Agenda item - Procedural Business

(a)  Declaration of Substitutes - Where Councillors are unable to attend a meeting, a substitute Member from the same Political Group may attend, speak and vote in their place for that meeting.

(b)  Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

(c)  Exclusion of Press and Public - To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

NOTE:  Any item appearing in Part 2 of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

A list and description of the exempt categories is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

13a           Declarations of Substitutes

13.1          Councillor Morgan declared he was substituting for Councillor Carden.

13.2          Councillor A Norman declared that she was substituting for Councillor Mrs Theobald.

13b           Declarations of Interests

13.3           Councillor Morgan declared an interest in application BH2011/01152, in that he was a Brighton & Hove Albion season ticket holder, and he also lived close to the racecourse. He sought legal advice from the Solicitor to the Committee. Mrs Woodward replied that if Councillor Morgan was willing to listen to both sides of the debate, and approached the application with an open mind he would be able to take part in the debate and voting. Councillor Morgan declared that he did have an open mind and would listen to the debate, and took part in the debate and voting thereon.

13.4           Councillor Wells declared an interest in BH2011/01152, in that he was a neighbouring ward Councillor on Tenants and Residents Liaison Committee. He also declared an interest in application BH2011/00872 as he had visited the Church as Mayor. Mrs Woodward asked if he had an open mind and would listen to the debate for both applications and Councillor Wells declared that he would, and took part in the debate and voting thereon.

13.5           Councillor A Norman declared an interest in application BH2011/01152 as she was a Brighton & Hove Albion season ticket holder, but remained of neutral mind, and took part in the debate and voting thereon.

13.6           Councillor A Norman declared a personal and prejudicial interest in application BH2011/01101, as she had already expressed an opinion on this application, and withdrew from the chamber and took no part in the debate or voting on this item.

13c           Exclusion of the Press and Public

13.7          In accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the Act”), the Planning Committee considered whether the public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of any item of business on the grounds that it is likely in view of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during it, there would be disclosure to them of confidential information as defined in Section 100A (3) of the Act.

13.8          RESOLVED - That the public are not excluded from any item of business on the agenda.