Issue - meetings

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests in any item on the agenda and for Members to declare if they have a pre-determination in respect of any item on the agenda.

In the interest of openness the following declarations were made:

Councillor B Puddicombe declared that, in relation to application 23/4152M, Members of the Strategic Planning Board had received communications from Richard Buxton Solicitor, and Councillor Puddicombe had received an email from Tim Roca, Parliamentary Candidate. Councillor B Puddicombe declared that he knew Tim Roca as a friend and Party colleague and friend, but they had not discussed the application.

Councillor B Puddicombe declared that, in relation to application 23/4152M, he knew public speaker Geoff Thompson, but had not discussed the application.

Councillor B Puddicombe declared that, in relation to application 22/0785N, all Members of the Strategic Planning Board had received communications from public speaker Peter Chapman.

Councillor B Puddicombe declared that, in relation to application 24/0130C, all Members of the Strategic Planning Board had received correspondence from the agent / applicant.

Councillor B Puddicombe declared that, in relation to application 23/1174M, he had been present as substitute Member on the Northern Planning Committee on 10 April 2024 where this application was previously heard and referred to Strategic Planning Board, and had spoken and voted on this application, whilst he was only predisposed to the application, to avoid any appearance of predetermination, he would vacate the chair for this item.

Councillor D Edwardes declared that, in relation to application 23/1174M, he had arrived late to the site visit on 19 April 2024 after other Members had left. Councillor D Edwardes spoke to the farmer on site but not in relation to the application.

Councillor L Braithwaite declared that, in relation to application 23/4152M, she had been present at the Economy and Growth Committee meeting on 26^th January 2024 where the Poynton Pool Petition was presented but had not predetermined the application.

Councillor K Edwards declared that, in relation to application 23/1174M, he had been present as Member on the Northern Planning Committee on 10 April 2024 where this application was previously heard and referred to Strategic Planning Board and had spoken in favour of the application at that stage but was not predetermined on the application.

Councillor J Clowes declared that, in relation to application 23/1174M, she had been present at the Economy and Growth Committee meeting on 26^th January 2024 where the Poynton Pool Petition was presented but had left the room for the discussion and had not predetermined the application.

Councillor H Seddon declared that, in relation to application 23/4152M, all Members of the Strategic Planning Board had received literature via the post.

Councillor T Jackson declared that, in relation to application 23/1174M, she had been present as Member on the Northern Planning Committee on 10 April 2024 where this application was previously heard and referred to Strategic Planning Board and had voted for refusal for the item and would leave the meeting for the item.