BCP planning committee
Councillor Matthew Gillett
Lib DemSeen at planning committee from February 2024 to August 2026
- 100%attendance
- 9agreed, no vote against recorded
- 26decisions at their meetings
As at 10 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of BCP’s published minutes, Councillor Matthew Gillett attended 14 of the 14 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from February 2024 to August 2026. On 9 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Gillett is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 14 of 14100%
- 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
- 26
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 9
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- Proposed or seconded
- 0 / 1
- Motions the minutes say they proposed, then seconded, that the committee passed.
- Declared interests
- 0
- 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 Gillett and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
100%
14 of 14 meetings whose minutes list them.
The typical member of this committee attended 85% (the median of 19 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Eastern BCP Planning Committee: 14 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 22 May 2026 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
| 15 Feb 2024 | Eastern BCP Planning Committee | Present |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre Stony Lane South ChristchurchTwo fitness studios · P/26/01695/FULSeconded the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Broadwaters Wick Lane Bournemouth20 retirement flats · P/25/04159/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- JP Morgan Chase Bank 1 Chaseside BournemouthOffice and parking expansion · P/25/04768/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 46 South Road BournemouthCovered rear patio · P/26/02127/HOU Approved ForUnanimous vote
- 44 Minterne Road ChristchurchHouse extension amendments · P/26/01738/CONDR Approved ForUnanimous vote
- 5 Seafield Road BournemouthSix flats · P/26/00686/FUL Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Car Park Rear Of 629 To 623 Christchurch Road Hawkwood Road BournemouthCar park layout changes · P/25/03310/CONDR Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Vitality Stadium Kings Park Drive BournemouthStadium expansion · P/25/04900/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 1 Avon Run Close ChristchurchTwo detached dwellings · P/26/00634/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Westover Retail Park Castle Lane West BournemouthLidl food store · P/25/02274/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Southbourne Crossroads Car Park Southbourne Coast Road BournemouthPrivacy wall and roof terrace · P/25/04045/CONDR RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 55 Highfield Road BournemouthSeven-person HMO · P/25/04672/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land east of Phase 8 Hoburne Farm Estate Christchurch104-home development · 8/23/0512/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 65A Richmond Wood Road BournemouthEight-person HMO · P/25/03589/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Beach House Cafe Mudeford Sandbank ChristchurchEight picnic benches · P/25/03404/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Beach House Cafe Mudeford Sandbank BournemouthFour storage containers · P/25/04071/CONDR Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Vitality Stadium Kings Park Drive BournemouthStadium enabling works · P/25/03733/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 6 Ripon Road BournemouthSingle-storey rear extension · P/25/04115/HOU Approved ForUnanimous vote
- 3 Nursery Road BournemouthTwo-storey dwelling · P/25/01133/FUL Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Silverways Silver Way ChristchurchNursing home extension · 8/25/0059/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Lower Gardens BournemouthWinter event with ice rink · P/25/02126/FUL ApprovedAgainst officer advice ForUnanimous vote
- 95 Charminster Avenue BournemouthEight-person house in multiple occupation · P/25/03627/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 32 Southbourne Grove BournemouthShop extension and frontage · P/25/02475/FUL Refused For refusalUnanimous vote
- The Beach House Cafe Mudeford Sandbank ChristchurchReplacement café building · P/25/01461/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 98 Gladstone Road East BournemouthRear extensions and garden room · P/25/00153/HOU Refused For refusalUnanimous vote
- 19A Rozelle Road, PooleThree detached houses · APP/23/01196/F RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Gillett 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 Gillett seconded the motion.”
Minutes, 20 Aug 2026, Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre Stony Lane South Christchurch
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from BCP’s published planning committee minutes, 26 meetings from February 2024 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
- Marion Le PoidevinLib Dem
- Gillian MartinLabour
- Joe SalmonGreen
- Paul HilliardIndependent
- Toby SladeConservative
- Patrick CanavanLabour
- Brian HitchcockIndependent
- Jo ClementsLib Dem
- Adrian ChapmanlawLib Dem
- Peter SidawayLib Dem
- Felicity RiceIndependent
- Michael TarlingLib Dem
- David FlaggIndependent
- John ChallinorConservative
- Peter CooperLabour
- Karen RamptonConservative