Declarations of interest

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Category: Any Non Pecuniary Pecuniary Personal Personal and Prejudicial Prejudicial

Councillor: Any Bond, County Councillor Jill Bond Brocklesby, County Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby Bromfield, County Councillor Fay Bromfield Brown, County Councillor Louise Brown Bryn, County Councillor Emma Bryn Buckler, County Councillor Rachel Buckler Burch, County Councillor Sara Burch Butler, County Councillor Jan Butler Callard, County Councillor Ben Callard Chandler, County Councillor Ian Chandler Crook, County Councillor John Crook Davies, County Councillor Tomos Dafydd Davies Dymock, County Councillor Lisa Dymock Easson, County Councillor Tony Easson Edwards, County Councillor Christopher Edwards Garratt, County Councillor Steven Garratt Garrick, County Councillor Rachel Garrick Griffiths, County Councillor Paul Griffiths Groucutt, County Councillor Martyn Groucutt Howarth, County Councillor Simon Howarth Howells, County Councillor Meirion Howells John, County Councillor Richard John Jones, County Councillor David Jones Jones, County Councillor Penny Jones Kear, County Councillor Tony Kear Lane, County Councillor Malcolm Lane Lucas, County Councillor Jane Lucas Maby, County Councillor Catrin Maby McConnel, County Councillor Su McConnel McKenna, County Councillor Jayne McKenna Murphy, County Councillor Phil Murphy Neill, County Councillor Alistair Neill Newell, County Councillor Martin Newell Pavia, County Councillor Paul Pavia Powell, County Councillor Maureen Powell Riley, County Councillor Sue Riley Rooke, County Councillor Dale Rooke Sandles, County Councillor Angela Sandles Stevens, County Councillor Maria Stevens Strong, County Councillor Jackie Strong Strong, County Councillor Peter Strong Taylor, County Councillor Frances Taylor Thomas, County Councillor Tudor Thomas Watts, County Councillor Armand Watts Webb, County Councillor Ann Webb Wright, County Councillor Laura Wright

 Declarations

Meeting:  Tuesday, 14th January, 2025 2.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• 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.

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Meeting:  Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 2.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• County Councillor Fay Bromfield - Personal - County Councillor Fay Bromfield declared a personal interest pursuant to the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of application DM/2022/01525 as the applicant is known to her. She regularly donates to him in his role within a Rotary Club. In the interest of transparency, she did not feel it appropriate to vote on this application.
• 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 principal objectors, as outlined in the Planning Committee meeting dated 14th January 2025. Since the last Planning Committee meeting this item has been considered by Abergavenny Town Council’s Environment Committee, which County Councillor Wright sits on, but she did not participate in discussion of or vote on the item. County Councillor Wright left the Planning Committee meeting taking no part in the discussion or voting thereon in respect of this application.

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Meeting:  Tuesday, 5th August, 2025 2.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• County Councillor Fay Bromfield - Personal and Prejudicial - County Councillor Fay Bromfield declared a personal interest pursuant to the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of application DM/2022/01525 as the applicant is known to her. She regularly donates to him in his role within a Rotary Club. In the interest of transparency, she did not feel it appropriate to vote on this application.

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Meeting:  Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 2.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• County Councillor Rachel Buckler - Personal - County Councillor Rachel Buckler declared a personal, non prejudicial interest pursuant to the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of application DM/2024/01294 as she was contacted by an interested party. However, she did not express any opinion on this matter.

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Meeting:  Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 2.00 pm - Planning Committee

2. Declarations of Interest

• County Councillor Meirion Howells - Personal and Prejudicial - Declared a personal and prejudicial interest pursuant to the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of application DM/2021/01781 as he is friends with the applicants. He therefore left the meeting taking no part in the discussion or voting thereon.

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Meeting:  Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 2.00 pm - Planning Committee

4a Application DM/2021/01781 - Proposed new build 3-bedroom detached dwelling with off street parking. Robyrna, Berthon Road, Little Mill, Monmouthshire

• County Councillor Meirion Howells - Personal and Prejudicial - Cllr Howells is friends with the applicants, declared a personal, prejudicial interest and withdrew from the meeting.