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 or Lobbying

(a)         Disclosable pecuniary interests not registered on the register of interests;

(b)         Any other interests required to be registered under the local code;

(c)         Any other general interest as a result of which a decision on the matter might reasonably be regarded as affecting you or a partner more than a majority of other people or businesses in the ward/s affected by the decision.

In each case, you need to declare

(i)           the item on the agenda the interest relates to;

(ii)         the nature of the interest; and

(iii)       whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest or some other interest.

If unsure, Members should seek advice from the committee lawyer or administrator preferably before the meeting.

      (d)       All Members present to declare any instances of lobbying they have encountered regarding items on the agenda.

(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.

187a     Declarations of substitutes

187.1    Councillor Bowden was present in substitution for Councillor Phillips; Councillor Ken Norman was present in substitution for Councillor Wells and Councillor Robins was present in substitution for Councillor Hamilton.

187b     Declarations of interests

187.2    Councillor Mac Cafferty declared an interest in relation to Application A: BH2012/02205 – Anston House, 137 – 147 Preston Road, Brighton as – in his role as role as the Lead Member for major projects – he had met the applicant with the Head of Planning & Public Protection, Martin Randall, but he had not pre-determined his view on the matter. He confirmed the nature of the meeting had been information gathering; he remained of an open mind and would remain during the consideration and vote on this application.

187.3    Councillor Bowden declared an interest in relation to Application B: BH2012/04048 – Land at Brighton Marina comprising Outer Harbour West Quay and adjoining land explaining that a deputation was due to be reported to the next meeting of the Economic Development & Culture Committee for which he acted as Chair, and as such he would not want to prejudice his position and would withdraw from the meeting during the consideration and vote taking. Councillor Bowden also declared an interest in relation to Application F: BH2013/00162 – Plinth, Kings Esplanade, Hove, as he had already expressed a view on the matter when it came before the Economic Development & Culture Committee; he stated he would withdraw from the meeting during the consideration and vote on this application.

187.4    Councillor Robins declared an interest in relation to Application C: BH2013/00245 – Land adjoining 10 New England Road and rear of 53 New England Street, Brighton as he worked for the company that may own the land abutting the application site. He confirmed that he remained of an open mind and would remain present during the consideration and vote on this application.

187.5    Councillor Davey declared an interest in relation to Application K: BH2013/00500 – 119 Portland Road, Hove, as he knew the applicant personally. He stated he would withdraw from the meeting during the consideration and vote on this application.

187.6    Councillor Hawtree declared an instance of lobbying in relation to Application K: BH2013/00500 – 119 Portland Road, Hove. He stated he knew the applicant to be a local trader in the area but remained of an open mind and would remain during the consideration and vote on this application.

187c     Exclusion of the press and public

187.7    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.

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