Decision

In accordance with the Councillors’ Code of Conduct the following declarations were made:

Item 5

Councillor Sutherland made a transparency statement on the basis that the he did not attend the previous Area Committee meeting and was also unable to attend the site visit. He concluded that he had received sufficient information to enable him to participate in the consideration of the item. 

Councillor Cox made a transparency statement on the basis that he has a connection with the agent, Mr Michael Ritchie of Mantell Ritchie.  He concluded that, as Mr Ritchie was not speaking in relation to the application, he would remain in the meeting and take part in the consideration of the item. 

Councillor Reynolds made a transparency statement on the basis that he is a resident of Whitehills and lives close to the application site.  He concluded that he would remain in the meeting and take part in the consideration of the item. 

Item 6

Councillor Cox made a declaration on the basis that he has a connection with the agent, Michael Ritchie of Mantell Ritchie.  As Mr Ritchie was taking part in this item, Councillor Cox advised that he would not participate and would leave the meeting while the item was being considered.  

Item 7

Councillor James Adams made a transparency statement on the basis that a close family member’s house backs on to the proposed development site.  Having applied the objectivity test, he advised that he would remain in the meeting and take part in the consideration of the item.

Item 8
Councillor Reynolds made a transparency statement on the basis that he was a resident of Pennan during the consultation periods 2019 and 2021. Having applied the objective test, he concluded that he could remain in the meeting and participate in the consideration of the item. 

Item 10
Councillor Sutherland made a declaration of interest on the basis that a family member was an applicant to the Banff & Buchan Coastal Communities Fund.  He advised that he would not participate in the consideration of the item and would leave the meeting while it was being discussed.  

Councillor Cox made a declaration of interest by virtue of Banff Castle’s application to the Banff & Buchan Coastal Communities fund and his association with Banff Castle.  He advised that he would not participate in the consideration of the item and would leave the meeting while it was being discussed.