Durham planning committee
Councillor Christine Blatchford
Reform UKSeen at planning committee from September 2025 to June 2026
- 100%attendance
- 5agreed, no vote against recorded
- 14decisions at their meetings
As at 17 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Durham’s published minutes, Councillor Christine Blatchford attended 10 of the 10 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from September 2025 to June 2026, in the chair at 1. On 5 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Blatchford is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 10 of 10100%
- Meetings whose minutes list them as present, sending apologies or absent. Minutes that list only those present cannot show an absence. 3 meetings as a substitute.
- Decisions at their meetings
- 14
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 5
- 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 Blatchford and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
100%
10 of 10 meetings whose minutes list them.
The typical member of this committee attended 86% (the median of 31 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Area Planning Committee (North): 7 meetings · Area Planning Committee (Central and East): 2 meetings · Area Planning Committee (South and West): 1 meeting
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | Area Planning Committee (North) | Present, Chair |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Area Planning Committee (Central and East) | Present as a substitute |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Area Planning Committee (North) | Present, Vice-Chair |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Area Planning Committee (North) | Present, Vice-Chair |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Area Planning Committee (North) | Present, Vice-Chair |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Area Planning Committee (Central and East) | Present as a substitute |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Area Planning Committee (North) | Present, Vice-Chair |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Area Planning Committee (North) | Present, Vice-Chair |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Area Planning Committee (South and West) | Present as a substitute |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Area Planning Committee (North) | Present, Vice-Chair |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- Durham County Cricket Club Riverside Chester-le-Street152-bed hotel · DM/24/00316/FPA Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land North East Of Brandon United Football Club Commercial Street Brandon36 social-rent homes · DM/25/02911/FPA Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Fernhill Newcastle Road Crossgate Moor DurhamTwo dwellings and garage · DM/25/03389/OUT Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Former Easington Colliery Primary School Seaside Lane Easington Colliery Peterlee25 affordable homes · DM/25/03426/FPA Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land To Rear Of Consett Park Terrace Moorside55 affordable homes · DM/26/00089/VOC Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The South Of Old Lodge Hamsterley MillReplacement access road · DM/25/01540/FPA Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land To The West Of Fulforth Way Sacriston26 homes · DM/24/03032/FPA Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land North West Of Ebony Stud 3 Weems Farm Mickle Hill Road HesledenTwo secure dog walking fields · DM/25/01554/FPA Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The South Of South Parade Thornley22 affordable homes · DM/25/02618/FPA Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The South West Of 27 Durham Road West BowburnUp to 20 homes · DM/24/03487/OUT Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Site Of Former Go North East Bus Garage Picktree Lane PicktreeFoodstore with access · DM/25/01765/FPA Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Applegarth New Road CrookTwo-child children's home · DM/25/02479/FPA RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land West Of West Lea Syke Road Burnopfield10 custom-build plots · DM/23/02757/OUT Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Haystax Holiday Park Longedge Lane Consett33 holiday pitches · DM/25/00531/FPA Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Blatchford 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.
- Spoke on a site visit
“Councillor C Blatchford noted the boundary as set out on the application plan and recalled the carefully managed grounds from the site visit and asked whether the application would maintain and upkeep the rest of the grounds.”
Minutes, 9 Jun 2026, Fernhill Newcastle Road Crossgate Moor Durham - Asked a question
“Councillor C Blatchford asked for further clarification as regards access and footpath links.”
Minutes, 9 Jun 2026, Land North East Of Brandon United Football Club Commercial Street Brandon - Asked a question
“Councillor C Blatchford asked if it was not possible to have a one-way system, one way in, one way out, rather than the protected right turn.”
Minutes, 18 Dec 2025, Site Of Former Go North East Bus Garage Picktree Lane Picktree - Asked a question
“Councillor C Blatchford asked if a one-way system could not be incorporated within the application site.”
Minutes, 18 Dec 2025, Site Of Former Go North East Bus Garage Picktree Lane Picktree
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Durham’s published planning committee minutes, 34 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 SchulmanReform UK
- David FreemanLib Dem
- Mark WilkesLib Dem
- Jillian CampbellReform UK
- Steven FranklinReform UK
- Scott WoodhouseReform UK
- Alan BellIndependent
- Dawn SaundersReform UK
- Liz MaddisonIndependent
- Andrew EalesReform UK
- Dawn BellinghamReform UK
- Jonathan ElmerGreen
- Kenny HopeReform UK
- Sean HealyReform UK
- James PickardReform UK
- James StephensonReform UK