Bolsover planning committee decisions

19 decisions from the committee's minutes, 14 May 2025 to 2 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.

1 in 19 decisions went against officer advice

Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 134th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.

Decisions
19
Approved
94.7%
Against officer advice
5.3%
Meetings
11

How Bolsover compares

Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.

0%82%
Where Bolsover ranks, of 205 councils
132Pembrokeshire5.3%2 of 38
133West Berkshire5.3%1 of 19
134Bolsover5.3%1 of 19
135Lancaster5.1%3 of 59
136Hertsmere5.1%2 of 39

Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.

More or less favourable than its officers?

Bolsover's committee is more favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 93.8% of these decisions; the committee approved 100%, 6.3 points more.

Officers recommended approval94%
Committee approved100%

Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, so Bolsover leans further towards applicants than most.

Over the 16 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.

Source: Plota analysis of Bolsover's planning committee minutes and officer reports.

What it decides

94.7% approved and 0% refused. Bolsover's minutes do not record vote counts.

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MonthApprovedRefusedOther
May 25100
Jun 25100
Jul 25101
Oct 25500
Dec 25400
Jan 26200
Feb 26100
Mar 26100
Apr 26100
Sep 26100

Source: Plota analysis of Bolsover's planning committee minutes.

When it overrules its officers

1 of 19 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.

Which way

Officers advised approval, committee refused0
Officers advised refusal, committee approved1

What kind of application

Extensions & alterations1

From the 1 of 1 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.

Source: Plota analysis of Bolsover's planning committee minutes and officer reports.

Recent decisions against officer advice

Latest decisions

Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.

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