Councillor Cook stated that he was a Council appointed trustee for the Oxford Preservation Trust and a Council appointed representative for the Oxford Architectural and Historical Society and a member of the Oxford Civic Society.  Accordingly he had taken no part in those organisations’ discussions or decision making regarding the applications before the Committee.  He said that he was approaching all of the applications with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

Councillor Gotch stated that as a member of the Oxford Preservation Trust and of the Oxford Civic Society, he had taken no part in those organisations’ discussions or decision making regarding the applications before the Committee.  He said that he was approaching all of the applications with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

Councillor Upton stated that as a Council appointed trustee for the Oxford Preservation Trust and as a member of the Oxford Civic Society, she had taken no part in those organisations’ discussions or decision making regarding the applications before the Committee.  She said that she was approaching all of the applications with an open mind, would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision.

Councillor Wade stated that as a member of the Oxford Civic Society and of the Oxford Architectural and Historical Society, she had taken no part in those organisations’ discussions or decision making regarding the applications before the Committee and that she was 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.

18/02989/FUL: Councillor Tarver stated that an unsolicited email had been sent by a member of the public to members of the Committee which contained the assertion that he would not be participating in the determination of the application.  He said that this was erroneous and that 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.

20/01632/VAR: Councillor Cook stated that as the application site was in the ward where he resided he would take no part in the determination of the application and would leave the meeting at that point.