Issue - meetings

Councillor Ash stated that he was a Member of Bearsted Parish Council, but he had not participated in the Parish Council’s discussions relating to application 15/509684, and intended to speak and vote when it was considered.

Councillor Brice said that since she had pre-determined application 15/503884, she would leave the meeting when the proposed development was discussed.

Councillor Munford said that since comments he had made at a previous meeting regarding the loss of agricultural land for power generation could be perceived as pre-determination, he would leave the meeting when application 15/503884 was discussed.

Councillor Paine said that he had pre-determined application 15/509962.  He had actively campaigned for eight years against the development of Fant Farm, and he had helped set up an Action Group.  He would leave the meeting when the application was discussed.

During consideration of application 15/509962, Councillor Harper said that he had not pre-determined the application.  He was approaching the application with an open mind, and would make his decision on the basis of all of the information put before the Committee.  His reasons for calling in the application for consideration by the Committee had been addressed in the report.