Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.
Members will be aware of the Code of Practice for Member involvement in Development Control decisions. They are also asked to declare any interest they might have in any matter on the committee agenda and/or contact with applicants, agents or third parties. The Chair, acting on advice from the Town Clerk, will then determine whether the interest disclosed is such to require the Member to withdraw from the committee during consideration of the relevant officer report.
Members who are not on the committee but who are attending to make representations in accordance with the Code of Practice are also required to declare any interest. The Chair, acting on advice from the Town Clerk, will determine whether the interest disclosed is such that the Member is not able to make representations. Members requiring guidance should contact the Town Clerk or the Committee's legal adviser prior to the committee meeting.
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Members were asked to declare any interests they had in the business to be discussed on the agenda, including under the Council’s Code of Practice for Development Control Decisions, and or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act applied to them.
Councillor Joshi declared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of application 20081754, 8 French Road and 34 St Barnabas Road as he was the secretary of the place of worship detailed in the proposal. Councillor Joshi undertook to leave the meeting for the discussion and vote on this application
Councillor Joshi further declared that in respect of application 20090718, 36 Pine Tree Avenue, he lived in the Humberstone and Hamilton Ward, but at some distance from the applicant.
Councillor Shelton stated in respect of application 20090571, Beaumont Park, Bennion Road, that for clarification purposes he had been a regular attendee of Speedway in the 1960s and had previously signed a petition to bring Speedway back to Leicester. He had no interests in respect of the current application.
Under the Code of Practice for Development Control Decisions, the following declarations were made:
Councillor Bhatti declared that for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of application 20090660, 429 Melton Road, he knew the previous owner of the shop as detailed in the application, but he did not know the applicant in respect of the current application.
Councillor Mrs Chambers declared that she had received telephone representations in respect of application 20090502, 498 Uppingham Road and application 20090548, 753a Aylestone Road, but she had not commented on either application.
Councillor Chowdhury declared that he had received representations in respect of application 20090309, 10 Gwendolen Road. Units 1 & 2.
Councillor Mayat declared that he had received representations in respect of application 20081754, 8 French Road and 34 St Barnabas Road.
Councillor Gill declared that he had received general lobbying in support of application 20081754, 8 French Road and 34 St Barnabas Road and application 20090571, Beaumont Park, Bennion Road. Councillor Gill further declared that in respect of application 20090502, 498 Uppingham Road, he had had some discussions with Officers and the Applicant, but had an open mind on the application.
Councillor Clair declared that he had received representations in respect of application 20090502, 498 Uppingham Road and application 20090544, 58 Green Lane Road. Councillor Clair further declared that in respect of application 20090571, Beaumont Park, Bennion Road, he had friends in the gallery of the Council Chamber who had come to the meeting for this application.
The following Councillors who were not members of the Committee attended the meeting and spoke with regard to a specific application and declared the following interest in line with the Code of Practice for Member involvement in Development Control Decisions.
Councillor Westley declared that in respect of application 20090571, Beaumont Park, Bennion Road, he was present on behalf of all the Ward Councillors for Beaumont Leys. For clarification purposes Councillor Westley stated that he and the other Ward Councillors had not given their support to the application and had waited until all the facts were available in the report. They were now fully supportive of the application.
Councillor Draycott declared that in respect of application 20081754, 8 French Road and 34 St Barnabas Road, she had been contacted by individual members of the management committee, in respect of this and a previous application. Councillor Draycott added that she had also been contacted by people who had signed a petition.
Councillor Potter declared that in respect of application 20090718, 36 Pine Tree Avenue, she had been consulted by residents on Pine Tree Avenue.
Councillor Dawood declared that he was the Ward Councillor in respect of application 20090309, 10 Gwendolen Road, Units 1 & 2.