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 application 18/2996M, Councillor S Hogben declared that he was a non-Executive Director of ANSA who had been consulted on the application, however he had not discussed the application or made any comments on it.
In the interest of openness in respect of applications 18/2996M, 20/0113M and 20/2682M, Councillor S Edgar declared that he was the Chairman of the Public Rights of Way Committee who had been a consultee on all three of the applications, however had he had not discussed the applications or made any comments on them.
In the interest of openness in respect of applications 18/2996M and 20/4682M, Councillor T Dean declared that he was known to the Tatton estate and the Chief Executive but he had not discussed the applications with him.
In respect of application 20/0113M, Councillor T Dean declared that he was a member of the Northern Planning Committee who had discussed the application and made a recommendation on which he took part in and voted on. In accordance with the Code of Conduct he left the virtual meeting prior to consideration of the application.
In the interest of openness in respect of application 20/0113M, Councillor S Gardiner declared that he was a former employee of Emery Planning and that he knew the agent for the applicant speaking on the application well but he had not been in communication with her for several months and he had not discussed the application or commented on it.
In the interest of openness in respect of application 20/4682M, Councillor S Gardiner declared that he knew the CEO of Tatton Estates and that he had not discussed the application with him. Before Christmas he had received a telephone call to discuss the application from Mr Henry Brooks. He informed him that he was unable to discuss the application but Mr Brooks was concerned that communication with officers and his agent had stopped and he requested be resumed and as a result Councillor S Gardiner did send an email to the Head of Planning to make him aware of Mr Brooks concerns. However he had not discussed the application with Mr Brooks and had gone out of his way to ensure he was unfettered. At the time the application was submitted in its revised form he was the Chairman of the Knutsford Town Council Planning Committee, however he deemed it was inappropriate for him to attend and take part in the debate on the application and so a meeting was arranged whereby only that application was considered and which the Vice Chairman of Knutsford Town Council Planning Committee chaired. Until he received the agenda he was unaware of the details of the application. He was aware of the historic application but the current application was so different that he did not believe his position was fettered.
In the interest of openness in respect of application, 18/2996M Councillor M Hunter declared that he was a non-Executive Director of ANSA who had been consulted on the application, however he had not discussed the application or made any comments on it.
It was noted that all Members had received correspondence apart from Councillor T Dean in respect of applications 18/2996M and 20/0113M.