Issue - meetings

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

The following declarations were made in the interests of openness:

With regard to application number 13/3582C, Councillor R Bailey declared that she had been contacted by the applicant, the parish council and members of the public.

With regard to application number 13/3582C, all former Members of Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council declared that they knew the applicant’s representative but that they had not discussed the application with him.

With regard to application numbers 12/2551C and 12/2552C, Councillor D Newton declared that he knew the applicant.

With regard to application number 13/3508N, Councillor D Newton declared that he had called in the application on the basis of concerns expressed in correspondence that he had received, and that the wording of his call in request in the officer’s report did not reflect his own views. He had kept an open mind and would consider the application on its merits, having heard the debate and all the information.

Councillor G Merry declared that she had received correspondence regarding application number 12/2551C.

With regard to application number 13/2613C, Councillor G Merry declared that she was a member of Sandbach Town Council.  In addition, as it may be considered that she had fettered her discretion, Councillor Merry declared that she would exercise her separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and would move from the Member seating area for the duration of the Committee’s consideration of this item.

With regard to application number 13/3727C, Councillor G Merry declared that she was a member of Sandbach Town Council.

Councillor A Thwaite declared that he had received correspondence regarding application numbers 12/2551C, 12/2552C and 13/2613C.

Councillor S McGrory declared that he had received correspondence regarding application numbers 12/2551C, 12/2552C and 13/2613C.

With regard to application number 13/3680C, Councillor S McGrory declared that he was a member of Middlewich Town Council.

All Members of the Committee declared that they had received correspondence regarding application number 13/3582C.