Declarations of Interest
To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.
Minutes:
Councillor A. Bailes declared the following:-
An Other Disclosable Interest in relation to Agenda Item No.6 – 23/00993/REM, Land at Whitford Road, Bromsgrove, in that he had previously represented Whitford Vale Voice during the larger site applications that were granted outline planning permission at appeal. However, he had had no further interest since the appeal but would for transparency be withdrawing from the meeting room during the consideration of this item.
Councillor A. Bailes left the meeting room for the duration of this agenda item and took no part in the Committee’s consideration nor voting on this matter.
With regard to Agenda Item No. 7 – 23/01390/FUL, Oak Tree Farm, Storrage Lane, Alvechurch, Worcestershire, B48 7EP. Councillor A. Bailes explained that he had ‘called in’ this application as the Ward Member; under the Council’s Calling-In Procedure for Ward Members for Planning Committee. However, he was not predetermined and would consider the application, as a Planning Committee Member, with an open mind.
With regard to Agenda Item No.8 – 24/00753/S73, Development Site at Weights Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire; in that he would be addressing the Committee for this item as a concerned resident, and on behalf of Bordesley Matters and Alvechurch Parish Council, under the Council’s Public Speaking Rules.
Following the conclusion of the public speaking, Councillor A. Bailes left the meeting room.