Councillor Cook stated that he was a Council appointed trustee for the Oxford Preservation Trust 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. He also noted, on a personal basis, that in relation to item 3 (20/01468/FUL) one of the doctors’ surgeries which might move into the premises was his own surgery however he considered that this would not affect his judgment of the application which he would approach with an open mind.

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.

20/01784/FUL- Councillor Gotch also declared that whilst he had been a Member who had called this item he had not made his mind up on the matter and came to the meeting with a completely open mind.

19/02817/FUL - Councillor Tanner declared that whilst he had been a Member who had called in this item he had not made his mind up on the matter and came to the meeting with a completely open mind. 

20/01784/FUL Councillor Gant declared that whilst he had been a Member who had called in this item he had not made his mind up on the matter and came to the meeting with a completely open mind.