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’.

90a        Declarations of substitutes

90.1       Councillor Janio was I attendance in substitution for Councillor Bennett and Councillor Wares was in attendance in substitution for Councillor C Theobald. Councillor Yates was in attendance in substitution for Councillor Gilbey.

90b       Declarations of interests

90.2       Councillor Wares stated that prior to it being decided that he would attend that days meeting as a substitute member he had read the report in respect of application A, BH2016/01961, 45 – 54 Old London Road, Brighton in his capacity as a Local Ward Councillor and had considered whether or not he would also speak at the meeting in that capacity. He had also attended an initial meeting with the developers but had not expressed an opinion in respect of the application, remained of a neutral mind and would therefore remain present at the meeting during consideration and determination of the application.

90.3       Councillor Yates declared a non-prejudicial interest in respect of Application A, BH2016/01961, 45-54 Old London Road, Patcham, he had attended a meeting arranged by the developer but had expressed no opinion in respect of it, remained of a neutral mind and therefore intended to remain present at the meeting during consideration and determination of the application. Councillor Yates also declared a prejudicial interest in respect of Application F, BH2016/02810, 57 Hornby Road, Brighton. He intended to speak in objection to the application in his capacity as a Local Ward Councillor and having done so would then withdraw from the meeting and take no part in the debate or decision making process.

90.4       Councillor Russell-Moyle declared a non-prejudicial interest in Application BH2016/00320, 67 Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton. The applicant’s agent was known to him but he had not been lobbied or approached in respect of this application and remained of a neutral mind and would therefore remain present at the meeting during consideration and determination of the application.

90.5       Councillor Hyde declared a non-prejudicial interest in respect of Application I, BH2016/00320, 67 Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton. She lived on the same road as one of the public speakers but had not discussed the application, remained of a neutral mind and would therefore remain present at the meeting during debate and decision making in respect of that application.

90.6       The Chair, Councillor Cattell declared a non-prejudicial interest in respect of Application D, BH2016/02377, 11 Coombe Vale, Saltdean, Brighton, she had worked with the applicant’s architect in her past working life but had not been lobbied or approached in respect of this application, remained of a neutral mind and therefore intended to remain present at the meeting during the debate and decision making process. Councillor Cattell confirmed that this was also the position in respect of Application I, 67 Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, she remained of a neutral mind in respect of the application and would therefore remain present at the meeting during consideration and determination of the application.

90c        Exclusion of the press and public

90.7       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.

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

90d       Use of mobile phones and tablets

90.9       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’.