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 the interest of openness in respect of application 17/4242M, Councillor C Browne declared that whilst he had called-in the application to Committee at the request of the Parish Council and despite Legal Officers advising that he had made no statement consistent with pre-determination, he had decided to remove the potential for complaint regarding his professionalism, integrity and conduct as a Councillor and gave notice that he intended to exercise his right to speak as Ward Councillor and Parish Councillor in line with the public speaking protocol and therefore he would not be taking part in the debate or voting on the application.  Once he had spoken he confirmed that he would leave the room prior to the debate taking place.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 17/4242M, Councillor S Gardiner declared that he had advised former client in respect of a similar application at a location not too far away from the application site concerned.