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 a pre-determination in respect of any item on the agenda.

In the interest of openness in respect of application, Councillor H Davenport declared that he was a Member of the Cheshire East Council Environment and Prosperity Scrutiny Committee that some 2/3 years ago originally looked at and considered the Tatton Park initial Bewilderwood proposals.  However he stated that he had not pre determined the application and had come to the meeting with an open mind to consider it afresh.

It was also noted that all Members of the Board were Cheshire East Councillors and that as Cheshire East Council was a landowner the Council had an interest in the application by virtue of the fact that the Authority and Tatton Park would receive future financial contributions from the scheme should the application be approved.

In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillor J Hammond declared that he was a member of the RSPB, the Cheshire Wildlife Trust and the National Trust who had been consultees on the application, however her had not made any comments in relation to the application.

In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillor Miss C Andrew declared that she was a member of the National Trust who had been a consultee on the application, however she had not made any comments in relation to the application.

In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillors Mrs H Gaddum and P Mason declared that they had both been Cabinet Members when the proposals had been considered in principle, however they had not pre determined the application and had come to the meeting with an open mind.

In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillor Mrs Rhoda Bailey declared that she was a member of the National Trust and CPRE who had been consultees on the application, however she had not made any comments in relation to the application.

In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillor Mrs L Smetham declared that she was a member of the RSPB, the National Trust who had been consultees on the application as well as being a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, however she had not made any comments in relation to the application.

In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillor D Hough declared that he was a member of the National Trust and RSPB who had been a consultee on the application, however he had not made any comments in relation to the application.

In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillor D Brown declared that he was a member of the Cabinet which had considered the proposals in principle.  In addition he was also a member of the National Trust who had been a consultee on the application, however he had not made any comments in relation to the application.

In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillor C Thorley declared that he was a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 172