Declarations of Interest/Pre Determination
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.
Minutes:
In the interest of openness in respect of applications 19/5582M and 21/3438M, Councillor S Edgar declared he was the Vice Chair of the Public Rights of Way Committee who were a consultee on the applications, however he had not discussed the applications or commented on them.
With regard to Item 7 – High Speed Rail 2 Phase 2b – Qualifying Authority and Schedule 17 Decision Making, Councillor Edgar declared that this was in his ward.
In the interest of openness in respect of application 19/5582M, Councillor D Edwardes declared that he is a Macclesfield Town Councillor and sits on the Macclesfield Town Council Planning Committee, but had not discussed or commented on this application when it was considered on 2 September 2022 and in 2019 and he had not pre-determined the application.
In the interest of openness in respect of applications 19/5582M and 21/3438M, Councillor S Hogben declared that he was a non-Executive Director of ANSA who were a consultee, however he had not discussed the applications or made any comments on them and he had not pre-determined the application.
In the interest of openness in respect of application 19/5582M Councillor P Groves declared that he was a member of Sustainable Nantwich and his interest primarily relates to the alternative sources of energy being developed, and was aware that Sustainable Nantwich had made comments on the application, but he had not discussed or made any comments and had not pre-determined the application.
In the interest of openness in respect of Item 7 – High Speed Rail 2 Phase 2b – Qualifying Authority and Schedule 17 Decision Making, Councillor J Clowes declared that she sits on the Council’s Working Group for HS2b but that this does not impact, in any way, her decision-making on the report.
In the interest of openness in respect of applications 19/5582M and 21/3438M, Councillor M Hunter declared that he was a non-Executive Director of ANSA who were a consultee, however he had not discussed the applications or made any comments on them.