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.

95a        Declarations of substitutes

95.1       Councillor Robins declared that he was in attendance in substitution for Councillor Moonan. Councillor Inkpin-Leissner was absent from the meeting.

95b       Declarations of interests

95.2       The Chair, Councillor Cattell noted that Members had received a number of e. mails in respect of Application C, BH2018/01336, Land at rear of 1-45 Wanderdown Road, Brighton.

95.3       Councillor Littman referred to Application B, BH2018/02536, 25 Preston Park Avenue, Brighton stating that he lived near to the application site and had been approached by neighbours for general advice in relation to the planning process. He had not expressed an opinion in respect of the application, remained of a neutral mind and would therefore remain present during consideration and determination of the application. Councillor Gilbey also referred to Application B, BH2018/02536, 25 Preston Park Avenue, Brighton, stating that she owned a property located in Preston Park Avenue, however, she was of a neutral mind in respect of this application and would therefore remain present during when it was considered and determined.

95.4       Councillors Hyde and Miller made reference to Application C, Land at rear of 1 – 45 Wanderdown Road, Brighton. The application site was located in their ward and in consequence they had received a number of e mails in respect of it. They had not responded to them remained of a neutral mind and would therefore remain present at the meeting when it was considered and determined.

95c        Exclusion of the press and public

95.5       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.

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

95d       Use of mobile phones and tablets

95.7       The Chair requested Members ensure that their mobile phones were switched off, and where Members were using tablets to access agenda papers electronically to ensure that these were switched to ‘aeroplane mode’.