Declarations of interest for agenda item '23/00405/OUTFUL: Land at Blackbird Leys Road and Knight's Road, Oxford'

• Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - Personal - Councillor Hollingsworth declared that until May 2023 he had been the Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing Delivery. In this capacity he had had partial responsibility for the scheme and held a substantial number of day to day discussions about the details of the scheme, including elements which were within the planning application. As this gave rise to a potential public perception of pre-determination, Councillor Hollingsworth declared that he would leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered and would not participate in determining it.
• Councillor Louise Upton - Personal - Councillor Upton stated that she was a member of the Cabinet and had been present at a meeting on 14 June 2023 when Cabinet had given approval to advertise the intention to appropriate the site for planning purposes. Whilst Councillor Upton considered that she would be able to approach the application with an open mind, she acknowledged that her participation may give rise to a perception that she had already formed a view. Councillor Upton therefore declared that she would leave the meeting room whilst the application was considered and would not participate in determining it.
• Councillor Mary Clarkson - Personal - Councillor Clarkson declared that she had been a member of Cabinet in March 2020 and had voted for enabling detailed design plans to be drawn up for the Blackbird Leys site prior to submitting a planning application. However, she had had no involvement with any decision relating to the site or application since that time and had stood down from Cabinet in May 2022. Councillor Clarkson stated that was approaching the application with an open mind and would listen to the presentation, public speakers, and debate before forming a view on the application.