The following declarations of interest were made:

Councillor J Pratt – Agenda item 12, Personal interest – As a person mentioned in one of the Appeals received lives opposite his parents house.

Councillor M John – Agenda item 13, Personal interest – As the planning application was in his Ward.

Councillor S Easterbrook – Agenda items 8, 9, 10 and 11, Personal interest – As a member of Bridgend Town Council who takes no part in planning matters

Councillor A Wathan – As immediately above.

Councillor D Hughes – Agenda item 8, Prejudicial interest as a relative was an objector to the application and a further objector she had previously worked with before she became a BCB Councillor. Councillor Hughes left the meeting when this item was being considered.