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;

(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’.

40a        Declarations of substitutes

40.1       Councillor Janio declared that he was in attendance in substitution for Councillor Bennett. Councillor A Norman declared that she was present in substitution for Councillor C Theobald. Councillor JK Norman stated that he was in attendance in substitution for Councillor Wares.

40b       Declarations of interests

40.2       Councillor Cattell, the Chair, declared a direct personal interest in application BH2015/00445, Diplock’s Yard by virtue of the fact that the architect for the scheme was known to her and she had worked as a planning agent on this site in the recent past. The Chair explained that she would vacate the Chair which would be taken by the Deputy Chair, Councillor Gilbey, would leave the meeting during consideration of this application and would take no part in the discussion or voting thereon. Councillor Cattell also declared an interest in application BH2015/01138, East House, 7 and West House 8 Pavilion Mews & 17 Jubilee Street, Brighton; Application BH2014/03546, the Compound, Northease Close, Hove and application BH2015/01278, Warehouse, 1A Marmion Road, Hove by virtue of the fact that-she had professional knowledge of the architects or those representing the applicants; however, she had not worked with any of them in relation to the submitted schemes. Councillor Cattell confirmed that she remained of a neutral mind and would remain present during consideration of these applications and would take part in the discussion and voting thereon.

40.3       Councillor Morris referred to application BH2015/00445, Diplock’s Yard, 73 North Road, Brighton stating that he lived in the area and the application site was therefore known to him. He confirmed that he remained of a neutral mind and would remain in the meeting during discussion and voting thereon.

40.4       When application BH2015/01677, 23 Ditchling Crescent was due to be considered Councillor Inkpin-Leissner confirmed that the objector Mr Lawden was known to him, they were employed by the same company, but he had not realised this until Mr Lawden had stepped up to speak He confirmed that he remained of a neutral mind and intended to remain at the meeting during discussion and determination of the application.

40.5       When application BH2015/01677, 23 Ditchling Crescent was due to be considered Councillor Barradell stated that she was a Member of the city’s Adoption Panel, but confirmed that she remained of a neutral mind and intended to remain at the meeting during discussion and determination of the application.

40.6       Councillor Littman stated that he knew the Vicar of St Luke’s, application BH2014/03428, St Luke’s Church, 64 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, this did not impact on his consideration of the application, he remained of a neutral mind and intended to remain at the meeting during discussion and determination of the application.

40c        Exclusion of the press and public

40.7       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.

40.8       RESOLVED - That the public be not excluded during consideration of any item of business on the agenda.

40d       Use of mobile phones and tablets

40.9       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’.