Carole Jones
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Ipswich planning committee

Councillor Carole Jones

Member, Planning & Development Committee

Seen at planning committee from July 2025 to September 2026

  • 100%attendance
  • 17agreed, no vote against recorded
  • 30decisions at their meetings

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As at 23 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Ipswich’s published minutes, Councillor Carole Jones attended 14 of the 14 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from July 2025 to September 2026. On 17 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Jones 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
30
Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
Agreed, no vote against recorded
17
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 Jones 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
29 Jul 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent
1 Jul 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent
3 Jun 2026Planning & Development CommitteePresent
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

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 Jones 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 Jones acknowledged the resident’s concerns, given the proximity of their property to the site, and whilst the demolition of the existing house did not require planning permission, the house currently provided separation and protected the resident’s house from the site operations.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on a site visit
    “Councillor Jones noted that the site was an existing and well used business which, as observed during the site visit, required improvement.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on parking
    “Councillor Jones commented that car ownership in Ipswich was expected to increase by 10% over the next ten years which would create the need for facilities of this nature.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones noted that the applicant had addressed most of the issues raised by the Committee; however, the jet wash facility was still in the same location, relatively near to residents’ gardens.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked about design and scale
    “Councillor Jones asked whether a temporary permission could be applied to the jet wash facility, with restricted hours of operation to minimise disturbance to neighbours, and if the height of the fencing could be increased next to the jet wash facility and along the perimeter with neighbours.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones commented that SCC’s assertion that the coffee shop would not be a specific destination appeared to be subjective rather than based on statistical evidence.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Jones sought clarification on the proposed hours of operation of the coffee shop.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on design and scale
    “Councillor Jones commented that the 2013 planning approval for 2 flats on the site had designated the development as being car free; however, car ownership had increased significantly since that time, both in Ipswich and nationally.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 1A Sherrington Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones added that whilst the applicant had presented a well-considered proposal, Bedroom 3, which adjoined the kitchen, would have been better utilised as a communal sitting room to provide a shared living space away from the cooking area.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 1A Sherrington Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on the conditions
    “Councillor Jones suggested that the application could be refused under Policy DM20(e) in relation to providing acceptable living conditions for future occupants, in terms of the lack of communal space within the property, and the lack of parking provision for this building and properties nearby.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 1A Sherrington Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones commented that the change of use to residential was appropriate in this instance as this premises was out on a limb from the rest of this Local Centre.”
    Minutes, 23 Sep 2026, 386 Woodbridge Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones commented that a key element was the proximity of the new development to 343 Colchester Road after the demolition of 345 Colchester Road.”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on neighbours' amenity
    “Councillor Jones commented that the noise impact assessment of the expanded development on residential properties had been carried out with 345 Colchester Road still in place, and questioned the reliability of extrapolating the noise effect to replicate the building being removed.”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked about the conditions
    “Councillor Jones asked whether a condition could be added for solar panels on the shop roof, and asked whether the Council’s Tree Officer had been consulted on the removal of the cedar tree.”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on the conditions
    “Councillor Jones highlighted that more than 6 of the conditions requested the provision of further information, and suggested that deferral of the application be considered to seek clarification of outstanding details, boundary treatment improvements for residents and pedestrian safety at the front of the site.”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on highway safety
    “Councillor Jones commented that pedestrian movement within the site was not the main concern, it was the safety threat to pedestrian movement on the pavement at the edge of the site due to increased traffic movement in/out of the site from the expanded business on an already busy road/junction.”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Moved deferral
    “Councillor Jones proposed that the application be deferred”
    Minutes, 29 Jul 2026, 23 - 27 Woodbridge Road East Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones highlighted that the property could already operate as a 6-person HMO without the need for planning permission, and questioned why the applicant would go to additional effort and expense to convert this property into a 7-person HMO.”
    Minutes, 1 Jul 2026, 284 Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “With regards to Policy DM20(e), Councillor Jones questioned whether the conservatory being used as a combined cooking, dining and living space would constitute an acceptable living standard, and added that there ought to be a separate living room for 7 occupants.”
    Minutes, 1 Jul 2026, 284 Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones noted that the late representation included appeal decisions which related to HMOs in Portsmouth and Watford, and highlighted that these were not directly comparable as the application needed to be determined in relation to Ipswich, this particular road and the impact on residents living nearby.”
    Minutes, 1 Jul 2026, 284 Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on parking
    “Councillor Jones added that Policy DM20(b) might also be relevant, as future occupants could own vehicles and this additional parking demand could impact on the amenity of nearby residents.”
    Minutes, 1 Jul 2026, 284 Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones highlighted that only 3 of the current 20 units at the Local Centre operated as hot food takeaways, so this additional use would not adversely affect the mix of ground floor frontage.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, 63 Queens Way Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked about neighbours' amenity
    “Councillor Jones asked when the night time noise limit would apply from as it was not stipulated in the condition.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, 63 Queens Way Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones commented that consideration could be given to reducing the maximum length of stay; it was possible to stay in a hotel for 12 weeks, but hotels were managed 24/7 whereas aparthotels were not.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, Unit 1 The Winerack Key Street Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones noted that a 24-hour emergency contact number would be provided as part of the management regime and asked whether this provided to Winerack residents and be part of the complaints protocol.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, Unit 1 The Winerack Key Street Ipswich Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Jones asked if the Waste Management Plan would include waste collection by the Council, and whether the requirement of a Construction Management Plan should be added given concerns raised within the late representation.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, Unit 1 The Winerack Key Street Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jones commented that the buildings were in a poor state and the opportunity to rebuild and renovate them was welcomed, also noting that HMOs were part of the tenure mix of housing provision.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, 131 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on the conditions
    “Councillor Jones noted that as rooms 1 and 16 did not have ensuite bathrooms, occupants should have their own personal fob to access their separate dedicated bathroom, which should be stipulated in condition 16.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, 131 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on the conditions
    “Councillor Jones also requested that details of boundary treatments and landscaping be requested in relation to the demolition of outbuildings under condition 9.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, 131 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk
  • Spoke on neighbours' amenity
    “Councillor Jones commented that if the application was to be approved, consideration should be given to the impact on the visual amenity of room 4 when the large security gates were left open.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, 131 St Helens 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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