Simply inputting into Google the search terms “council developer secret meetings uk” and reducing searches tonthe last month only brings up, amongst many other examples, these interesting results:

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/motion-for-transparency-in-planning-decisions-voted-down-by-tories

http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/counciller-secretly-met-with-developers-1-6882202

http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/VIDEO-Councillor-chased-leaving-meeting-secret/story-23187514-detail/story.html

http://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/letters/letter-secret-meetings-over-development-1-6376761

http://www.leek-news.co.uk/Housing-sites-Staffordshire-Moorlands-remain/story-23719089-detail/story.html