Minutes:
Councillor B Kellett noted, in respect of application DM/24/00692/OUT - Homer Hill Farm, while he had made a comment on the planning portal, he had no interest and had attended the site visit the previous day.
Councillor S Deinali entered the meeting at 9.34am
The Lawyer (Planning and Highways), Neil Carter asked if Councillor B Kellett, despite having made representations on the planning portal, was saying that he was approaching the application with an open mind. Councillor B Kellett confirmed that was the case, and that he would not be speaking on the matter as a Local Member.
The Chair noted that he was a member of the City of Durham Trust, however he was not a Trustee and had not been party to their submissions in objection to applications on the agenda.