Part 1 Decision making

1.   A councillor must bring an open and unprejudiced mind to all matters being decided in the course of the councillor’s duties, including when making planning decisions as part of the council's role as a planning authority.

2.   A councillor must make decisions free from personal bias or prejudgement in the course of the councillor’s duties.

3.   A councillor, in making decisions, must give genuine and impartial consideration to all relevant information known to the councillor, or of which the councillor should be reasonably aware.

4.   A councillor must –

(a) make decisions solely on merit; and

(b) not take irrelevant matters or circumstances into account when making decisions.