to participate, it was an "abrogation" of their civic responsibility, and they were "unfit to take important decisions".