Councillors Cook and Upton stated that as Council appointed trustees for the Oxford Preservation Trust and as members of the Oxford Civic Society, neither had taken part in those organisations’ discussions or decision making regarding any of the applications before the Committee and that they were approaching the applications with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

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Councillor Upton stated that although she had been a signatory to the call in of this application she would be approaching the application with an open mind, would listen to all of the arguments and weigh up all of the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

Councillor Harris said that the owners of the neighbouring property at 6 Warnborough Road were known to him. He was not aware if they had objected to the proposal but he had had no contact with them in relation to this application and so, for the avoidance of doubt, he declared he would be approaching the application with an open mind.