Council officer
Damian Hunter
Planning Solicitor, East Devon District Council
Council officer who gives legal advice to the Strategic Planning Committee on procedure, voting and declarations of interest.
Where they stand
–Officer – not ratedCouncil officer: gives professional advice to the committee; not rated.
his view is that all of the sites will be looked at in the Reg 19 stage and they will all be considered by an inspectorStrategic Planning Committee, 29 October 2024 (afternoon) · 01:42:47 ▶ · meeting page · Example of legal advice: reporting King's Counsel's view on late sites.
Everything they said about EXMO20 at the meetings
8 passages from the council recordings, in date order. Each time stamp plays the recording at that moment.
Strategic Planning Committee, 3 September 2024 – morning session (3)
all those in favor of the proposal if you could raise your hands please … one two three four thank you five six seven all those against two three any abstentions one okay that's covered then chair00:24:18 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
Councillor Ingham, I appreciate that you've not declared an interest in relation to this site, but clearly you've predetermined the application because you've said here it's unsustainable, … my advice is I believe you've pre-determined this so don't vote it's your choice01:05:47 ▶ · 3. The second consultation – anything that could be classed as predeterminative (104)
but the way that this works is that if you speak as a ward member and you go up and speak you know from the lectern and you've got some pre-prepared notes and you're reading that and you've made that decision in your own mind that is predetermination01:32:25 ▶ · 3. The second consultation – anything that could be classed as predeterminative (104)
Strategic Planning Committee, 29 October 2024 – afternoon session (2)
On this occasion it's myself who spoke to King's Council and has his view on things so we had a telephone conversation and we discussed it over the telephone so that's the note that I've got of this01:42:36 ▶ · B. Site selection: HELAA, officer advice and why EXMO20 was included (“justified”) (93)
And his view is that all of the sites will be looked at in the Reg 19 stage and they will all be considered by an inspector. And if people wish to make representations at that stage, they'll all be taken on board.01:42:47 ▶ · 3. The second consultation – anything that could be classed as predeterminative (104)
Strategic Planning Committee, 29 October 2024 – morning session (1)
my view would be that you are likely to have an effects of prejudicial non-disclosable registrable interest and I think that's something that you should declare if that's the case. … I would just suggest don't vote on this matter and leave it to your colleagues otherwise I think that you could have a complaint put in against you02:09:50 ▶ · I. Admissions (24)
Strategic Planning Committee, 11 December 2024 – afternoon session (1)
as we said in relation to paragraph 13 previous decisions motion or amendment to rescind decision meeting at the council which he agrees also would apply to uh this committee uh within the past six months cannot be moved unless a motion a notice of motion is signed by at least 15 members … it's quite dubious behavior to do so uh in relation to a decision that you've taken less than one month ago00:21:22 ▶ · 3. The second consultation – anything that could be classed as predeterminative (104)
Strategic Planning Committee, 11 December 2024 – morning session (1)
well my understanding if you feel that you've made a final decision on it before it came back to committee and was debated then you would have predetermined yourself but if you were still just saying that you thought it should come back to the committee to be debated by them and then you would make your final decision then you haven't predetermined the issue03:28:04 ▶ · G. Consultation and procedure (Regulation 19, AI, objections, generic answers, advice, future decisions) (85)
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