However, he decided to withdraw his resignation meaning he couldn’t make his speech.
Instead he has written an open letter confirming claims of a conflict of interest which he had alluded to when he initially announced his intention to resign last month.
Pictured: Deputy Taylor has had a month to consider his position on the DPA since first announcing he was going to resign from it last month.
When Deputy Taylor first announced his intention to resign from the DPA he had said he was concerned over the “mishandling” of the Leale’s Yard planning application.
Deputy Oliver and the other three members of the DPA – Deputies John Dyke, Sasha Kazantseva-Miller, and Bob Murray – all denied any conflict of interest at the time.
Deputy Taylor has now accused Deputy Oliver of meeting with the planning applicant to discuss the plans, as well as meeting with the applicant to discuss the requirement of an Open Planning Meeting.
He has said there were no minutes made of the first meeting and that minutes were only provided for the second meeting four months after it had occurred, when he had “uncovered the meeting”.
Pictured: Taylor’s Coffee Shop in Market Street.
Since he first announced his intention to resign from the DPA, Deputy Taylor has been served with an eviction notice for his coffee shop in the Market. Express has seen the eviction notice but is unable to reproduce it at this time.
Using his open letter to the public – published in full by ExpressHERE – Deputy Taylor said he has been subject to numerous legal threats since his resignation statement which have included the eviction.
Deputy Taylor has also accused Deputy Oliver of sharing information concerning that eviction notice with other politicians before Deputy Taylor himself knew about it.
Despite the ongoing challenges facing his business, Deputy Taylor has said he has decided against resigning from the DPA. He has said “resignation was in my best interest, but not in the best interest of the community”.
He also said that: “given the continued legal threats I have been receiving, I will not be commenting further at this time”.
She said: “I can confirm, categorically and unequivocally, that I do not have, and never have had, any conflict of interest in relation to the Leale’s Yard planning application.
“In response to Deputy Taylor’s concerns about this, I confirmed with the applicant that they were not involved with the person who proposed me in 2020 and that that person had no connection with the application.
“I also took legal advice from St James Chambers which confirmed on the facts that I had no conflict of interest that would have prevented me from participating in the Open Planning Meeting for Leale’s Yard. On this basis I proceeded to take part in that meeting.”
Her open letter can be read in full HERE.
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