Declarations of Interest/Pre Determination
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 a pre-determination in respect of any item on the agenda.
Minutes:
In the interest of openness in respect of application 13/2744W, Councillor J Hammond declared that although he had no involvement in discussions relating to the application, his appointment as a Director of the Shadow Board of Ansa Environmental Services Ltd who would be delivering Waste Management Services on behalf of the Authority could give the public perception that the Company of which he was a Director of had a pecuniary interest. He therefore decided to leave the room whilst the application was determined.
In addition he declared that currently he was the Chairman of the Maw Green Landfill Community Liaison Committee but he had not made any comments in respect of the application.
In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillor C Thorley declared that he was also a member of the Maw Green Landfill Community Liaison Committee but he had not made any comments in respect of the application.
In the interest of openness in respect of applications 13/2741N, 12/1463C, 13/2746C and 13/2744W, Councillor J Hammond declared that he was a member of the Cheshire Wildlife Trust who had been consulted on the applications, however he had not made any comments in respect of the applications.
In the interest of openness in respect of application 13/2746C, Councillor J Wray declared that whilst he had attended meetings of Somerford Parish Council and had listened to presentations for and against the application he had not expressed an opinion.
In the interest of openness in respect of application 13/3293M, Councillor G Walton declared that he used to work on the application site.
Councillor A Moran a visiting Councillor declared a non pecuniary interest in respect of application 13/2471N by virtue of the fact that he was a Member of Nantwich Town Council who had made comments on the application. In addition he was a Governor of Brine Leas School and a Trustee of Nantwich and Acton Foundation Trust connected to Malbank School. Both of these schools would benefit from the application. He remained in the room during the consideration of the application.