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.
Minutes:
The following declarations were made in the interests of openness:
With regard to application number 13/0018N, Councillor R Cartlidge declared that he had been appointed as a Council representative on the Board of Wulvern Housing but that he had not participated in the discussions at Wulvern Housing with respect to this application and therefore felt comfortable declaring his appointment to Wulvern, staying in the room and participating in the decision.
With regard to application number 13/0018N, Councillor P Groves declared that he had been appointed as a Council representative on the Board of Wulvern Housing but that he had not participated in the discussions at Wulvern Housing with respect to this application and therefore felt comfortable declaring his appointment to Wulvern, staying in the room and participating in the decision.
With regard to application number 13/0403N, Councillor S Davies declared that he had called in the application on the basis of concerns raised by the parish council, and that the wording in the officer’s report did not reflect his own views. He had kept an open mind and would consider the application on its merits, having heard the debate and all the information.
Councillor P Butterill declared that, notwithstanding the publication in the press of a letter from her regarding development on Greenfield sites, she had kept an open mind with respect to all the applications on the agenda for the current meeting and that she would consider each item on its merits, having heard the debate and all the information. Councillor Butterill also stated that, as she had now made the same declaration on several occasions, it was not her intention to do so at future meetings, but she would continue to keep in mind the need to have an open mind on each matter in which she was involved in the decision, and would withdraw if any case arose in the future where she considered she had fettered her discretion.
With regard to application numbers 13/0210N and 13/0415N, Councillor J Clowes declared that she had called in the applications but had not been involved in any discussions and had kept an open mind.
With regard to application number 13/0506C, Councillor A Kolker declared that he was a governor at the school and would withdraw from the meeting during consideration of this item.
With regard to application number 13/0880C, Councillor A Kolker declared that he knew the applicant, who was a member of one of the parish councils in his Ward.
With regard to application number 13/0757C, Councillor A Thwaite declared that he had attended a meeting with his fellow Ward Members, the applicant and the Southern Area Manager – Development Management. He had not expressed an opinion and had kept an open mind.
With regard to application number 13/0506C, Councillor Rhoda Bailey declared that she knew the applicant in her capacity as the Cabinet Support Member for Children and Families.
Councillor D Bebbington declared that, notwithstanding the publication in the press of a letter from him regarding the Keep it Green Campaign, he had kept an open mind with respect to all the applications on the agenda for the current meeting, and that he would consider each item on its merits, having heard the debate and all the information. Councillor Bebbington also stated that, as he had now made the same declaration on several occasions, it was not his intention to do so at future meetings, but he would continue to keep in mind the need to have an open mind on each matter in which he was involved in the decision, and would withdraw if any case arose in the future where he considered he had fettered his discretion.