Agenda item

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct.  Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

Disclosable pecuniary interests

There were none.

Other significant interests (OSIs)

Councillor Bowler declared an interest in planning application – MC/19/0996 – 314 City Way, Rochester on the basis that the application site was located in close proximity to the residence of another Councillor who was a Ward colleague and he left the meeting for the consideration and determination of the planning application.

Councillor Buckwell declared an interest in planning application MC/18/3545 – Land adjacent 1 Marshgate Cottages, Main Road, Cooling on the basis that one of the applicants was a close personal friend and a member of the same Conservative Association and he left the meeting for the consideration and determination of this planning application.

Councillor Curry declared an interest in planning application MC/18/1595 – Broom Hill Reservior, Gorse Road, Strood, Rochester on the basis that he is Chairman of the Medway Urban Greenspaces Forum and he left the meeting for the consideration and determination of the planning application.

Councillor Gulvin declared an interest in planning application MC/18/3545 – Land adjacent 1 Marshgate Cottages, Main Road, Cooling on the basis that one of the applicants was a Cabinet colleague and he left the meeting for the consideration and determination of this planning application.

Councillor Gulvin also referred to the verbal update from the Head of Planning on the supplementary agenda advice sheet concerning Minute Number 22 of the meeting on 29 May 2019 (Planning application MC/18/2553 – White Road Community Centre, White Road, Chatham) and requested that his OSI declared at the meeting on 29 May 2019 be noted again in that he is a Director of the Medway Development Company.

Councillor Potter declared an interest in planning application MC/18/3545 – Land adjacent 1 Marshgate Cottages, Main Road, Cooling on the basis that one of the applicants was a Cabinet colleague and he left the meeting for the consideration and determination of this planning application.

Councillor Potter also declared an interest in planning application MC/19/0575 – 1 Pepys Way, Strood, Rochester on the basis that this premises was attached to a property owned by a relative and he left the meeting for the consideration and determination of the planning application.

Councillor Thorne declared an interest in planning application MC/18/3545 – Land adjacent 1 Marshgate Cottages, Main Road, Cooling on the basis that one of the applicants was a member of the same Conservative Association and he left the meeting for the consideration and determination of this planning application.

Councillor Rupert Turpin declared an interest in planning application MC/18/3545 – Land adjacent 1 Marshgate Cottages, Main Road, Cooling on the basis that one of the applicants was a Cabinet colleague and a member of the same Conservative Association and he left the meeting for the consideration and determination of this planning application.

Other interests

Councillor Gulvin referred to planning application MC/19/0519 – 8 Oakhurst Close, Walderslade, Chatham and informed the Committee that as he wished to address the Committee as Ward Councillor, he would remove himself from the Committee and take no part in the determination of this planning application.

Councillor Potter referred to planning application MC/18/3160 – Land off Lower Rainham Road (West of Station Road), Rainham, Gillingham and informed the Committee that as he wished to address the Committee as Ward Councillor, he would remove himself from the Committee and take no part in the determination of this planning application.

Councillor Tranter sought legal clarification as to whether it was necessary for him to declare an interest in planning application MC/18/3545 – Land adjacent 1 Marshgate Cottages, Main Road, Cooling on the basis that one of the applicants was a member of the same Conservative Association. He confirmed that he did not socialise with the individual concerned and had no prior knowledge of his involvement in the planning application. The Planning Lawyer provided advice and Councillor Tranter informed the Committee that he would remain as part of the Committee and would take part in the discussion and determination of the planning application.