At a meeting on June 11,2002 ("the June meeting"), the Planning and Regulatory Functions Committee ("the Planning Committee") of North Yorkshire County Council ("the Council") resolved by a majority of 5:4 that, subject to conditions and a s.106 agreement, permission be granted for a quarry extension. The notice of decision of the grant of planning permission was issued on August 6, 2002 ("the August permission"). The site of the quarry fell within the boundary of the parish of Littlethorpe. The first appellant was a member of the Council. He lived in Littlethorpe and represented the electoral division which included it. His house was approximately 250 metres from the nearest point of the proposed extraction. He objected to the development both in his capacity as the elected representative of the inhabitants of Littlethorpe and in his personal capacity. Although a member of the Council, he was not a member of the Planning Committee. The second appellant also lived in Littlethorpe. She objected to the proposed development as a member of Littlethorpe Parish Council.
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