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 14/0710C and 14/0711C, Councillor R Bailey declared that she knew one of the speakers.

With regard to application number 14/0657C, Councillor R Bailey declared that, as Deputy Cabinet Member for Safeguarding, which included Education, 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 number 14/1908N, Councillor P Butterill declared that she was a member of Nantwich Town Council and Nantwich Civic Society, but that she had kept an open mind.

With regard to application numbers 14/0710C, 14/0711C and 14/0676C, Councillor G Merry declared that she was a member of Sandbach Town Council.

With regard to application number 14/0400N, Councillor S Davies declared that he had called in the application on the basis of concerns expressed by the Parish Council, and that the wording of his call in request in the officer’s report did not reflect his own views. He had kept an open mind and would consider the application on its merits, having heard the debate and all the information.

With regard to application number 13/5241N, Councillor J Clowes stated that she had called in the application on behalf of the local parish council and she had kept an open mind.

With regard to application numbers 12/2556N and 12/3263N, 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 14/1908N, Councillor P Groves declared that he had not kept an open mind. Councillor Groves declared that he would exercise his separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and withdraw from the meeting during consideration of this item.

With regard to application number 14/0001N, Councillor S Hogben declared that he was a member of Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council and had not kept an open mind.  Councillor Hogben declared that he would move from the Member seating area for the duration of the Committee’s consideration of this item.

All Members of the Committee declared that they had received correspondence regarding application number 14/1091N.

Councillor J Weatherill declared that she had received correspondence from the applicant regarding application number 14/1091N, but that it had been passed to Planning Officers and that she had kept an open mind.

Councillor D Bebbington declared that he had received correspondence regarding application numbers 14/0710C, 14/0711C and 13/5241N but that he had kept an open mind.

Councillor P Butterill declared that she had received correspondence regarding application numbers 14/1091N, 14/0710C and 14/0711C but that she had kept an open mind.