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 R Cartlidge declared that in calling-in application number 12/1730N he appeared to express an opinion and had therefore fettered his discretion. Councillor Cartlidge exercised his separate speaking rights as a Councillor and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.

Councillor J Clowes declared that she had called in application number 12/1349N, but that the officer’s report did not accurately reflect the wording which she had used on the call-in form. She had not expressed an opinion and had not fettered her discretion.

Councillor G Merrydeclared that she had previously expressed an opinion with respect to application number 12/0871C and had therefore fettered her discretion. Councillor Merry withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item and the Vice-Chairman, Councillor J Weatherill, took the Chair.

Councillor S McGrory declared a personal interest in respect of application number 12/0804C on the grounds that he was a member of Middlewich Town Council, which had been consulted on the proposed development. In accordance with the code of conduct, he remained in the meeting during consideration of this item.