Declarations of interest for agenda item 'DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST'

• Councillor David Coppinger - Other statement - Councillor Coppinger declared that he also knew the owners of item 22/01207/OUT for over 25 years, similarly to Councillor Walters.
• Councillor Gurpreet Bhangra - Other statement - Councillor Bhangra declared for transparency that he had received numerous communications from the agent on behalf of the applicant for item 21/03497/FULL, but he did not discuss the merits of the application at all and that he attended the meeting with an open mind.
• Councillor Leo Walters - Other statement - Councillor Walters declared that he knew the father of the applicant for item 22/01207/OUT, but that he had since passed away. He now knew the sons but only as acquaintances but wished to declare this for transparency. Councillor Walters said that due to technical issues in the past, he was unable to attend the committee as a voting member on the original application of 22/01878/REM, however he had made a case about it that he was going to speak on. He attended the meeting with an open mind.
• Councillor Maureen Hunt - Other statement - Councillor Hunt declared that one of the speakers on the item 22/01207/OUT was known to all of the committee members, as she was a former Councillor. Councillor Hunt declared that in reference to item 21/03497/FULL, she had met with the applicant as it was in her ward. However, she made no comment and came to the meeting with an open mind. The Chairman agreed that all committee members had received numerous communications from the agent. Councillor Hunt said that originally when the application 22/01878/REM came before the committee, she spoke against it, however she acknowledged that this was an entirely new application and that she attended the meeting with a fully open mind.