Declarations
Meeting: Tuesday, 6th February, 2024 2.00 pm - Planning Committee
2. Declarations of Interest
- County Councillor Dale Rooke - Personal and Prejudicial - County Councillor Dale Rooke declared a personal and prejudicial interest pursuant to the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of application DM/2023/01562, as he is one of Chepstow Town Council representatives that has supported the Friends of the Dell Playpark Group. He left the meeting taking no part in the discussion or voting thereon.
- County Councillor Sara Burch - Personal and Prejudicial - County Councillor Sara Burch declared a personal and prejudicial interest pursuant to the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of application DM/2022/01831, due to her previous involvement in the scheme and consultation while Cabinet Member with responsibility for Active Travel. She left the meeting taking no part in the discussion or voting thereon.
Meeting: Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 2.00 pm - Planning Committee
2. Declarations of Interest
- County Councillor Meirion Howells - Personal and Prejudicial - Declared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of application DM/2023/01679 as he is a pacifist. He took no part in the discussion or voting thereon in respect of this application.
- County Councillor Phil Murphy - Personal - Declared a personal, non prejudicial interest in respect of application DM/2024/00985 as his son used to work with the applicant.
Meeting: Tuesday, 3rd December, 2024 2.00 pm - Planning Committee
2. Declarations of Interest
- County Councillor Phil Murphy - Personal - County Councillor Phil Murphy declared a personal, non-prejudicial interest pursuant to the Members’ code of conduct in respect of application DM/2024/00985, as his son used to work with the applicant.
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.
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.