Declarations of interest for agenda item '23/02506/CT3: South Side, Oxpens Road, Oxford OX1 1RX'

• Councillor Edward Mundy - Confirm: no interest, no bias - Councillor Mundy declared that he had been in contact with a member of the public with regard to the application; however, he had not formed an opinion and would be approaching the application with an open mind.
• Councillor Louise Upton - Prejudicial - Councillor Upton declared that she had been involved in various discussions relating to funding for the bridge. Although she believed that she would be able to approach the application with an open mind and assess it impartially against Local Plan policies, in order to avoid any perception of pre-determination Councillor Upton stated that she would leave the room whilst the application was considered and would not participate in determining it.
• Councillor Nigel Chapman - Prejudicial - Councillor Chapman declared that he was a member of the Cabinet and also a member of the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group, which had a tangential interest in the application. Whilst he believed that he would be able to consider the application with an open mind, Councillor Chapman stated that due to the risk of the public perception of pre-determination he would leave the room whilst the application was considered and would not participate in determining it.