Declarations of interest

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Category: Any Non Pecuniary Pecuniary Personal Personal and Prejudicial Prejudicial

Councillor: Any Ainslie, Jane Ainslie Akhtar, Sam Akhtar Baker, Keith Baker Batth, Parry Batth Bishop-Firth, Rachel Bishop-Firth Blumenthal, Laura Blumenthal Bowring, Chris Bowring Boyt, Shirley Boyt Bray, Prue Bray Burgess, Rachel Burgess Chadwick, Anne Chadwick Conway, Stephen Conway Cornish, David Cornish Cowan, Gary Cowan Croy, Andy Croy Cunnington, Phil Cunnington Davies, David Davies Dennis, Peter Dennis Ferris, Lindsay Ferris Firmager, Michael Firmager Fishwick, Paul Fishwick Frewin, Jim Frewin Gee, Maria Gee Glover, Catherine Glover Gray, Andrew Gray Halsall, John Halsall Hare, David Hare Harper, Peter Harper Helliar-Symons, Pauline Helliar-Symons Howe, Graham Howe Johnson, Chris Johnson Jones, Clive Jones Jorgensen, Norman Jorgensen Jorgensen, Pauline Jorgensen Kaiser, John Kaiser Kerr, Sarah Kerr Loyes, Abdul Loyes Maher, Tahir Maher Malvern, Morag Malvern Margetts, Charles Margetts Margetts, Rebecca Margetts Mather, Adrian Mather Mickleburgh, Andrew Mickleburgh Montgomery, Jordan Montgomery Munro, Stuart Munro Murray, Gregor Murray Neal, Alistair Neal Newton, Stephen Newton Pittock, Ian Pittock Rance, Jackie Rance Rowland, Beth Rowland Shenton, Ian Shenton Shepherd-Dubey I, Imogen Shepherd-DuBey Shepherd-DuBey R, Rachelle Shepherd-DuBey Skuse, Tony Skuse Smith, Mike Smith Smith Ca, Caroline Smith Smith W, Wayne Smith Soane, Bill Soane Swaddle, Alison Swaddle Weighill, Marie-Louise Weighill Younis, Shahid Younis

 Declarations

Meeting:  Wednesday, 14th December, 2022 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

7. Application No.212720 - Land at Bridge Farm, Twyford

• Stephen Conway - Personal - Stephen Conway declared a personal interest in agenda item 59, on the grounds that he had objected to the inclusion of this site in the draft Local Plan Update. The site had subsequently been included in the update, and Stephen commented that he was approaching this application as a fresh exercise with an open mind, and would consider all evidence prior to reaching a decision.

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Meeting:  Thursday, 19th January, 2023 7.30 pm - Council

15. Statement from Council Owned Companies

• Clive Jones - Personal - Clive Jones submitted a personal Interest in Item 97 – Statement from Council Owned Companies - as a Non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes and WBC Holdings Ltd.
• David Hare - Personal - David Hare submitted a Personal Interest in Item 97 – Statement from Council Owned Companies - as a Non-Executive Director of Optalis Ltd.
• Prue Bray - Personal - Prue Bray submitted a Personal Interest in Item 97 – Statement from Council Owned Companies - as a Non-Executive Director of Berry Brook Homes and WBC Holdings Ltd.
• Stephen Conway - Personal - Stephen Conway submitted a Personal Interest in Item 97 – Statement from Council Owned Companies - as a Non-Executive Director of Loddon Homes and WBC Holdings Ltd.

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Meeting:  Thursday, 19th January, 2023 7.30 pm - Council

16.3 Motion 495 submitted by Charles Margetts

• Gregor Murray - Personal - Gregor Murray submitted a Personal Interest in Item 98.2 – Motion 495 – as a it related to the street that he lived on.

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Meeting:  Monday, 23rd January, 2023 7.30 pm - Personnel Board

6. Shortlisting for the role of Director Place and Growth

• Paul Fishwick - Personal - Paul Fishwick submitted a Personal declaration of interest under the Part 2 part of the meeting in relation to Item 39 Shortlisting for the role of Director Place and Growth.
• Stephen Conway - Personal - Stephen Conway submitted a Personal declaration of interest under the Part 2 part of the meeting in relation to Item 39 Shortlisting for the role of Director Place and Growth.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 25th January, 2023 7.00 pm - Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

9. Adult Social Care Key Performance Indicators

• Morag Malvern - Personal - Morag Malvern submitted a Personal Interest in Item 46 Adult Social Care Key Performance Indicators on the grounds that her son received Adult Social Care.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 8th March, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

7. Application No.223603 - St Crispins School, London Road, Wokingham, RG40 1SS

• Andrew Mickleburgh - Personal - Andrew Mickleburgh declared a Personal Interest in item 94 – 223604 The Emmbrook School, Emmbrook Road and item 95 22603 St Crispins School, London Road, on the grounds that he was the Chair of the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee which included oversight of education provision. He stated that he came to this meeting with an open mind and would consider all evidence prior to making a judgement on the applications.
• Rebecca Margetts - Personal - Rebecca Margetts declared a Personal Interest in item 95 - 222603 St Crispins School, London Road, Wokingham, RG40 1SS, on the grounds that she was a governor at Nine Mile Ride School which was part of the Circle Trust, which St Crispin’s also belonged to.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 8th March, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

6. Application No.223604 - "The Emmbrook School", Emmbrook Road, Wokingham

• Andrew Mickleburgh - Personal - Andrew Mickleburgh declared a Personal Interest in item 94 – 223604 The Emmbrook School, Emmbrook Road and item 95 22603 St Crispins School, London Road, on the grounds that he was the Chair of the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee which included oversight of education provision. He stated that he came to this meeting with an open mind and would consider all evidence prior to making a judgement on the applications.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 12th April, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

11. Application 211335 Land adjoining Lynfield House, White Horse Lane, Finchampstead, Berkshire, RG40 4LX

• David Cornish - Personal - David Cornish declared a Personal Interest in Item 108 Application 211335 Land Adjourning Lynfield House, White House Lane, on the grounds that he had previously listed the application as Ward Member for Finchampstead South on the grounds of potential conflict with the emerging Finchampstead Neighbourhood Development Plan. Following conversations with Officers he had withdrawn the listing. He would view the application with an open mind and consider it on its merits.
• Rebecca Margetts - Personal - Rebecca Margetts declared a Personal Interest in Item 108 Application 211335 Land Adjourning Lynfield House, White House Lane, on the grounds that she had listed the application as Ward Member for Finchampstead South. She would view the application with an open mind and consider it on its merits. In addition her son had received cricket coaching in the past from Phil West who would run the cricket net.

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Meeting:  Thursday, 18th May, 2023 7.30 pm - Council

13. Appointments to Outside Bodies

• Stephen Newton - Personal - Stephen Newton declared a Personal Interest in Agenda Item 13 Appointments to Outside Bodies, on the grounds that he was nominated to represent the Council on the Berkshire Pension Fund, and his wife was a member of the scheme.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 19th July, 2023 7.00 pm - Audit Committee

3. Declaration of Interest

• Stephen Newton - Personal - Councillor Newton declared a Personal interest in Item 19 Director of Children's Services - verbal overview of directorate risks, on the grounds that he was a foster carer.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 20th September, 2023 7.00 pm - Personnel Board

3. Declaration of Interest

• Prue Bray - Personal - Prue Bray declared a Personal Interest in Item 37 Domestic Abuse Policy refresh on the grounds that she was a trustee of Kaleidoscopic uk, a domestic abuse charity.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 27th September, 2023 7.00 pm - Audit Committee

10. Corporate Risk Register

• Stephen Newton - Personal - Councillor Stephen Newton declared a Personal Interest in item 33 Corporate Risk Register on the grounds that he and his wife were foster carers.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 11th October, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

5. Application number 230872 Arborfield Green District Centre, Arborfield Green, RG2 9GB

• David Cornish - Personal - David Cornish declared a personal interest with regards to agenda item 33, application number 230872, on the grounds that he was a member of the Finchampstead Parish Council Planning Committee. David added that he was not present at the meeting where this application was discussed, and came to the meeting with an open mind and would listen to and consider all representations prior to forming a judgement.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 11th October, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

6. Application number 231900 2 Wormstall Cottages, Greensward Lane, Reading, RG2 9JP

• Andrew Mickleburgh - Personal - Andrew Mickleburgh declared a personal interest with regards to agenda item 34, application number 231900, on the grounds that he was the Chair of the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, which had responsibility for scrutinising the delivery of Children’s Services in the Borough. Andrew added that he came to the meeting with an open mind and would listen to and consider all representations prior to forming a judgement.

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Meeting:  Wednesday, 8th November, 2023 7.00 pm - Planning Committee

7. Application no 231643 - 206 Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead

• David Cornish - Personal and Prejudicial - Councillor David Cornish declared a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in item 44 Application 236143 206 Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead, on the grounds that he knew one of the speakers who would be speaking against the application. He indicated that he would withdraw from the meeting for this item, and that Councillor Mickleburgh would chair this item.