Adam Rae
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Ipswich planning committee

Councillor Adam Rae

Vice-Chair, Planning & Development Committee

Seen at planning committee from June 2025 to September 2026

  • 100%attendance
  • 18agreed, no vote against recorded
  • 34decisions at their meetings

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As at 23 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Ipswich’s published minutes, Councillor Adam Rae attended 14 of the 14 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from June 2025 to September 2026. On 18 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Rae is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.

Meetings attended
14 of 14100%
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
34
Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
Agreed, no vote against recorded
18
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 Rae and no voting chart is drawn.

Attendance

100%

14 of 14 meetings whose minutes list them.

The typical member of this committee attended 100% (the median of 14 members listed at 5 or more meetings).

Every meeting

Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.

Present
20252026

Planning & Development Committee: 14 meetings

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Every meeting
DateCommitteeAttendance
23 Sep 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
29 Jul 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
3 Jun 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
29 Apr 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent
4 Mar 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent
4 Feb 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent
7 Jan 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent
10 Dec 2025Planning & Development CommitteePresent
12 Nov 2025Planning & Development CommitteePresent
15 Oct 2025Planning & Development CommitteePresent
17 Sep 2025Planning & Development CommitteePresent
20 Aug 2025Planning & Development CommitteePresent
23 Jul 2025Planning & Development CommitteePresent
25 Jun 2025Planning & Development 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 Rae 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

  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Rae requested clarification regarding paragraph 5.4 of the report which stated that the area was presumed to have an over-concentration of HMOs based on research undertaken for the Article 4 Direction; however, the Officer’s presentation had indicated that the area was not considered to be over-concentrated when assessed against the triggers tests in Policy DM20.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 1A Sherrington Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Rae questioned how both positions could be correct.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 1A Sherrington Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on neighbours' amenity
    “Councillor Rae noted that paragraph 5.5 of the report referred to exemptions within DM20, which implied that an exemption might be required in this case, while paragraph 5.6 stated that the application would need to be determined on amenity considerations.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 1A Sherrington Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on the conditions
    “Councillor Rae noted the proposed condition which stated that the property would accommodate no more than 7 occupants; however, reference had been made to the landlord’s handbook which suggested that a person could be permitted to stay over following consultation with management.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 1A Sherrington Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked about the conditions
    “Councillor Rae asked whether it would be simpler to specify that each room must be occupied by only one person to ensure a maximum of 7 occupants and align the handbook with the planning condition.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 1A Sherrington Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on neighbours' amenity
    “Councillor Rae noted that no reference had been made to the upper floor of the building, which presumably was a flat accessed by the external staircase, and asked whether any consideration had been given to noise insulation between the two floors.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 386 Woodbridge Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae commented that the resident had raised a lot of valid points that had not been properly addressed.”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Rae questioned the introduction of hedgehog holes on a site that was used by vehicles 24 hours a day, but did support limited operation hours for the jet wash facility; if this operated without impact, then an extension of operation hours could then be considered in the future.”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae noted that the previous application had been refused on pedestrian safety grounds and added that even though a pedestrian walkway was proposed, there was no guarantee that schoolchildren would use the prescribed walkway and would continue to walk across the front of the site.”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on neighbours' amenity
    “Councillor Rae added that the Article 4 Direction Area for HMOs had been introduced to protect the amenity of residents; there were already a lot of HMOs on St Helens Street, and it was not acceptable to introduce a 16-person HMO, which was larger than any existing HMO, to this area.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, 131 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae commented that there was greater confidence that a plan to develop the site would come forward in the next 3 years.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, St Peters Dock Car Park St Peters Wharf Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae commented that this was a difficult situation as everyone wanted a good mobile phone signal, but no-one wanted a mast nearby to enable signal transmission.”
    Minutes, 29 Apr 2026, MMO2 Site 5660 Rear Of 6 Kiln Close Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae commented that it was preferable to replace an existing mast on the same site.”
    Minutes, 29 Apr 2026, MMO2 Site 5660 Rear Of 6 Kiln Close Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Rae questioned why this alternative option was requesting different operating hours to that of the approved consent when the Committee had previously raised concern about operating past 8pm.”
    Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Ipswich Sports Club Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on the conditions
    “Councillor Rae commented that he had no objection to the existing padel court operating up to 10pm, but it was important that the 3 new courts be restricted to 8pm as per the proposed conditions.”
    Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Ipswich Sports Club Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on parking
    “Councillor Rae commended the work undertaken at Murrayside Community Centre and advised that he did not object to several elements of the proposal; however, he had concerns regarding the proposed car wash.”
    Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Murrayside Youth And Community Centre Nacton Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on parking
    “Councillor Rae noted that the proposed 2-metre high wall would provide some mitigation against the transfer of contaminants to a public park, but questioned the appropriateness of this and the use of the location as a car wash.”
    Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Murrayside Youth And Community Centre Nacton Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae noted that parents had raised valid concerns about safeguarding, particularly with regards to the potential for chemicals to disperse into the surrounding environment.”
    Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Murrayside Youth And Community Centre Nacton Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Rae asked whether the application could be determined in part to allow approval of some elements whilst refusing others.”
    Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Murrayside Youth And Community Centre Nacton Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae noted that the current policy only assessed the number of HMOs within an area rather than their size, and commented that larger HMOs would have a greater impact on an area; therefore, size should also be considered when the concentration of HMOs in an area was assessed.”
    Minutes, 4 Feb 2026, 95 Grove Lane Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on parking
    “Councillor Rae highlighted that parking was a significant issue in this area and parking spaces were not available on Woodville Road as suggested.”
    Minutes, 4 Feb 2026, 95 Grove Lane Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked about parking
    “Councillor Rae questioned the reasoning that, because the property did not currently have three parking spaces as required in the parking guidance, the expansion could be permitted without providing the four spaces that would then be required.”
    Minutes, 4 Feb 2026, 95 Grove Lane Ipswich Suffolk
  • Raised concerns
    “Councillor Rae raised concerns regarding the size of the proposed bin store and commented that three small bins would be inadequate for seven tenants.”
    Minutes, 4 Feb 2026, 95 Grove Lane Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae commented that the hours of operation of the previous application had been discussed extensively in April 2025 when a significant number of representations from residents had been received, and it was considered that 8pm was appropriate given these concerns; no new evidence had been presented to justify the extension of hours.”
    Minutes, 7 Jan 2026, Ipswich Sports Club Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked about neighbours' amenity
    “Councillor Rae queried the practical effectiveness of stricter noise limits after 8.00pm, stating that the nature of the sport meant that players would play at the same intensity regardless of the time.”
    Minutes, 7 Jan 2026, Ipswich Sports Club Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Moved the motion
    “Councillor Rae proposed that Condition 3 be amended to retain an 8.00pm closing time, and Condition 4 be amended to remove the noise limits for 8pm to 10pm, and this was agreed.”
    Minutes, 7 Jan 2026, Ipswich Sports Club Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on design and scale
    “Councillor Rae commented that there was a shortage of large-scale sporting facilities in Ipswich, and the concerns often associated with such uses, including noise and impact on neighbouring residential properties, would be limited by the site’s location within an industrial estate.”
    Minutes, 7 Jan 2026, 30 White House Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae added that a number of retail businesses operated on the site which meant it was no longer a purely industrial use.”
    Minutes, 7 Jan 2026, 30 White House Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Rae commented that as the proposed housing was at the higher end of the market, he was surprised that some of the bedrooms would not meet the space standards.”
    Minutes, 10 Dec 2025, Agricultural Land Opposite Westerfield House Humber Doucy Lane Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke in support
    “Councillor Rae supported the application and noted that this was a model example of an HMO development.”
    Minutes, 15 Oct 2025, 8 Little Croft Street Ipswich Suffolk

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How this is worked out

Everything here is read from Ipswich’s published planning committee minutes, 15 meetings from June 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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