Issue - meetings

Issue - meetings

Declarations of interest

Meeting: 08/03/2022 - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee (Item 74)

Declarations of interest

Minutes:

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 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 she had taken no part in that organisation’s 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.

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Councillor 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 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.

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Councillor 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.