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 19/5426M, Councillor N Mannion declared that he was the Ward Councillor and he had called in the application and therefore would exercise his right to speak as the Ward Councillor under the public speaking procedure and then leave the virtual meeting.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 20/3347M, Councillors C Browne, T Dean and L Smetham all declared that they were Vodafone users.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 19/5426M, Councillor A Harewood declared that she was the Ward Councillor, however she had not pre-determined the application as she had not discussed the planning application with the Macclesfield Town Council Planning Committee.  When the application was considered by the Macclesfield Town Council Planning Committee last year her abstention was recorded.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 19/5426M, Councillor B Puddicombe declared that was married to Town Councillor Fiona Wilson who was speaking on the application, however he had not discussed the application with her or pre-determined it.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 20/3347M, Councillor P Findlow declared that his wife was a Vodafone user.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 20/5629C, Councillor S Holland declared that she knew the Architect involved in the application.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 20/5629C, it was noted that all Members knew the applicant as she was a Cheshire East Councillor.

In the interest of openness it was noted that all Members had received email correspondence in respect of application 19/5426M.