Issue - meetings

Councillor Boughton said that, with regard to the report of the Head of Planning and Development relating to application 15/509251, he had previously campaigned against housing development in Otham.  However, he had never expressed a view on this particular application, and he intended to speak and vote when it was discussed.

Councillor Munford said that, with regard to the report of the Head of Planning and Development relating to application 15/509015, he was the Chairman of Boughton Monchelsea Parish Council, and part of the application site was located within the Parish.  However, he had not taken part in the Parish Council’s Planning Committee’s discussions on the application, and intended to speak and vote when it was considered.

Councillor Prendergast said that, in the past, she had been a member of CPRE Kent which had commented on applications 15/509015 and 15/509251.  However, she had not participated in CPRE Kent’s discussions on these applications, and intended to speak and vote when they were considered.

Councillor Boughton said that, with regard to the reports of the Head of Planning and Development relating to applications 14/506264 and 15/509251, he had previously campaigned against housing development in Otham.  However, he had never expressed a view on these particular applications, and he intended to speak and vote when they were discussed.

Councillor Munford said that, with regard to the report of the Head of Planning and Development relating to application 15/509015, he was the Chairman of Boughton Monchelsea Parish Council, and some of the application site was located within the Parish.  However, he had not taken part in the Parish Council’s Planning Committee’s discussions on the application, and intended to speak and vote when it was considered.

Councillor Prendergast said that, in the past, she had been a member of CPRE Kent which had commented on applications 14/506264, 15/503288, 15/509015 and 15/509251.  However, she had not participated in CPRE Kent’s discussions on these applications, and intended to speak and vote when they were considered.

Councillor Mrs Stockell said that with regard to the reports of the Head of Planning and Development relating to applications 14/506264, 15/503288 and 15/509015, but the latter mainly, she represented the Parish of Langley where the application site was located.  However, she had taken no part in discussions with the developers or at meetings of the Parish Council, and intended to speak and vote as she had an “open mind”.