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CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Meeting: 06/07/2023 - Planning Control Committee (Item 82)

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda.  Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

Decision:

(1)  The Chair advised that in accordance with Council policy this meeting was being audio recorded as well as filmed. The audio recordings would be available to view on Mod.gov and the film recording via the NHDC YouTube channel.

 

(2)  The Chair reminded Members to make declarations of interest before an item, the detailed reminder about this and speaking rights is set out under Chair’s Announcements on the agenda.

 

(3)  The Chair advised that Section 4.8.23(a) applied to this meeting.

 

(4)  The Chair clarified the speaking process for registered speakers.

 

(5)  The Chair advised that she had agreed to allocate 10 minutes each for the public speakers and Member Advocates to speak on Item 6.

Minutes:

Audio recording – 2:15

 

(1)   The Chair advised that in accordance with Council policy this meeting was being audio recorded as well as filmed. The audio recordings would be available to view on Mod.gov and the film recording via the NHDC YouTube channel.

 

(2)   The Chair reminded Members to make declarations of interest before an item, the detailed reminder about this and speaking rights is set out under Chair’s Announcements on the agenda.

 

(3)   The Chair advised that Section 4.8.23(a) applied to this meeting.

 

(4)   The Chair clarified the speaking process for registered speakers.

 

(5)   The Chair advised that she had agreed to allocate 10 minutes each for the public speakers and Member Advocates to speak on Item 6 – ‘18/01154/OP Land North of Highover Farm to Stotfold Road, Highover Way, Hitchin, Herts’.