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.

It was noted that in respect of application 16/3931M, Members of the Committee had received emails from both the applicant and objectors including a petition objecting to the proposal.  In addition Councillor H Gaddum also stated that the Ward Councillor had sent an email. 

In the interest of openness in respect of application 16/3931M, Councillor H Gaddum declared that her husband’s parents came from Mobberley and therefore had visited the area on numerous occasions going back 30 years ago.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 16/5788C, Councillor H Gaddum declared that a resident had contacted her in the Autumn advised her to speak to Councillor Heyes.  Subsequently a different resident had sent her a number of press cuttings, however she had not commented on the proposals.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 16/4826M, Councillor S Edgar declared that he had briefly watched a programme on BBC television the previous night which referred to the application site, however he turned it off so that it did not prejudice him when considering the application at the meeting.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 16/3285M, Councillor S Gardiner declared that known to one of the speakers, Town Councillor C Dodson and considered him to be more than a passing acquaintance.