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Declarations of interest

 Declarations of interest for agenda item 'Planning Development Management Committee - 3 October 2016 - Scottish Gas Network, Greenbank Crescent - Erection of Energy from Waste Facility - 160276'

  • Councillor Alan Donnelly - Non Pecuniary - Councillor Donnelly declared an interest as a member of the Zero Waste Management Sub Committee who had also attended stakeholder meetings. Councillor Donnelly did not consider that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting.
  • Councillor Andrew Finlayson - Non Pecuniary - Councillor Finlayson declared an interest as a member of the Inter-Authority Working Group and also as a member of the Energy from Waste Stakeholder Group who had attended stakeholder meetings. Councillor Finlayson did not consider that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting.
  • Councillor Graham Dickson - Personal - Councillor Dickson declared an interest by virtue of his spouse having been employed by the Council at the time the planning application was being submitted, and she had been involved in a number of public events promoting the facility. Councillor Dickson stated that it was his intention to remain in the meeting to represent the views of his constituents on the matter, however he would then leave and not take part in any vote on the application.
  • Councillor Graham Dickson - Personal and Prejudicial - Prior to the vote, Councillor Dickson referred to the interest he had earlier declared and stated that he had received further legal advice which he considered required him to withdraw from the meeting with immediate effect.
  • Councillor Jackie Dunbar MSP - Prejudicial - Councillor Jackie Dunbar declared an interest in the following item of business as a member of the Zero Waste Management Sub Committee, and advised that she had been very vocal in her support for an Energy from Waste plant in Aberdeen. Councillor Jackie Dunbar acknowledged that there may be a public perception that she had pre-determined the planning application, and although she had not she withdrew from the meeting and took no part in the Council’s deliberations thereon.
  • Councillor Jean Morrison MBE - Non Pecuniary - Councillor Jean Morrison declared an interest as Convener of the Zero Waste Management Sub Committee and also as a member of the Inter-Authority Working Group who had attended stakeholder meetings. Councillor Jean Morrison did not consider that the nature of her interest required her to leave the meeting.
  • Councillor John Corall - Non Pecuniary - Councillors Cooney, Corall and Delaney declared interests as members of the Zero Waste Management Sub Committee. None of the aforementioned Councillors considered that the nature of their interests required them to leave the meeting
  • Councillor Neil Cooney - Non Pecuniary - Councillors Cooney, Corall and Delaney declared interests as members of the Zero Waste Management Sub Committee. None of the aforementioned Councillors considered that the nature of their interests required them to leave the meeting
  • Councillor Stephen Flynn - Non Pecuniary - Councillor Flynn declared an interest as an attendee at stakeholder meetings but did not consider that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting.
  • Councillor Steve Delaney, the Depute Provost - Non Pecuniary - Councillors Cooney, Corall and Delaney declared interests as members of the Zero Waste Management Sub Committee. None of the aforementioned Councillors considered that the nature of their interests required them to leave the meeting
  • Councillor Yvonne Allan - Prejudicial - Councillor Allan declared an interest, withdrew from the meeting and took no part in the Council’s deliberations thereon.