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 A Kolker declared that in being a member of Mill Lane Action Group he had expressed an opinion and therefore fettered his discretion with respect to application number 11/0474C. Councillor Kolker exercised his separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.
Councillor R Walkerdeclared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of application numbers 10/4955N and 10/4597N on the grounds that he knew the applicant and one of the objectors. In accordance with the Code of Conduct, he withdrew from the meeting during consideration of these items.
Councillor S Jones declared a personal interest in respect of application number 11/0217C on the grounds that she was a member of Alsager Town Council, which had been consulted on the proposed development. In accordance with the code of conduct, she remained in the meeting during consideration of this item.
Councillor A Moran, who was in attendance at the meeting, declared a personal interest in respect of application numbers 10/4955N and 10/4597N on the grounds that he was a member of Nantwich Town 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.
Councillor G Baxendale, who was in attendance at the meeting, declared a personal interest in respect of application number 11/0431C on the grounds that he was a member of Congleton Town 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.
Councillor R Westwood declared a personal interest in respect of application number 10/5008N on the grounds that he was a member of Wistaston 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.
All Members of the Committee declared that they had received correspondence regarding application number 09/2358C.
With respect to application number 09/2358C, Councillor G Merry declared that she had received a telephone call from the applicant but that she had not expressed an opinion.
With respect to application number 09/2358C, Councillor L Gilbert declared that, as Ward Councillor, he had corresponded with the applicant about the way in which the application had been dealt with, but that he had not expressed an opinion.
Councillor G Merry declared a personal interest in respect of application number 10/2384C and agenda item number 16 (Elworth Hall Farm, Dean Close, Elworth) 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 B Dykes declared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of agenda item 15 (Section 106 Agreement for New Scout Hut on Land at Bunbury Playing Fields, Bunbury) on the grounds that he had been involved with the application. In accordance with the Code of Conduct, he withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.