Declarations of interest

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Category: Any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests Other Significant Interests Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests

Councillor: Any Anckorn, Cllr Euan Anckorn Arnold, Cllr Al Arnold Barrett, Cllr Bill Barrett Bartlett, Cllr Paul Bartlett Bell, Cllr Mrs Clair Bell Bell, Cllr Neil Bell Betty, Cllr Simon Betty Blanford, Cllr Jessamy Blanford Brooks, Cllr Trevor Brooks Brunger-Randall, Cllr Kayleigh Brunger-Randall Buchanan, Cllr Andrew Buchanan Burgess, Cllr Michael Burgess Campkin, Cllr Steve Campkin Chilton, Cllr Brendan Chilton Clarkson, Cllr Gerry Clarkson Clokie, Cllr Paul Clokie Cornish, Cllr Trish Cornish Dean, Cllr Alan Dean Farrell, Cllr Dara Farrell Feacey, Cllr Peter Feacey Forest, Cllr Matthew Forest Gambling, Cllr Jo Gambling Gathern, Cllr Sally Gathern Gauder, Cllr Tania Gauder Giles, Cllr Katrina Giles Hallett, Cllr Clive Hallett Harman, Cllr Linda Harman Hayward, Cllr Heather Hayward Heyes, Cllr Bernard Heyes Heyes, Cllr Tina Heyes Hicks, Cllr Aline Hicks Howard, Cllr William Howard Howard-Smith, Cllr Kalysha Howard-Smith Iliffe, Cllr Nathan Iliffe Joseph, Cllr Sojan Joseph Knowles, Cllr Callum Knowles Krause, Cllr Larry Krause Leavey, Cllr Kate Leavey Ledger, Cllr David Ledger Link, Cllr John Link McGeever, Cllr Ray McGeever Meaden, Cllr Geoff Meaden Michael, Cllr Winston Michael Mulholland, Cllr Ken Mulholland Nilsson, Cllr Dawnie Nilsson Ovenden, Cllr Noel Ovenden Pauley, Cllr Katy Pauley Pickering, Cllr Alan Pickering Roden, Cllr Yvonne Roden Rogers, Cllr Andy Rogers Shilton, Cllr Johnny Shilton Shorter, Cllr Neil Shorter Smith, Cllr David Smith Smith, Cllr Pam Smith Spain, Cllr Diccon Spain Sparks, Cllr George Sparks Suddards, Cllr Charles Suddards Suddards, Cllr Lyn Suddards Townend, Cllr Ben Townend Turner, Cllr Howard Turner Walder, Cllr Kate Walder Webb, Mrs Jenny Webb Wedgbury, Cllr Jim Wedgbury Wright, Cllr Liz Wright

 Declarations

Meeting:  Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• Cllr Ken Mulholland - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that he was the Ward Member for Weald North, and was familiar with the application, but had not personally brought it to the Committee and it was there because of the relationship mentioned in paragraph 1 of the report. PA/2023/0320
• Cllr Nathan Iliffe - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that he was a member of Kennington Community Council who had objected to the application, but he had not partaken in any discussions about it, nor attended any meetings where it had been discussed. PA/2022/2223

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 7th June, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• Cllr Ken Mulholland - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared that he had officially supported the application when notified of it, in his previous position as Ward Member prior to the recent election. His vote on this application was therefore discounted. PA/2022/2850

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 5th July, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• Cllr David Ledger - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that he was a Member of Shadoxhurst Parish Council, who had objected to the application, but he had not been involved in any of the discussions. 15/00856/AS
• Cllr Jessamy Blanford - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that she was a Member of the Weald of Kent Protection Society (WKPS) and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). She had not been involved in any discussions regarding their comments on the application. 15/00856/AS
• Cllr Ken Mulholland - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that he was a member of Tenterden Town Council. Declared he had received a direct communication very recently regarding the application, but that it would not influence his decision. PA/2023/0888
• Cllr Linda Harman - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that she was the Chair of Aldington and Bonnington Parish Council but had not been involved in the Parish Council discussions on these applications, and would speak as the Ward Member. PA/2022/2544 PA/2022/2950
• Cllr Ray McGeever - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared an Other Significant Interest and an Other Announcement, as he had previously objected to the application, and also lived on the boundary of the site. He would leave the room for the discussion; and he did so after speaking as Ward Member. 15/00856/AS Declared an Other Announcement as he had previously objected to the application. He would stay in the room for the discussion. PA/2022/2851
• Cllr Sally Gathern - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that she had commented on the applications as a Parish Councillor, and would leave the room during discussions. 15/00856/AS PA/2022/2851
• Cllr Simon Betty - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared that he was the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth and Investment into which the properties fall, and would leave the meeting during discussions. 21/1890/AS PA/2023/0714

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 9th August, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• Cllr Brendan Chilton - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that he had some years previously been the interim Chair of the governing body of Ashford Oaks Primary School but this had no influence on his contribution to the meeting. 21/1890/AS
• Cllr Simon Betty - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared that he was the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth and Investment into which the properties the subject of these applications fall, and would leave the meeting during discussions. 21/1890/AS PA/2023/0714

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 6th September, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• Cllr Diccon Spain - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that he was a Kennington Community Councillor but had not attended any meeting of their Planning Committee. 22/01041/AS PA/2023/0225 Declared that he was the Ward Member for Bockhanger but had not had any interaction with Officers on this application. PA/2023/0225
• Cllr Kate Walder - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared she was the Portfolio Holder for Recreation and Public Spaces and so would not participate in the discussion or the vote. She left the meeting for this item. PA/2023/1184
• Cllr Kayleigh Brunger-Randall - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - eclared that she sat on Tenterden Town Council Planning Committee. She left the meeting for this item. PA/2023/1184
• Cllr Ken Mulholland - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared that he was a Tenterden Town Councillor but not on their Planning Committee. He would participate in the discussion and the vote. PA/2023/1184
• Cllr Simon Betty - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared that he was the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth and Investment into which the property the subject of this application fell, and would leave the meeting during the discussion and vote, and he did so. PA/2023/1184

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 4th October, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• Cllr David Ledger - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that he personally knew the applicants, and would leave the room for the item, which he did. PA/2023/1048
• Cllr Diccon Spain - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement of an Other Interest, as he was to pose a question at the Council meeting of 19 October regarding the Council’s garage blocks strategy but this did not influence his views on the application. PA/2023/0424
• Cllr Linda Harman - Disclosable Pecuniary Interests - Declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest as she was the owner of the property, and the applicant. She stated she would leave the room for the item, and did so. PA/2023/0960
• Cllr Simon Betty - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared he was the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth and Investment, and he would therefore leave the meeting for this item. PA/2023/0424

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 8th November, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• Cllr Liz Wright - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement that she was an acquaintance of the speaker in support of the application, although they had not met for some years.
• Cllr Simon Betty - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared he was the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth and Investment, and would not be participating in the vote - PA/2023/0424

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 13th December, 2023 6.30 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• Cllr David Ledger - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared that he served on Shadoxhurst Parish Council, who had been consulted on this application, but he had not taken part in any of their discussions. PA/2023/0715 Declared that he served on Shadoxhurst Parish Council who had been consulted on this application, but he had not taken part in any of their discussions. As adjacent Ward Member, he had been active in discussions, and would not take part in the vote. 22/00571/AS
• Cllr Jessamy Blanford - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared that she was the Ward Member for this application site, and would speak as such, but not propose a motion or vote. She did so. PA/2023/0715 Declared that she was the Ward Member for this application site, and had previously expressed opinions. She would step down from the Chair, speak as Ward Member and would not vote. She did so. 22/00571/AS
• Cllr Ray McGeever - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Declared that, as an adjacent Ward Member, he had publicly shared his opinions on this application, and so would not take part in the vote. PA/2023/071
• Cllr Sally Gathern - Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests - Made a Voluntary Announcement of Other Interests, that her husband served on the Parish Council, and that she was a friend of the Parish Councillor who had registered to speak. PA/2023/0715 22/00571/AS