County Councillor Laura Wright - Personal and Prejudicial - County Councillor Laura Wright declared a personal and prejudicial interest pursuant to the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of application DM/2022/01525, as she has a pre-existing relationship with one of the objectors and organiser of the petition, Jay Shipley. Jay Shipley is the Deputy Principal Officer at Abergavenny Town Council. County Councillor Wright is also a Town Councillor, and she has informally discussed this application with Jay Shipley prior to joining Monmouthshire County Council’s Planning Committee. County Councillor Wright agreed to read out a statement to the Planning Committee on Jay Shipley’s behalf, in lieu of the ward member. She then left the meeting taking no part in the discussion or voting thereon.