Declarations of interest

Declarations of interest

 Declarations

Meeting:  Tuesday 8 March 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

3. 21/03057/FUL: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

  • Councillor Colin Cook - - stated that as a member of, and employed by, the University of Oxford he had no prior involvement or prejudicial interest in the application before the Committee. He was approaching the application with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.
  • Councillor Louise Upton - - stated that she was employed by the University of Oxford but had no prior involvement or prejudicial interest in the application before the Committee. She was approaching the application with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

Meeting:  Tuesday 8 March 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

4. 21/03328/OUTFUL: Northfield House, Sandy Lane West, Oxford, OX4 6LD

  • Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - - stated that the officer’s report included three references which implied the applicant was Oxford City Homes Ltd (OCHL), the Council’s wholly-owned housing company. Whilst OCHL was not the applicant, staff from OCHL had provided some consultancy support for the application. He stated that as the Cabinet Member for housing delivery he had regular engagement with OCHL, and whilst he had not discussed this particular application he would, for the avoidance of any appearance of bias, withdraw from the meeting whilst it was decided.

Meeting:  Wednesday 23 March 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

4. 20/01276/FUL: Land At Jericho Canal Side And Community Centre, 33A Canal Street, Oxford, OX2 6BX

  • Councillor Lizzy Diggins - Prejudicial - Councillor Diggins stated that as she would be speaking on applications 20/01276/FUL and 20/01277/LBC during the public slot, and had expressed a view, she would recuse herself from the Committee whilst these applications were considered.

Meeting:  Wednesday 23 March 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

5. 20/01277/LBC: Land At Jericho Canal Side And Community Centre, 33A Canal Street, Oxford, OX2 6BX

  • Councillor Lizzy Diggins - Prejudicial - Councillor Diggins stated that as she would be speaking on applications 20/01276/FUL and 20/01277/LBC during the public slot, and had expressed a view, she would recuse herself from the Committee whilst these applications were considered.

Meeting:  Tuesday 12 April 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

3. 21/00110/FUL: The Clarendon Centre, Cornmarket Street, Oxford, OX1 3JD

  • Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Hollingsworth stated that as ward councillor he had been present at a meeting with the applicants held in advance of the submission of the application, at which the outline proposals had been presented. He had not discussed the application with the applicants, was approaching it with an open mind, and would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.
  • Councillor Colin Cook - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Cook stated that he had been present at a meeting with the applicants held in advance of the submission of the application, at which the outline proposals had been presented. He had not discussed the application with the applicants, was approaching it with an open mind, and would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

Meeting:  Tuesday 12 April 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

5. 22/00003/FUL: 40 Masons Road, Oxford OX3 8QJ

  • Councillor Nigel Chapman - Call in signatory - no bias - Councillor Chapman stated that he had been a signatory to the call-in but had had no contact with interested parties, was approaching the application with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.
  • Councillor Susan Brown - Call in signatory - no bias - Councillor Brown stated that she had been a signatory to the call-in but had had no contact with interested parties, was approaching the application with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

Meeting:  Tuesday 24 May 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

6. 21/02581/FUL: 1 North Street, Oxford, OX2 0AY

  • Councillor James Fry - Call in signatory - no bias - Councillor Fry stated that he had been a signatory to the call-in but was approaching the application with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.
  • Councillor Tiago Corais - Call in signatory - no bias - Councillor Fry stated that he had been a signatory to the call-in but was approaching the application with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

Meeting:  Tuesday 21 June 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

3. 21/01261/FUL: St Hilda's College, Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DY

  • Councillor Louise Upton - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Upton stated that she held a contract for the delivery of occasional lectures at Christ Church College. Whilst the College had expressed an objection to the application, Councillor Upton stated that she had no interest in, and had taken no part in, the College’s discussions relating to the application, and that she was approaching the application with an open mind.
  • Councillor Nigel Chapman - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Chapman stated that as Ward Councillor for Headington Hill and Northway he had had no contact with any of the applicants, nor any objectors to the applications. He stated that he was approaching the applications with an open mind.

Meeting:  Tuesday 21 June 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

5. 21/03622/VAR: Helena Kennedy Centre, Headington Hill, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BT

  • Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Hollingsworth stated that he held a zero hours contract with Oxford Brookes University for the delivery of occasional lectures and seminars. The department for which he worked was separate to those which were the subject of the applications, and he was approaching the applications with an open mind.
  • Councillor Nigel Chapman - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Chapman stated that as Ward Councillor for Headington Hill and Northway he had had no contact with any of the applicants, nor any objectors to the applications. He stated that we was approaching the applications with an open mind.

Meeting:  Tuesday 21 June 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

4. 22/00679/FUL: Headington Hill Campus, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Hill, Oxford OX3 0BT

  • Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Hollingsworth stated that he held a zero hours contract with Oxford Brookes University for the delivery of occasional lectures and seminars. The department for which he worked was separate to those which were the subject of the applications, and he was approaching the applications with an open mind.
  • Councillor Nigel Chapman - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Chapman stated that as Ward Councillor for Headington Hill and Northway he had had no contact with any of the applicants, nor any objectors to the applications. He stated that we was approaching the applications with an open mind.

Meeting:  Tuesday 19 July 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

3. 21/01176/FUL: Former Dominion Oils Site, Railway Lane, Oxford OX4 4PY

  • Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - Prejudicial - Councillor Hollingsworth declared that as one of the Council’s appointed representatives to the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group for the Oxford City Council wholly-owned housing company, which was named as a party to the application, he would withdraw and leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered.
  • Councillor Lucy Pegg - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Pegg stated that she worked for the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust had commented on the application and Councillor Pegg declared that she was approaching the application with an open mind.
  • Councillor Shaista Aziz - Prejudicial - Councillor Aziz declared that as one of the Council’s appointed representatives to the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group for the Oxford City Council wholly-owned housing company, which was named as a party to the application, she would withdraw and leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered.

Meeting:  Tuesday 19 July 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

7. 22/00289/FUL: 75 Langley Close, Oxford OX3 7DB

  • Councillor Ajaz Rehman - Pecuniary - Councillor Rehman declared an interest as the applicant and owner of the property and stated that he would withdraw and leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered.

Meeting:  Thursday 22 September 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

4. 22/00040/PIP: The Crown and Thistle, 132 Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 8SX

  • Councillor Ajaz Rehman - Call in signatory - no bias - Councillor Rehman stated that he had been a signatory to the call-in but was approaching the application with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

Meeting:  Thursday 22 September 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

5. 22/00949/FUL: Gas Holder Station, Watlington Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 6LX

  • Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - Non Pecuniary - Councillor Hollingsworth stated that he rented an office which was relatively close to the application site, and which was visible on some of the maps which had been provided to Members. Councillor Hollingsworth stated that he was approaching the application with an open mind.

Meeting:  Thursday 22 September 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

6. 21/03114/CT3: Former Workshop at Lanham Way, Oxford, OX4 4PU

  • Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - Prejudicial - Councillor Hollingsworth declared that as one of the Council’s appointed representatives to the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group for the Oxford City Council wholly-owned housing company, which was named as a party to the application, he would withdraw and leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered.
  • Councillor Louise Upton - Prejudicial - Councillor Upton declared that as one of the Council’s appointed representatives to the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group for the Oxford City Council wholly-owned housing company, which was named as a party to the application, she would withdraw and leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered.
  • Councillor Nigel Chapman - Prejudicial - Councillor Chapman declared that as one of the Council’s appointed representatives to the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group for the Oxford City Council wholly-owned housing company, which was named as a party to the application, he would withdraw and leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered.
  • Councillor Shaista Aziz - Prejudicial - Councillor Aziz declared that as one of the Council’s appointed representatives to the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group for the Oxford City Council wholly-owned housing company, which was named as a party to the application, she would withdraw and leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered.

Meeting:  Tuesday 18 October 2022 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

4. 22/01538/FUL: 72 The Slade, Oxford, OX3 7DX

  • Councillor Ajaz Rehman - Pecuniary - Councillor Rehman declared a pecuniary interest in the application and stated that he would withdraw and leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered.

Meeting:  Tuesday 24 January 2023 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

2. Declarations of interest

  • Councillor Laurence Fouweather - Call in signatory - no bias - Councillor Fouweather stated that he had been a signatory to the call-in but was approaching the application with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.
  • Councillor Mary Clarkson - Non Pecuniary - Councillor Clarkson stated that she was a member of the Remuneration Committee at St Edmund Hall, and was acquainted with one of the speakers in that capacity. Although she had been aware of the application, Councillor Clarkson stated that she had not taken part in any discussion on it or formed or expressed any opinion, and would consider the application with an open mind.

Meeting:  Tuesday 21 February 2023 6.00 pm - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee

3. 22/02168/FUL: Plots 23-26, Oxford Science Park, Grenoble Road, Oxford OX4 4GB

  • Councillor Anna Railton - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Railton stated that she was a member of Littlemore Parish Council, which had been consulted on the application. Councillor Railton declared that she had not participated in any discussion about the application at the Parish Council, and was approaching it with an open mind.