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Procedural Business
(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.
(d) Use of mobile phones and tablets: Would Members please ensure that their mobile phones are switched off. Where Members are using tablets to access agenda papers electronically please ensure that these are switched to ‘aeroplane mode’.
Minutes:
38a Declarations of substitutes
38.1 Councillor K Norman stated that he was present in substitution for Councillor C Theobald.
38b Declarations of interests
38.2 Councillor Davey declared an interest in Application BH2014/1209, 119 Portland Road, Hove, by virtue of his being a customer of the shop concerned. He confirmed that he remained of a neutral mind and that he intended to remain present during discussion and determination of the application. Councillor Cox referred to his letter of support in respect of Application BH2014/01209, 119 Portland Road, Hove stating that he would leave the meeting during consideration of the application and would take no part in the discussion or voting thereon. Councillor Hamilton referred to Application BH2014/01672, 24 Elrington Road, Hove stating that he had been approached by a the applicant who constituent in relation to it but had not discussed the application other than to advise of the relevant protocols when a planning application was considered at committee. He remained of a neutral mind and intended to remain present during discussion and determination of the application. The Chair, Councillor Mac Cafferty referred to Application BH2014/00093, Lansdowne Place Hotel, Lansdowne Place, Hove stating that he had been instrumental in organising a public exhibition in relation to this application. He had not discussed the application, remained of a neutral mind and intended to remain present during the discussion and determination of the application.
38c Exclusion of the press and public
38.3 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.
38.4 RESOLVED - That the public are not excluded from any item of business on the agenda.
38d Use of mobile phones and tablets
38.5 The Chair requested Members ensure that their mobile phones were switched off, and where Members were using tablets to access agenda papers electronically ensure that these were switched to ‘aeroplane mode’.