
Babergh Mid Suffolk planning committee
Councillor Terry Lawrence
Lib DemSeen at planning committee from September 2025 to September 2026
- 92%attendance
- 14agreed, no vote against recorded
- 27decisions at their meetings
- 1motion proposed
As at 9 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Babergh Mid Suffolk’s published minutes, Councillor Terry Lawrence attended 11 of the 12 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from September 2025 to September 2026. On 14 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Lawrence is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below. Lawrence proposed 1 motion the committee passed and seconded 2.
- Meetings attended
- 11 of 1292%
- Meetings whose minutes list them as present, sending apologies or absent. Minutes that list only those present cannot show an absence.
- Decisions at their meetings
- 27
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 14
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- Proposed or seconded
- 1 / 2
- Motions the minutes say they proposed, then seconded, that the committee passed.
- Declared interests
- 1
- Decisions on which the minutes record them declaring an interest.
Voting record
The minutes we hold do not give each member's vote at these meetings, so no vote is counted for Lawrence and no voting chart is drawn. The minutes do name who proposed each motion.
Attendance
92%
11 of 12 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 1.
The typical member of this committee attended 83% (the median of 19 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Mid Suffolk Planning Committee: 11 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Mid Suffolk Planning Committee | Present |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- Land To The Rear Of Ceva Logistics Norwich Road Mendlesham (In The Parish Of Wetheringsett Cum Brockford)Warehouse units and storage · DC/26/00130 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land At Lawn Park Business Centre Warren Lane WoolpitTwo commercial buildings · DC/26/00363 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Former Bacton Community Middle School (In The Parish Of Wyverstone) Wyverstone Road Bacton50 homes and football pitch · DC/23/05077 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Former Crown Chicken Factory The Street WeybreadEgg incubatory building and four homes · DC/25/02757 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Zones 1 And 2 Gateway 14 Gostling Avenue StowmarketTwo marketing boards · DC/26/01623 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham (Part In The Parish Of Great Blakenham)Logistics warehouse unit · DC/25/03044 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds SuffolkCommunity college redevelopment · DC/26/01037Proposed the motion Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Marsh Farm Mill Lane Stradbroke Eye Suffolk72 ground-mounted solar panels · DC/25/02912 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Beech Green Barn Main Road Hemingstone Ipswich Suffolk82 solar panels · DC/26/00158 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 5 for, 1 against
- Balfour House 20 Eve Balfour Way Haughley Stowmarket SuffolkFour self-contained flats · DC/25/05123 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Green Farm City Lane Great Finborough Stowmarket SuffolkReplacement buildings and storage uses · DC/23/03967 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 1 against
- Olive House Langham Road Badwell AshFour-bedroom self-build home · DC/25/00365Seconded the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 1 against
- Land North West Of Stowupland Road Stowmarket SuffolkJunction condition change · DC/25/03921 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 1 against
- Valley Farm Hessett Bury St Edmunds SuffolkSolar farm · DC/25/02730 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land East Of Warren Lane And West Of Cresmedow Way Elmswell Suffolk27 homes and open space · DC/25/01089 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 5 for, 1 against
- Land On The North Side Of Station Road Haughley Suffolk29 affordable homes · DC/25/05362 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 1 against
- Verge At Progress Way Mid Suffolk Business Park EyeMicro energy storage project · DC/25/03635Seconded the motion Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Stowmarket Innovation Gateway Gateway Boulevard StowmarketMarketing board · DC/25/04636 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 1 against
- Stowmarket Innovation Gateway Gateway Boulevard StowmarketIlluminated totem sign · DC/25/04635 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Truckeast Limited Violet Hill Road Stowmarket Suffolk66-bed care home · DC/25/01542 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Truckeast Limited Violet Hill Road Stowmarket Suffolk61 retirement homes · DC/25/01673 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Kenton Hall Debenham Road Kenton Stowmarket SuffolkTwo free-range chicken buildings · DC/24/04567 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 5 for, 1 against
- 31 Acton Close Bramford Ipswich SuffolkVehicular access · DC/25/03419 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Stowmarket Town Centre Stowmarket SuffolkTown-centre wayfinding signs · DC/25/03082 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land South Of Glebe Way Mendlesham Suffolk78 homes and link road · DC/24/04832 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 5 for, 1 against
- Land East Of Cross Green Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk8 self-build homes · DC/25/01109 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 1 against
- Former Bank Building/John Peel Centre 11 Market Place StowmarketCreative arts centre expansion · DC/25/03346Declared an interest Approved ForUnanimous vote
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Lawrence moving, seconding, asking or saying on each decision, in the minutes’ own words. Passages that name more than one councillor, or a member of the public, are left out.
- Seconded
“Councillor Lawrence seconded the proposal.”
Minutes, 9 Sep 2026, Land To The Rear Of Ceva Logistics Norwich Road Mendlesham (In The Parish Of Wetheringsett Cum Brockford) - Moved approval
“Councillor Lawrence proposed approval of the application as detailed in the Officer recommendation.”
Minutes, 15 Jul 2026, Former Crown Chicken Factory The Street Weybread - Proposed a condition
“Councillor Lawrence proposed an additional condition to ensure that the use of the site be restricted to an egg incubation unit.”
Minutes, 15 Jul 2026, Former Crown Chicken Factory The Street Weybread - Moved approval
“Councillor Lawrence proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer recommendation contained within the tabled papers.”
Minutes, 17 Jun 2026, Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk - Moved approval
“Councillor Lawrence proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer recommendation and with the removal of the condition restricting use to the host dwelling only.”
Minutes, 8 Apr 2026, Beech Green Barn Main Road Hemingstone Ipswich Suffolk - Seconded
“Councillor Lawrence seconded the proposal.”
Minutes, 8 Apr 2026, Marsh Farm Mill Lane Stradbroke Eye Suffolk - Moved approval
“Councillor Lawrence proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer recommendation.”
Minutes, 25 Mar 2026, Green Farm City Lane Great Finborough Stowmarket Suffolk - Seconded
“Councillor Lawrence seconded the proposal.”
Minutes, 11 Mar 2026, Valley Farm Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk - Moved approval
“Councillor Lawrence proposed that the application be approved”
Minutes, 11 Mar 2026, Land North West Of Stowupland Road Stowmarket Suffolk - Seconded
“Councillor Lawrence seconded the proposal.”
Minutes, 11 Mar 2026, Olive House Langham Road Badwell Ash - Moved approval
“Councillor Lawrence proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer recommendation and with additional conditions relating to the access to the site, provision of a cycle path, and the play area .”
Minutes, 11 Feb 2026, Land East Of Warren Lane And West Of Cresmedow Way Elmswell Suffolk - Seconded
“Councillor Lawrence seconded the proposal.”
Minutes, 14 Jan 2026, Verge At Progress Way Mid Suffolk Business Park Eye - Moved refusal
“Councillor Lawrence proposed that the application be refused on the grounds that there was not justifiable and demonstrable need for the development in the proposed location.”
Minutes, 19 Nov 2025, Kenton Hall Debenham Road Kenton Stowmarket Suffolk - Seconded
“Councillor Lawrence seconded the proposal.”
Minutes, 19 Nov 2025, Truckeast Limited Violet Hill Road Stowmarket Suffolk - Seconded
“Councillor Lawrence seconded the proposal.”
Minutes, 19 Nov 2025, Truckeast Limited Violet Hill Road Stowmarket Suffolk - Moved approval
“Councillor Lawrence proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer recommendation.”
Minutes, 22 Oct 2025, Land South Of Glebe Way Mendlesham Suffolk - Moved approval
“Councillor Lawrence proposed that the application be approved as detailed in the Officer recommendation.”
Minutes, 22 Oct 2025, 31 Acton Close Bramford Ipswich Suffolk
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Babergh Mid Suffolk’s published planning committee minutes, 24 meetings from September 2025 to September 2026. A councillor is matched across meetings by the council’s own member number where it has one, otherwise by full name.
Each vote shows how it is known. Named in the minutes: the minutes, or the council’s own recorded vote, list each member with their vote. From the count and the names: the minutes give the numbers and name the members in the minority, and every member present is known. All members present in favour: the minutes say every member voted for it and the members present are known. No vote against recorded: the minutes record the decision with no vote against, no abstention and no count, at a council whose minutes print a divided vote when there is one, so each member present is counted for. Unanimous vote: the minutes call the decision unanimous, or give a count with no one against and no one abstaining, and each member present is counted for. From the meeting recording: the vote was heard on the council’s recording of the meeting and closes exactly with the members present. Where none of these holds, the vote is left as “Not recorded” and is not counted.
Votes are on the resolution the committee passed, so a vote for is a vote with the majority. A vote is a decision on the application in front of the committee, not a statement of the councillor’s views. A percentage is shown only with five or more votes, decisions or meetings behind it.
Source: Plota analysis of the council’s minutes. The party is from the council’s own list of councillors.
Also on this committee
- Adrian OsborneIndependent
- Lucy ElkinGreen
- Simon DowlingGreen
- Isabelle ReeceConservative
- Jane CarruthersGreen
- John WhymanLib Dem
- Lavinia HadinghamIndependent
- Tim RegesterGreen
- Nicholas HardinghamGreen
- Sarah ManselGreen
- Helen DaviesLib Dem
- Kathryn GrandonIndependent
- Rowland WarboysGreen
- Terence CarterGreen
- Peter K BeerConservative
- Elisabeth MalvisiIndependent