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 numbers 13/4194N and 13/4968N, and agenda item 19 (application to fell a protected pine tree at Leyland Grove, Haslington), Councillor J Hammond declared that he was a member of Haslington Parish Council, but that he had not taken part in any discussions in respect of the applications and had not made comments on them.  With respect to application number 13/4968N, Councillor Hammond also declared that he was Chairman of the Gutterscroft Management Committee.

With regard to application numbers 13/4631N, 12/2550N, 12/3262N and 13/1590N Councillor S Davies declared that the sites were in his ward.

With regard to application numbers 12/2550N and 12/3262N, Councillor S Davies declared that he had not kept an open mind.  Councillor Davies declared that he would exercise his separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and withdraw from the meeting during consideration of these items.

With regard to application number 13/5091N, Councillor A Thwaite declared that he had previously worked with the applicant.

With regard to application numbers 13/4631N, 12/2550N and 12/3262N, Councillor P Groves declared that he was a member of the relevant Parish Councils.  [Note: Councillor Groves subsequently reported that he was a member of a neighbouring Parish Council, which did not cover the locations of the application sites.]

With regard to application number 13/5091N, Councillor P Butterill declared that Mr M David had spoken at a meeting of Nantwich Town Council, of which she was a member.

With regard to application number 13/4818C, Councillor Rhoda Bailey declared that she knew Town Councillor M Benson, who would be making representations at the meeting.

All Members of the Committee declared that they had received correspondence regarding a number of applications on the agenda.

With regard to application numbers 13/4818C and 13/4911C, Councillor G Merry declared that she was a member of Sandbach Town Council.

With regard to application number 13/5104C, 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.