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 respect of application 13/0683W, Councillor J Hammond declared that although he had no involvement in discussion relating to the application, his position as Director of the Board of Ansa Environmental Services Limited who delivered Waste Services on behalf of the Authority could give the public perception that the Company of which he was a Director of has a pecuniary interest.  In the interests of total openness and transparency he declared that he would leave the room whilst the application was being determined.

In the interest of openness in respect of applications 13/4216C and 13/4219C, 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 respect of applications 13/4749W and 14/0683W, Councillor Mrs L Smetham declared that she was the Ward Councillor for both applications and had attended Liaison meetings involving both application sites, however she had not formed an opinion on either application.