Code of Conduct - Declarations of Interest/Pre-Determination
To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests and for Members to declare if they have pre-determined any item on the agenda.
Minutes:
Councillor B Dykes declared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of agenda item 12 (Section 106 Agreement for Planning Application for Residential Development on land off Barony Road, Nantwich)on the grounds that he had been appointed as a Cheshire East Council representative on the Board of Wulvern Housing. In accordance with the Code of Conduct, he withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.
Councillor G Merry declared a personal interest in respect of application numbers 09/3337C and 09/3921C on the grounds that she was a member of Sandbach Town Council, which had been consulted on the proposed developments. In accordance with the code of conduct, she remained in the meeting during consideration of these items.
Councillor T Beard declared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of agenda item 12 (Section 106 Agreement for Planning Application for Residential Development on land off Barony Road, Nantwich)on the grounds that he had been appointed as a Cheshire East Council representative on the Board of Wulvern Housing. In accordance with the Code of Conduct, he withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.
Councillor S Jones declared that in calling in application numbers 09/0930C and 09/3455C she had expressed an opinion and therefore fettered her discretion. Councillor Jones exercised her separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of these items. Councillor Jones also declared a personal interest in respect of the applications on the grounds that she was a member of Alsager Town Council, which had been consulted on the proposed developments.
Councillor L Gilbert declared a personal interest in respect of application number 09/1663C on the grounds that he was a member of Holmes Chapel Parish Council, which had been consulted on the proposed development. In accordance with the code of conduct, he remained in the meeting during consideration of this item. (Note: Councillor Gilbert subsequently declared that his interest was in respect of application number 09/3239C and not 09/1663C.)