Issue - meetings

Declarations of Interest

Meeting: 26/11/2014 - Northern Planning Committee (Item 70)

Declarations of Interest/Pre Determination

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.

Minutes:

In respect of application 14/3619M, Councillor Mrs H Gaddum declared a pecuniary interest as the building next to the application site was owned by her husband’s family.  She left the meeting prior to consideration of the application.

 

In the interest of openness in respect of application 14/3531M, Councillor D Neilson declared that he knew Mr Dicken who was speaking on the application as he was a Governor of a School alongside him but he had not spoken to him about the application.

 

In the interest of openness in respect of application 14/3619M, Councillor D Neilson declared that one of the speakers was a neighbour of his and he had had meetings with the speakers wife as they were both Governors of a local School, however he had not discussed the planning application with the speaker.

 

In the interest of openness respect of application 14/3954M, Councillor D Neilson declared that the site was in his Ward and that he had corresponded with constituents but had advised them of the facts only.

 

In the interest of openness in respect of application 14/3531M, Councillor S Gardiner declared that the agent for the applicant was a former colleague.

 

In the interest of openness in respect of application 14/2147M, Councillor Mrs A Harewood declared that the application was in her Ward and that she lived near the application site.  She had spoken to residents about the application but had not pre-determined it.

 

In the interest of openness in respect of applications 14/3242M and 14/3536M, Councillors Miss C Andrew, D Mahon, S Gardiner and L Jeuda all declared that they were members of The National Trust.

 

In the interest of openness in respect of application 14/3531M, Councillor Mrs H Gaddum declared that she knew Rawdon Gascoigne, Mr Dicken and Parish Councillor Mrs T Jackson who were all speaking on the application.

 

In the interest of openness in respect of the same application, Councillor R West declared that he also know Mr Dicken and Parish Councillor Mrs T Jackson speaking on the application.

 

In the interest of openness in respect of application 14/3242M, Councillor D Neilson declared that Styal Mill had been discussed at a Board meeting of Tatton Park which he had attended.

 

In respect of application 142147M, Councillor R West declared a non pecuniary interest as he was on the Board of Directors at Peaks and Plans.  He left the meeting prior to consideration of the application.

 

It was noted that Members had received correspondence in relation to some of the applications on the agenda.