Issue - meetings

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests and for Members to declare if they have pre-determined any item on the agenda.

Councillor A Thwaite declared that he had expressed an opinion with respect to application number 11/3619C and therefore fettered his discretion.  Councillor Thwaite exercised his separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor S Davies declared that he had expressed an opinion with respect to application number11/1165N and therefore fettered his discretion.  Councillor Davies exercised his separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor D Marren declared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of application number 11/3695C on the grounds that the applicant was a relative. In accordance with the code of conduct, he withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.

All Members of the Committee declared that they had received correspondence with respect to application number 11/2999C.

Councillor D Newton declared that he had received correspondence with respect to application number 11/2317C.

Councillor G Merry declared a personal interest in respect of application numbers 11/2317C and 11/2320C, on the grounds that she was a member of Sandbach Town Council, which had been consulted on the proposed development. In accordance with the code of conduct, she remained in the meeting during consideration of these items.

Councillor G Merry declared a personal interest in respect of agenda item 17 (Smallwood Storage), on the grounds that she knew the applicant. In accordance with the code of conduct, she remained in the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor J Clowes declared that she had called in agenda item 18 but that she had not expressed an opinion.