Freedom of Information request - Planning Committee Membership (2000–present)
Case reference FOI2025/00984
Received 12 November 2025
Published 8 December 2025
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:
• A list of all councillors who are or have been members of the planning committee, for the period 2000 to the present day.
• For each councillor, please include their start and end dates of service on the committee.
• Please also indicate which councillor(s) served as Chair of the committee, and their corresponding dates in that role.
I am happy to receive the information in any convenient format (e.g. CSV, spreadsheet, or typed document).
Response
Your request was for the following-
• A list of all councillors who are or have been members of the planning committee, for the period 2000 to the present day.
• For each councillor, please include their start and end dates of service on the committee.
• Please also indicate which councillor(s) served as Chair of the committee, and their corresponding dates in that role.
The Council is refusing your request under the Absolute Exemption, that the Information is accessible by other means (s21 FOIA). As you can obtain this information from the following link
However, we can provide the information below in respect of the Committee Membership from 2020 to date:
FOI - Planning Committee Membership 2020 - Present
2020-21
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Member: |
Dates of Membership: |
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Lisa Brown (Chair from 30 June 2020 – 16 January 2021) |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
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Neil Tilley (Chair from 14 January 2021 – 20 May 2021) |
14 January 2021 – 20 May 2021 |
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David Angliss |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
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Andrew Brady |
30 June 2020 – 14 January 2021 |
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Melanie Bridgen |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
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Michael Dawson |
14 January 2021 – 20 May 2021 |
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Martyn Ford |
30 June 2020 – 14 January 2021 |
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Malcolm Gee |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
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David Muller |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
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Robert Pearson |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
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David Shepherd |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
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Trevor Southerd |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
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Peter Watson |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
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Amy Wheelton |
30 June 2020 – 20 May 2021 |
2021-22
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Member: |
Dates of Membership: |
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Neil Tilley (Chair from 20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022) |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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David Angliss |
20 May 2021 – 20 January 2022 |
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Melanie Bridgen |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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Lisa Brown |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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Michael Dawson |
20 May 2021 - 12 May 2022 |
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Malcolm Gee |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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Gillian Lemmon |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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Andrew MacPherson |
20 January 2022 – 12 May 2022 |
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David Muller |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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Robert Pearson |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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David Shepherd |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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Trevor Southerd |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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Peter Watson |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
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Amy Wheelton |
20 May 2021 – 12 May 2022 |
2022-23
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Member: |
Dates of Membership: |
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Neil Tilley (Chair from 12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023) |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Melanie Bridgen |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Lisa Brown |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Michael Dawson |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Paul Dunn |
12 May 2022 – 15 September 2023 |
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Malcolm Gee |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Kerry Haines |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Louise Mulgrew |
15 September 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Robert Pearson |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Roger Redfern |
12 May 2022 - 18 May 2023 |
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David Shepherd |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Peter Smith |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Trevor Southerd |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
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Amy Wheelton |
12 May 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
2023-24
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Member: |
Dates of Membership: |
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Gareth Jones (Chair from 18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024) |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Jane Carroll |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Jayne Davies |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Malcolm Gee |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Kerry Haines |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Ian Hudson |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Alan Jones |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Andrew Kirke |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Louise Mulgrew |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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David Muller |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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David Shepherd |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Kalila Storey |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
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Amy Wheelton |
18 May 2023 – 16 May 2024 |
2024-25
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Member: |
Dates of Membership: |
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Gareth Jones (Chair from 16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025) |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Jayne Davies |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Matthew Gotheridge |
12 September 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Kerry Haines |
16 May 2024 -15 May 2025 |
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Ian Hudson |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Alan Jones |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Andrew Kirke |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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David Muller |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Gordon Rhind |
16 May 2024 – 12 September 2024 |
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David Shepherd |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Kalila Storey |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Alistair Tilley |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Neil Tilley |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
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Amy Wheelton |
16 May 2024 – 15 May 2025 |
2025-26
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Member: |
Dates of Membership: |
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Louise Mulgrew (Chair from 30 October 2025 – Present) |
15 May 2025 - Present |
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Gareth Jones (Chair from 15 May 2025 – 30 October 2025) |
15 May 2025 – Present |
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Graham Andrew |
11 September 2025 - Present |
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Jayne Davies |
15 May 2025 – 11 September 2025 |
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Malcolm Gee |
26 June 2025 – Present |
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Matthew Gotheridge |
15 May 2025 - Present |
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Kerry Haines |
15 May 2025 – Present |
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Ian Hudson |
15 May 2025 – Present |
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Alan Jones |
15 May 2025 – Present |
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Andrew Kirke |
15 May 2025 – Present |
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David Muller |
15 May 2025 – Present |
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David Shepherd |
15 May 2025 - Present |
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Kalila Storey |
15 May 2025 – Present |
|
Neil Tilley |
15 May 2025 – 26 June 2025 |
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Amy Wheelton |
15 May 2025 - Present |
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