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.

With regard to application number 14/4234C, Councillor S Pochin declared that the landowner is a personal friend and would, therefore, withdraw from the meeting and take no part in the discussion or voting on this application.

Councillor S Davies declared that with regard to applications 15/1666N and 15/1437N he had made up his mind and would withdraw from the meeting after he had spoken on these applications.

With regard to application 15/4967N, Councillor S Edgar declared that he was the Ward Member and that he had not discussed or pre-determined the application.

Councillor G Merry declared that it could be perceived that she had made up her mind on application 15/3394C, so she would vacate the Chair in favour of the Vice-Chair and not take part in the debate or vote.

With regard to application 15/5280C, Councillor Rhoda Bailey declared that she was the Ward Member and that she had not discussed the application and had kept an open mind.

Councillor J Clowes declared that she had called-in application 15/4413N on behalf of the Wybunbury Parish Council, the school and residents. She also stated that the comments detailed on page 57 of the report are part of the call-in and that she had not fettered her decision on the application.

With regard to application 15/4413N Councillor D Marren declared that he knew the speaker on this application from Crewe Green Parish Council, but had not discussed the application with him.

Gaynor Hawthornthwaite declared that as Clerk to Crewe Green Parish Council she knew Mr Spruce, who is a Crewe Green Parish Councillor and had registered to speak on application 15/4413N.  She had not taken part in any discussions on this application.

The Chairman reported that following comments received from a resident about the Item 8 site visit, she confirmed that Members of the Southern Planning Committee did not engage in conversations with members of the Parish Council and that there was no lobbying during the site visit.  Members of the Committee viewed the site from all angles and made an informed decision.  In accordance with the Site Inspection Protocol, the Parish Council had been invited to attend the site visit.