Issue - meetings

To receive any requests for dispensations.

Town Councillor David Ellis

That Town Councillor David Ellis be granted dispensation under paragraph (d) of the Standards Committee (Grant of Dispensations) (Wales) Regulations 2001 to speak at Buckley Town Council on the application (reference number: 057259), or any application which, in the opinion of the Monitoring Officer, is similar but to leave the room before the application is debated and voted on.  Also to make written representations on the application (reference number: 057259), or any application which, in the opinion of the Monitoring Officer, is similar to Buckley Town Council. The dispensation be granted for a 12 month period.

County Councillor Carol Ellis

That County Councillor Carol Ellis be granted dispensation under paragraph (d) of the Standards Committee (Grant of Dispensations) (Wales) Regulations 2001 to speak on the application (reference number: 057259), or any application which, in the opinion of the Monitoring Officer, is similar, at Buckley Town Council and for 5 minutes at the meeting of the Planning Committee, but to leave the room before the application is debated and voted on.  Also to make written representations on the application (reference number: 057259),  or any application which, in the opinion of the Monitoring Officer, is similar to Flintshire County Council’s Planning Committee and/or Buckley Town Council. The dispensation be granted for a 12 month period.

Following despatch of the agenda, two dispensation requests had been received from County Councillor Carol Ellis, and Buckley Town Councillor David Ellis. 

The Deputy Monitoring Officer provided details of the requests which related to a planning application (reference number: 057259) which would have an impact upon Hawkesbury Community Centre.

Buckley Town Councillor David Ellis

            The Monitoring Officer provided background information to the application which sought to “speak and vote” on a planning application that if allowed would impact on Hawkesbury Community Centre.   He confirmed that the relevant paragraph under which dispensation was sought was (d).

County Councillor Carol Ellis

            The Committee were asked to consider a request for dispensation submitted by County Councillor Carol Ellis “to be able to speak but not vote“ on a planning application that would impact on all uses in the Hawkesbury Area.  The Monitoring Officer confirmed that the relevant paragraph under which dispensation was sought was (d).

RESOLVED:

Town Councillor David Ellis

That Town Councillor David Ellis be granted dispensation under paragraph (d) of the Standards Committee (Grant of Dispensations) (Wales) Regulations 2001 to speak at Buckley Town Council on the application (reference number: 057259), or any application which, in the opinion of the Monitoring Officer, is similar but to leave the room before the application is debated and voted on.  Also to make written representations on the application (reference number: 057259), or any application which, in the opinion of the Monitoring Officer, is similar to Buckley Town Council. The dispensation be granted for a 12 month period.

County Councillor Carol Ellis

That County Councillor Carol Ellis be granted dispensation under paragraph (d) of the Standards Committee (Grant of Dispensations) (Wales) Regulations 2001 to speak on the application (reference number: 057259), or any application which, in the opinion of the Monitoring Officer, is similar, at Buckley Town Council and for 5 minutes at the meeting of the Planning Committee, but to leave the room before the application is debated and voted on.  Also to make written representations on the application (reference number: 057259),  or any application which, in the opinion of the Monitoring Officer, is similar to Flintshire County Council’s Planning Committee and/or Buckley Town Council. The dispensation be granted for a 12 month period.