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 21/6431M, Councillor Braithwaite declared that she had pre-determined the application and would be exercising her right to speak as the Ward Councillor under the Public Speaking Protocol and would then leave the room for the remainder of the item.

In the interest of openness in respect of application, 21/5730M, Councillor J Smith declared that she knew the applicant but had not discussed or pre-determined the application.

It was noted that all Members had received correspondence in respect of application 21/5810M.

In the interest of openness, Councillor S Edgar declared that he was the Vice Chair of the Public Rights of Way Committee and that he had not discussed any of the applications or made any comments on them.

In the interest of openness, Councillor Dean declared during the consideration of 21/5810M that he knew the agent for the application, Ms Gregory, as she had dealt with the Knutsford neighbourhood plan.