Agenda item

The following declarations of interest were intimated:-

(a)       Councillor Henrickson declared an interest by virtue of him being a season ticket holder with Aberdeen Football Club (the applicant) and also a shareholder for Aberdeen Football Club. Councillor Henrickson considered that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting and took no part in the Council’s deliberations thereon.

(b)       Councillor Alphonse declared an interest by virtue of having had business dealings with Stewart Milne, Chairman of Aberdeen Football Club. Councillor Alphonse considered that the nature of her interest required her to leave the meeting and took no part in the Council’s deliberations thereon.

(c)       Councillors Jackie Dunbar, McLellan and McRae declared interests as employees of Kevin Stewart MSP who had publicly supported the application, however they had not had any involvement in the matter;

(d)       Councillor Copland declared an interest as a substitute member of the Strategic Development Planning Authority (SDPA)

(e)       Councillor Hutchison declared interests by virtue of (1) his employment by Kevin Stewart MSP who had publicly supported the application, however Councillor Hutchison had not had any involvement in the matter; (2) his employment with the British Army in terms of their agreement with Aberdeen Football Club for their use of the training facilities at Gordon Barracks; (3) his membership of Foundations of Hearts who partly owned Heart of Midlothian Football Club; and (4) his small personal shareholding in Heart of Midlothian Football Club which had publicly supported the application;

(f)        Councillor Samarai declared an interest as an employee of Mark McDonald MSP who had publicly supported the application, however Councillor Samarai had not had any involvement in the matter;

(g)       Councillor Nicoll declared an interest as the former Company Secretary of Aberdeen Rugby Limited;

(h)      Councillor Catriona MacKenzie declared interests as an employee of Kevin Stewart MSP and Kirsty Blackman MP who had both publicly supported the application, however Councillor Catriona MacKenzie had not had any involvement in the matter;

(i)        Councillor Cooke declared interests by virtue of his membership of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce and the SDPA;

(j)         Councillors Allard, Delaney, Imrie and Jennifer Stewart declared interests by virtue of knowing a number of people who had made representation on the application (both for and against);

(k)       Councillor Yuill declared interests by virtue of his membership of the SDPA and as a substitute member of NESTRANS;

(l)        Councillors Boulton, Graham and Grant declared interests by virtue of their membership of the SDPA;

(m)     Councillor Macdonald declared an interest by virtue of her membership of NESTRANS;

(n)      Councillor Bell declared interests by virtue of his membership of the SDPA and NESTRANS; and

(o)       Councillor Mason MSP declared interests by virtue of his position as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland and as a substitute member of the SDPA.

All Councillors considered that the nature of their interests did not require them to leave the meeting with the exception of Councillors Alphonse and Henrickson who left the meeting before any consideration was given to the application.