The following interests were declared at the meeting:

(a)  Councillor Ayling – Agenda Item No. 10 (17/01495/FULM - Rear of 1 Shoebury Avenue, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex) – Disqualifying non-pecuniary interest: Knows the site owner and purchases coal from the yard (withdrew);

(b)  Councillor Butler – Agenda Item No. 5 (17/01489/FUL - Highlands Surgery, 1643-1645 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 2SQ) – Non-pecuniary interest: Patient at the surgery;

(c)  Councillor Chalk – Agenda Item No. 6 (17/01973/AMDT - Former East Beach Café, Rampart Terrace, Shoeburyness) – Non-pecuniary interest: Lives in the vicinity and knows residents affected by the proposals;

(d)  Councillor Chalk – Agenda Item No. 10 (17/01495/FULM - Rear of 1 Shoebury Avenue, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex) – Non-pecuniary interest: Lives in the vicinity and knows residents affected by the proposals;

(e)  Councillor D Garston – Agenda Item No. 5 (17/01489/FUL - Highlands Surgery, 1643-1645 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 2SQ) – Non-pecuniary interest: Patient at the surgery;

(f) Councillor J Garston – Agenda Item No. 5 (17/01489/FUL - Highlands Surgery, 1643-1645 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 2SQ) – Non-pecuniary interest: Family member is a patient at the surgery;

(g)  Councillor Hadley – Agenda Item No. 10 (17/01495/FULM - Rear of 1 Shoebury Avenue, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex) – Disclosable pecuniary interest: Owns property backing on to the development (withdrew);

(h)  Councillor Mulroney – Agenda Item Nos. 7 (16/00231/UNAU_B - 3 New Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex.SS9 2EA) and 8 (17/00063/UNAU_B - 7 Canvey Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex. SS9 2NN) – Non-pecuniary interest: Member of Leigh Society;

(i)  Councillor Mulroney – Agenda Item Nos. 11 (17/00860/FUL, 17/00861/LBC, 17/00862/FUL, 17/00863/LBC &17/00864/FUL – Herschell House, 87 Leigh Hill, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex), 13 (17/01648/FUL - Billet Wharf, High Street, Leigh-on-Sea) and 17 (17/02092/FULH - 36 Leigh Hill, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2DN) – Non-pecuniary interest: Member of Leigh Society and Leigh Town Council (non-participant in planning);

(j)  Councillor Mulroney – Agenda Item Nos. 14 (17/01946/FUL - 1053 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea) and 18 (17/02115/FULH - 34 Percy Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2LA) – Non-pecuniary interest: Member of Leigh Town Council (non-participant in planning);

(k)  Councillor Van Looy – Agenda Item No. 10 (17/01495/FULM - Rear of 1 Shoebury Avenue, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex) – Non-pecuniary interest: People near to the site are known to him (withdrew);

(l)  Councillor Van Looy – Agenda Item Nos. 5 (17/01489/FUL - Highlands Surgery, 1643-1645 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 2SQ) and 6 (17/01973/AMDT - Former East Beach Café, Rampart Terrace, Shoeburyness) – Non-pecuniary interest: People near to application site are known to him;

(m)  Councillor Ward – Agenda item No. 11 (17/00860/FUL, 17/00861/LBC, 17/00862/FUL, 17/00863/LBC &17/00864/FUL - Herschell House, 87 Leigh Hill, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex) – Disqualifying non-pecuniary interest: Knows the person through work (withdrew);

(n)  Councillor Ward – Agenda Item No. 13 (17/01648/FUL - Billet Wharf, High Street, Leigh-on-Sea) – Non-pecuniary interest: Applicant is known to him;

(o)  Councillor Wexham – Agenda Item No. 17 (17/02092/FULH - 36 Leigh Hill, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2DN) – Non-pecuniary interest: Owner of the property is known to him in the fishing industry.

Note:  All Councillors present declared a non-pecuniary interest in Agenda Item No. 4 (17/01738/FULM - 193 Thorpe Hall Avenue, Thorpe Bay, Essex, SS1 3AP) on the grounds that a fellow Councillor lived in close proximity to the application site.