Declarations of interest for agenda item '23/00694/LBC: site of 6-25 Pusey Lane and 19-21 St John Street, Oxford'

• Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Hollingsworth declared that as a ward councillor for the area he had, before the applications were submitted, spoken to a number of residents at their request and advised them on the process for commenting on the planning applications. Councillor Hollingsworth declared that he had formed no judgement or expressed any opinion on the proposals and would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision on them.
• Councillor Alex Hollingsworth - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Chapman declared that he had visited an acquaintance who lived in St John’s Street and had viewed the application site but had not discussed the application with them. Councillor Chapman declared that he had formed no judgement on the proposals and would listen to all the arguments and weigh up all the relevant facts before coming to a decision on them.
• Councillor Mary Clarkson - Personal and Prejudicial - Councillor Clarkson declared that she was a graduate of St John’s College, which was the applicant, although she had not had any contact with the College regarding the proposals. Councillor Clarkson also declared that she was a member of the congregation at Blackfriars Priory, which had objected to the applications. As this gave rise to a potential public perception of pre-determination, Councillor Clarkson declared that she would leave the meeting room whilst the applications were considered and would not participate in determining them.