Planning Committee
The planning committee has responsibility for determining planning applications, planning and building control enforcement and issues relating to tree preservation orders.
Members of the council can ask for planning applications being dealt with at officer level to be referred to the committee for determination.
The planning committee was established on 1 January 2010. Prior to this, planning applications were considered by the development control committee.
Committee Members
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Cllr Gary Etheridge | ||
Conservative May 2024 - |
70.0% | ||
May 2023 - May 2024 (Spokesperson) | 85.7% | ||
May 2015 - May 2022 | 74.2% |
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Cllr Adrian Gulvin | ||
Conservative May 2023 - |
77.3% | ||
Feb 2019 - May 2019 | 66.7% | ||
Aug 2018 - Oct 2018 | 66.7% | ||
Mar 2012 - May 2015 | 98.0% |
Former Chairs
Former Vice Chairs
Former Opposition Spokespeople
Former Members
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Siju Adeoye | ||
Conservative Feb 2023 - May 2023 |
100.0% | ||
Labour and Co-operative Dec 2019 - Oct 2022 |
64.9% |
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David Carr | ||
Conservative Nov 2018 - Jan 2019 |
100.0% | ||
May 2015 - Aug 2018 | 92.7% | ||
Jun 2013 - May 2015 (Vice Chair) | 96.6% | ||
Jan 2010 - May 2013 | 87.7% |
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Peter Hicks | ||
Conservative May 2015 - May 2019 (Vice Chair) |
90.0% | ||
Jan 2010 - Jun 2013 (Vice Chair) | 93.1% |
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Cllr Stephen Hubbard | ||
Labour and Co-operative May 2023 - Feb 2024 (Chair) |
100.0% | ||
Oct 2021 - May 2023 (Spokesperson) | 100.0% | ||
May 2019 - Oct 2021 | 82.7% | ||
Jan 2010 - May 2015 | 89.7% |
Committee Meetings
2023 to 2027
2019 to 2023
2015 to 2019
2011 to 2015
2007 to 2011
Only meetings where attendance records are available are shown above. To view the list of meetings for each term, click on the appropriate heading. Click on the date of a meeting to see who was present.