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:
Declarations of interest were made as indicated –
Councillor M J Weatherill declared that in calling-in Application No. 10/1427N – South Cheshire College of FE, Crewe (Item 5), she had expressed an opinion and therefore had fettered her discretion. Councillor Weatherill exercised her separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and withdrew from the Members’ seating area during consideration of the item.
Councillor John Jones: Personal interest in Item 5 (Application No. 10/1427N) – South Cheshire College of FE, Crewe) on the basis of a business arrangement with the College 5-years previously.
Councillor M J Weatherill: Personal interest in Item 11 (Application No. 10/0999N – Church Minshull Village Hall) on the basis that one of the registered speakers on this item was a personal friend.
Councillor D N Bebbington: Personal interest in Item 11 (Application No. 10/0999N – Church Minshull Village Hall) as he was a resident of Church Minshull. He also reported that he was acquainted with the two registered speakers on this item and had received correspondence about the application, but had not responded.
Councillor W S Davies: Personal interest in item 11 (Application No. 10/0999N – Church Minshull Village Hall) on the basis that he had called-in the application. He was also acquainted with two of the registered speakers for the application. Councillor Davies clarified that the reason for the stated call-in expressed the concerns of local people and did not represent his own opinion. He had not, therefore, fettered his discretion.
Councillors W S Davies and R Walker each declared that they are members of the Public Rights of Way Committee and would not participate in the debate or vote on Item 10 (09/4240C – Marsh Farm, Congleton) in view of the likely implications for the public right of way on the site. Councillor Walker was the Vice-Chairman of the Public Rights of Way Committee and Councillor Davies was a Member and the Committee may be required to make a determination on the public right of way and they did not wish to fetter their discretion in respect of any such determination.
Councillor Shirley Jones: Personal interest in Item 6 (Application No. 10/1089C – 77 Sandbach Road North, Alsager) on the basis that she was a Member of Alsager Town Council which had commented on the application, but she had not participated in that discussion.
Councillor A Kolker: Personal interest in Item 8 (10/1746C – Owls Hoot, Goostrey) on the basis that he had called-in the application, but had formed no opinion on the application and had not, therefore, fettered his discretion.
Councillor A Kolker: Personal interest in Item 15 (Section 106 Agreement for Application 08/2059)OUT – Goostrey Youth Centre, Goostrey) on the basis that his father was the Chairman of the Goostrey Youth Centre Committee. Councillor Kolker was not a member of that Committee and had not attended any of the meetings.
The following Members reported that they had received correspondence in the form of e-mails and/or letters in respect of the items noted, but had not responded to the correspondence nor had they formed an opinion on the items referred to –
Councillors E Alcock (non-Committee Member), B H Dykes, D Flude (non-Committee Member), D Hough (non-Committee Member), S Jones, S McGrory, M J Weatherill, R Walker and R Westwood in respect of planning applications on the agenda.
Councillors E Howell and M J Weatherill
Item 7 Application No. 10/1657N: Holly Bush Inn, Winterley
Councillor L Gilbert
Item 5 Application No. 10/1427N: South Cheshire College
Item 6 Application No. 10/1089C: 77 Sandbach Road North, Alsager
Item 7 Application No. 10/1657N: Holly Bush Inn, Winterley
Item 12 Application No. 10/1179C: 14 Smithfield Lane, Sandbach
Councillor S Furlong
Item 7 Application No. 10/1657N Holly Bush Inn, Winterley
Item 9 Application No. 10/1865C 6 Rowan Close, Sandbach
Item 12 Application No. 10/1179C 14 Smithfield Lane, Sandbach
Councillor John Hammond (non-Committee Member) declared a personal interest in agenda Item No. 5 (10/1492N – Holly Bush Inn, Winterley) on the basis that he was a Member of Haslington Parish Council. He declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Item No. 7 (10/1657N – Holly Bush Inn, Winterley) on the basis that he was a former Member of the “Save the Holly Bush” Action Group.