Steven Franklin
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Durham planning committee

Councillor Steven Franklin

Peterlee wardMember, County Planning Committee

Seen at planning committee from September 2025 to July 2026

  • 100%attendance
  • 6agreed, no vote against recorded
  • 38decisions at their meetings

Councillor's page on the council's website

As at 17 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Durham’s published minutes, Councillor Steven Franklin attended 16 of the 16 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from September 2025 to July 2026, in the chair at 1. On 6 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Franklin is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.

Meetings attended
16 of 16100%
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
38
Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
Agreed, no vote against recorded
6
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 Franklin and no voting chart is drawn.

Attendance

100%

16 of 16 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.

Present
20252026

County Planning Committee: 10 meetings · Area Planning Committee (Central and East): 6 meetings

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Every meeting
DateCommitteeAttendance
29 Jul 2026County Planning CommitteePresent
8 Jul 2026County Planning CommitteePresent
2 Jun 2026County Planning CommitteePresent
12 May 2026Area Planning Committee (Central and East)Present, Vice-Chair
7 Apr 2026Area Planning Committee (Central and East)Present, Vice-Chair
4 Mar 2026County Planning CommitteePresent
10 Feb 2026Area Planning Committee (Central and East)Present, Vice-Chair
4 Feb 2026County Planning CommitteePresent
13 Jan 2026Area Planning Committee (Central and East)Present, Vice-Chair
3 Dec 2025County Planning CommitteePresent
5 Nov 2025County Planning CommitteePresent
20 Oct 2025County Planning CommitteePresent
7 Oct 2025Area Planning Committee (Central and East)Present, Vice-Chair
1 Oct 2025County Planning CommitteePresent
9 Sep 2025Area Planning Committee (Central and East)Present, Chair
3 Sep 2025County Planning CommitteePresent

Decisions

Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.

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In the minutes

What the minutes record Franklin 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

  • Spoke
    “Councillor S Franklin stated that he was from Peterlee and knew the area well. He felt sorry for the people of Blackhalls and Hesledens as the beautiful countryside would be affected by this development.”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, Land To The East, South And West Of Benridge Farm, Fillpoke Lane Blackhall Rocks
  • Asked about neighbours' amenity
    “Councillor S Franklin asked as regards the impact of the extension on residential amenity, any potential loss of light or privacy.”
    Minutes, 12 May 2026, 23 Mistletoe Street Durham
  • Seconded
    “He was seconded by Councillor S Franklin.”
    Minutes, 7 Apr 2026, 7 Atherton Street Durham
  • Seconded
    “He moved a motion to refuse the application which was seconded by Councillor Franklin.”
    Minutes, 3 Dec 2025, Land To The South Of Wagtail Lane Craghead
  • Asked about affordable housing
    “Councillor S Franklin queried the pricing mechanism for affordable homes as if it was set to a national level, it was likely to be unaffordable for people in East Durham. He was familiar with the A181 junction and agreed with the concerns raised by the Local Member and objectors.”
    Minutes, 3 Sep 2025, Land To The North West Of 17 Quilstyle Road Wheatley Hill

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.

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