Agenda item

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of the existence and nature of any pecuniary interests or any other significant interest in matters on this agenda.

2.1       Councillor Robert Rigby explained that a week before the meeting, all six         Members of the Sub-Committee were provided with a full set of papers         including a detailed officer’s report on each application; together with bundles    of every single letter or e-mail received in respect of every application,        including all letters and e-mails containing objections or giving support.             Members of the Sub-Committee read through everything in detail prior to the             meeting. Accordingly, if an issue or comment made by a correspondent was       not specifically mentioned at this meeting in the officers’ presentation or by     Members of the Sub-Committee, it did not mean that the issue had been         ignored. Members will have read about the issue and comments made by             correspondents in the papers read prior to the meeting.

2.2       Councillor Mark Shearer declared that in respect of item 3, he confirmed that he received a presentation for the site, in his role as the Ward Councillor.  Councillor Shearer also declared that with respect of item 4, he attended a site visit with the planner officer for more clarity on the site.  Councillor Shearer also noted that he attended university with Anna Bond from Grosvenor Properties.

2.3       Councillor Jim Glen declared an interest in respect of Item 1 and 4, where he sat on the planning committee which heard the original applications. Councillor Glen also declared that he was a Trustee of the Westminster Tree Trust and confirmed that his membership would not affect his views.

2.4       Councillor Louise Hyams declared an interest in respect of Item 1 and 4, where she sat on the planning committee which heard the original applications.  Councillor Hyams also declared that in respect of item 3, she received a presentation for the site, in her role as the Ward Councillor. 

2.5       Councillor Geoff Barraclough declared an interest in respect of Item 1 and 4, where she sat on the planning committee which heard the original applications. 

2.6       Councillor David Boothroyd declared he was Head of Research and Psephology for Thorncliffe, whose clients were companies applying for planning permission from various local authorities. He was precluded from working on any scheme in Westminster under the company’s code of conduct.

JLL, Gerald Eve and DP9 are planning consultants for some Thorncliffe clients and were also acting for applicants at the meeting. He did not deal directly with clients or other members of project teams, and planning consultants were not themselves clients. Councillor Boothroyd also declared an interest in respect of Item 1 and 4, where he sat on the planning committee which heard the original applications.

2.7       Councillor Robert Rigby declared an interest in respect of Item 1 and 4, where he sat on the planning committee which heard the original applications. He added that he met with the Applicant in respect of Item 4 in May 2020 for an overview of the scheme.  Councillor Robert Rigby also declared an interest in respect of Item 2 where he met with the Developer and Officers in April 2021 for an overview of the scheme.