Bolsover planning committee
Councillor Phil Smith
LabourSeen at planning committee from May 2025 to September 2026
- 88%attendance
- 3agreed, no vote against recorded
- 24decisions at their meetings
As at 30 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Bolsover’s published minutes, Councillor Phil Smith attended 14 of the 16 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from May 2025 to September 2026. On 3 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Smith is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 14 of 1688%
- 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
- 24
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 3
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- 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 Smith and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
88%
14 of 16 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 2.
The typical member of this committee attended 75% (the median of 11 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning Committee: 14 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 13 May 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 14 May 2025 | 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 South Of 41 Mill Lane BolsoverEight social quarter-houses · 26/00135/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 49 Pattison Street Shuttlewood ChesterfieldChildren’s home · 26/00033/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 48 Pattison Street Shuttlewood ChesterfieldChildren’s home · 26/00034/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land And Buildings To The Rear Of 41 Appletree Road StanfreeFour three-bedroom homes · 25/00329/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 8 Main Street Shirebrook MansfieldThree-bedroom HMO · 25/00446/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Willow Tree Family Farm Langwith Road Shirebrook MansfieldFive-year farm extension · 25/00491/VAR Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Between St Lawrence Avenue And Rotherham Road North Of Langwith Road Bolsover217-home residential development · 22/00478/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Between Welbeck Road And Oxcroft Lane Bolsover547-home residential development · 25/00069/REM Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Between Welbeck Road And Oxcroft Lane BolsoverS106 agreement changes · 25/00433/OTHER Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Shirebrook Market Market Place ShirebrookCommunity hub and market facilities · 25/00441/VAR Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 48 Rowthorne Lane Glapwell ChesterfieldFront boundary fence and gates · 25/00421/FUL ApprovedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Hurst Farm Mansfield Road Tibshelf AlfretonBattery energy storage system · 25/00302/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Garage Site To The West Of 283 Alfreton Road BlackwellFour apartments with parking · 25/00184/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Garage Site To The Rear Of 1 - 5 Worksop Road Whitwell CommonExpanded communal car park · 25/00307/FREG3 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- St Helens Church Hall Church Street East Pinxton NottinghamReplacement church hall · 25/00293/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- New Middle Club Welbeck Street Whitwell WorksopNine residential flats · 25/00179/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Bolsover Business Park Woodhouse Lane BolsoverBusiness park redevelopment · 23/00180/OUT Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Between St Lawrence Avenue And Rotherham Road North Of Langwith Road Bolsover217-home residential development · 22/00478/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- New Middle Club Welbeck Street Whitwell WorksopNine residential flats · 25/00179/FUL Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Station Yard Chesterfield Road Pleasley MansfieldFour mobile home plots · 25/00162/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- The Stables Featherbed Lane Bolsover ChesterfieldParking and manoeuvring area · 24/00503/FUL Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Croft Old School Lane Pleasley MansfieldWraparound house extension · 25/00153/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Bolsover Business Park Woodhouse Lane BolsoverMixed-use business park · 23/00180/OUT Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At The Rear Of The White Swan Market Place Bolsover18 flats · 23/00439/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Smith 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.
Subjects in what the minutes record
- Heritage18 Feb 2026, 3 Sep 2025, 11 Jun 2025
- Moved approval
“Moved by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Steve Fritchley RESOLVED that application no. 26/00033/FUL be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”
Minutes, 15 Apr 2026, 49 Pattison Street Shuttlewood Chesterfield - Seconded
“Moved by Councillor Tom Munro and seconded by Councillor Phil Smith RESOLVED that planning application no. 25/00446/FUL be APPROVED subject to the following planning conditions:”
Minutes, 18 Mar 2026, 8 Main Street Shirebrook Mansfield - Seconded
“Moved by Councillor Steve Fritchley and seconded by Councillor Phil Smith RESOLVED that planning application no. 25/00329/FUL be APPROVED subject to the following planning conditions:”
Minutes, 18 Mar 2026, Land And Buildings To The Rear Of 41 Appletree Road Stanfree - Seconded
“Moved by Councillor Tom Munro and seconded by Councillor Phil Smith RESOLVED that it be noted that a review of the procedure for publishing details of planning applications received in the press will be undertaken within the next 3 months and that any changes will be reported to a future Planning Committee meeting.”
Minutes, 18 Mar 2026, Land And Buildings To The Rear Of 41 Appletree Road Stanfree - Moved the motion
“Moved by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Tom Munro RESOLVED that Planning Committee Members noted the typographical error in the Consultation section of the previous Committee Report and endorsed that it did not change the resolution at the 1 st October 2025 Planning Committee meeting.”
Minutes, 18 Feb 2026, Land Between St Lawrence Avenue And Rotherham Road North Of Langwith Road Bolsover - Moved the motion
“Moved by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Steve Fritchley RESOLVED that Planning Committee note the contents of the report and highlight any concerns about the implementation of the Section 106 Agreements listed.”
Minutes, 18 Feb 2026, Land Between St Lawrence Avenue And Rotherham Road North Of Langwith Road Bolsover - Moved approval
“Moved by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Tom Munro RESOLVED that application no. 25/00491/VAR be referred to the Secretary of State via the National Planning Casework Unit with a recommendation that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”
Minutes, 18 Feb 2026, Willow Tree Family Farm Langwith Road Shirebrook Mansfield - Seconded
“Moved by Councillor Tom Munro and seconded by Councillor Phil Smith RESOLVED that application no. 25/00433/OTHER to modify the S106 agreement dated nd September 2021 be APPROVED to secure £5,235,408.84 (plus any further indexation where relevant) towards the following:”
Minutes, 21 Jan 2026, Land Between Welbeck Road And Oxcroft Lane Bolsover - Seconded
“Moved by Councillor Tom Munro and seconded by Councillor Phil Smith RESOLVED that application no. 25/00302/FUL be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”
Minutes, 10 Dec 2025, Hurst Farm Mansfield Road Tibshelf Alfreton - Seconded
“Moved by Councillor Steve Fritchley and seconded by Councillor Phil Smith RESOLVED that application no. 25/00441/VAR be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”
Minutes, 10 Dec 2025, Shirebrook Market Market Place Shirebrook - Moved approval
“Moved by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Rob Hiney-Saunders RESOLVED that application no. 25/00179/FUL be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”
Minutes, 1 Oct 2025, New Middle Club Welbeck Street Whitwell Worksop - Moved approval
“Moved by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Steve Fritchley RESOLVED that application no. 25/00307/FREG3 be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”
Minutes, 1 Oct 2025, Garage Site To The Rear Of 1 - 5 Worksop Road Whitwell Common - Moved the motion
“Moved by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Rob Hiney-Saunders RESOLVED that the Planning Committee note the contents of the report and highlight any concerns about the implementation of the Section 106 Agreements listed.”
Minutes, 3 Sep 2025, New Middle Club Welbeck Street Whitwell Worksop - Moved approval
“Moved by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Tom Munro RESOLVED that application no. 25/00162/FUL be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”
Minutes, 9 Jul 2025, Station Yard Chesterfield Road Pleasley Mansfield - Moved approval
“Moved by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Tom Munro RESOLVED that application no. 25/00153/FUL be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:”
Minutes, 11 Jun 2025, The Croft Old School Lane Pleasley Mansfield - Seconded
“Moved by Councillor Tom Munro and seconded by Councillor Phil Smith RESOLVED that the Committee note the contents of the report and highlight any concerns about the implementation of the Section 106 Agreements listed.”
Minutes, 11 Jun 2025, The Croft Old School Lane Pleasley Mansfield
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Bolsover’s published planning committee minutes, 16 meetings from May 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
- Steve FritchleyIndependent
- Tom MunroLabour
- Catherine TiteLabour
- Deborah WatsonIndependent
- Janet TaitIndependent
- John RitchieLabour
- Sally RenshawLabour
- Chris KaneIndependent
- Rob Hiney-SaundersLabour
- Duncan McGregorLabour