Issue - meetings

Declarations of Interest

Meeting: 01/08/2012 - Strategic Planning Board (Item 28)

Declarations of Interest/Pre Determination

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

Minutes:

In respect of application 12/0893C-Erection of up to 65 dwellings (Outline), Land off Crewe Road, Alsager for Hollins Strategic Land LLP, Councillor R Fletcher, a visiting Councillor, exercised his right to speak as Ward Councillor and then, having disclosed a close connection with the application site, he left the meeting prior to its consideration.

 

In respect of application 12/1113M-The use of Land as a Private Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Site Comprising 3 Mobile Homes, 3 Touring Caravans and Associated Hardstandings, Land off Spinks Lane, Pickmere for Messrs Felix, Thomas and Mikey Doran, Councillor S Wilkinson declared that he had pre determined the application as a result of his involvement with previous appeals regarding the site.  In accordance with the Planning Protocol of Conduct he left the table and sat with the public as the Officer presented the report.  He then exercised his right to speak as Ward Councillor.  Once he had spoken he left the room.

 

Councillor G Walton declared the same pre determination in respect of the same application, left the meeting before the application was discussed and did not return.

 

In the interests of openness Councillor D Hough declared that he had provided veterinary services to the applicant several years earlier.