Declarations of interest
A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and
(ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.
A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Cllr Bevan identified that he had submitted an objection in response to item 12, 814A and B High Road and as such would absent himself as a Committee member for that item in order to make a representation.
Cllr Newton identified in relation to item 5, Holly Bank Cottage that he was married to Cllr Engert who was objecting to the application as a local ward Councillor and as such would absent himself as a Committee member for that item.
Cllr Rice identified that a number of local residents had approached him at his ward surgery regarding item 7, Holly Bank Cottage but stated that he had not expressed any views that could be construed as pre-determination and therefore would not recuse himself for that item. In addition, item 10, Hampden Lane was located within his ward and as such he had made comments on a previous application for the site which had subsequently been withdrawn and therefore he would absent himself as a Committee member for that item in order to make a representation.