
Chesterfield planning committee
Councillor Jacqueline Ridgway
LabourSeen at planning committee from July 2025 to October 2026
- 33%attendance
- 8agreed, no vote against recorded
- 13decisions at their meetings
- 2motions proposed
As at 5 October 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Chesterfield’s published minutes, Councillor Jacqueline Ridgway attended 3 of the 9 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from July 2025 to October 2026. On 8 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Ridgway is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below. Ridgway proposed 2 motions the committee passed and seconded 3.
- Meetings attended
- 3 of 933%
- 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
- 13
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 8
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- Proposed or seconded
- 2 / 3
- 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 Ridgway and no voting chart is drawn. The minutes do name who proposed each motion.
Attendance
33%
3 of 9 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 6.
The typical member of this committee attended 88% (the median of 12 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning Committee: 3 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 29 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- The Green 16 Campbell Drive Barrow Hill Chesterfield DerbyshireAnnexe attached to dwelling · CHE/26/00365/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- St Johns Farm Bridle Road Woodthorpe Chesterfield DerbyshireBarn converted to dwelling · CHE/26/00403/FULSeconded the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 44 Staunton Close Chesterfield DerbyshireCar shelter · CHE/26/00657/HOU Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 43 Brockwell Lane Brockwell Chesterfield DerbyshireHouse extension and garage · CHE/26/00128/HOU Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 4 Whitecotes Lane Walton Chesterfield DerbyshireThree one-bedroom flats · CHE/26/00001/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 739 Sheffield Road Sheepbridge Chesterfield DerbyshireOne detached dwelling · CHE/25/00327/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital Chesterfield Road Calow Chesterfield DerbyshireGround-mounted solar panels · CHE/25/00768/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Hollies Sutton Crescent Inkersall Chesterfield DerbyshireStorage shed and fencing · CHE/23/00694/FULSeconded the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 3A Wharf Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire11-bedroom HMO · CHE/25/00283/FUL ApprovedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Unit 11 Whitting Valley Road Trading Estate Whitting Valley Road Old Whittington Chesterfield DerbyshirePermanent car spraying use · CHE/26/00079/VCON Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 66 South Street North New Whittington Chesterfield DerbyshireTwo-bedroom bungalow · CHE/25/00271/FULProposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 211 Langer Lane Birdholme Chesterfield DerbyshireOne dwelling and garage · CHE/25/00943/FULProposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land Between 338 Chatsworth Road and Mill Lane Chatsworth Road Chesterfield DerbyshireDrive-through restaurant and shops · CHE/25/00612/FULSeconded the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Ridgway 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
“The Committee considered the report, and it was moved by Councillor Stone and seconded by Councillor Ridgway.”
Minutes, 5 Oct 2026, St Johns Farm Bridle Road Woodthorpe Chesterfield Derbyshire - Seconded
“It was moved by Councillor Stone and seconded by Councillor Ridgway that the officer recommendation be upheld.”
Minutes, 20 Apr 2026, The Hollies Sutton Crescent Inkersall Chesterfield Derbyshire - Seconded
“Councillor Brittain proposed that the application be approved and this was seconded by Councillor Ridgway.”
Minutes, 9 Mar 2026, Land Between 338 Chatsworth Road and Mill Lane Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire - Moved the motion
“It was moved by Councillor Ridgway and seconded by Councillor Miles that the officer recommendation be upheld.”
Minutes, 9 Mar 2026, 211 Langer Lane Birdholme Chesterfield Derbyshire - Moved the motion
“It was moved by Councillor Ridgway and seconded by Councillor Miles that the officer recommendation be upheld.”
Minutes, 9 Mar 2026, 66 South Street North New Whittington Chesterfield Derbyshire
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Chesterfield’s published planning committee minutes, 16 meetings from July 2025 to October 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
- Stuart YatesLabour
- Barry BinghamLib Dem
- Ian CallanLabour
- Keith FalconerLib Dem
- Keith MilesLabour
- Martin StoneLabour
- Glenys FalconerLib Dem
- Leslie ThompsonLabour
- Stuart BrittainLabour
- Maureen DavenportLib Dem
- Kate CaulfieldLabour