Issue - meetings

General

Councillor Cook stated that as a Council appointed trustee for the Oxford Preservation Trust and as a member 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 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 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.

Cllr Smowton stated that he was a member of the campaigning group Oxford YIMBY, but was not aware that the group had taken any stances on these applications and he was approaching the applications with an open mind.

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Councillor Diggins stated that her place of work was close to the site but she did not consider it to be close enough to be impacted by the application, she had not made her mind up on the matter and approached it with an open mind.

Councillor Hollingsworth stated that he rented an office in a building on Transport Way mentioned in the report but he did not consider it to be close enough to be impacted by the application, he had not made his mind up on the matter and approached it with an open mind.

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Councillor Hollingsworth stated that he had given general advice to the applicants on the process, and had called the application in to committee but he had expressed no view on the application and had not made his mind up on the matter and approached it with an open mind.