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 12/3846C, Councillor R Bailey declared that, as it may be considered that she had fettered her discretion, she would exercise her separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and withdraw from the meeting during consideration of this item.

With regard to application numbers 13/2186C and 13/4442C, Councillor G Merry declared that she was a member of Sandbach Town Council.

With regard to application number 13/2631C, Councillor G Merry declared that she was a Council representative on the Cheshire Fire Authority.

With regard to application number 13/2631C, Councillor A Kolkerdeclared that he had attended meetings at which the application had been discussed, but that he had not expressed an opinion and had kept an open mind.

With regard to application number 13/4002N, Councillor J Weatherill declared that she lived on Dane Bank Avenue, but that she had not expressed an opinion and had kept an open mind.

With regard to application number 13/2277N, Rachel Goddard, Senior Lawyer, declared that she knew the applicant.  In accordance with the code of conduct, she withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.