
Kings Lynn planning committee
Councillor Bal Anota
IndependentSeen at planning committee from September 2025 to October 2026
- 57%attendance
- 1recorded vote
- 9agreed, no vote against recorded
- 31decisions at their meetings
As at 5 October 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Kings Lynn’s published minutes, Councillor Bal Anota attended 8 of the 14 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from September 2025 to October 2026. Each member's vote is recorded on 1 decision at those meetings: Anota voted for the resolution on it. On 1 of those votes the officers’ recommendation is known, and none went against it. On 9 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Anota is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 8 of 1457%
- 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
- 31
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Recorded votes
- 1
- Decisions where the minutes, the council's recorded vote or the meeting's recording give each member's vote: 1 for, 0 against, 0 abstained.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 9
- 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
Votes by quarter
Not drawn: 1 recorded vote in one quarter is too few to show a pattern over time.
Against officer advice
Not drawn: 1 recorded vote with a known officers’ recommendation is too few to compare.
Agreement with other members
Not drawn: the minutes record no divided vote of this councillor by name. On a unanimous vote every member agrees, so it says nothing about agreement.
Attendance
57%
8 of 14 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 6.
The typical member of this committee attended 85% (the median of 16 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning Committee: 7 meetings · Planning Committee Sifting Panel: 1 meeting
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Planning Committee Sifting Panel | Present |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 May 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 6 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- Melanna 25 Ryston End Downham Market NorfolkGarage annexe and extension · 26/01142/F Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 1 against
- Land S of 22 Bridle Lane Downham Market Norfolk114 homes · 25/01801/FM Approved ForUnanimous vote
- The Workshop At 159 Fitton Road Wiggenhall St Germans NorfolkWorkshop retention and use · 25/02010/CU Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land W of 74 And S of 79 To 83 Hay Green Road South Terrington St Clement NorfolkFour self-build dwellings · 26/00559/O Refused Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 5 against
- 1st Self Storage Ltd Edward Benefer Way King's Lynn NorfolkMicro-business units · 26/00850/F Approved ForUnanimous vote
- The Orchard 20 Nursery Lane Hockwold cum Wilton THETFORD NorfolkSelf-build eco-friendly dwelling · 26/00508/F Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 11 for, 1 against
- Land Rear of 50 To 54 Common Road Snettisham NorfolkUp to 31 homes · 26/00366/OM RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Development Site W of Nar Ouse Way King's Lynn NorfolkActive travel hub · 25/01783/FM Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 9 for, 1 against
- 5 Gregory Close North Wootton King's Lynn NorfolkSingle-storey home extension · 26/00521/F RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 12 Kitchener Street King's Lynn NorfolkOne-bedroom dwelling · 26/00382/F Refused For refusalUnanimous vote
- Land At Heacham Manor E567837 N338621 Hunstanton Road Heacham NorfolkFour floodlit padel courts · 25/01420/F Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Development Site W of Nar Ouse Way King's Lynn NorfolkActive travel hub · 25/01783/FM Deferred Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 9 for, 3 against
- Land At E575146 N297997 Inghams Lane Northwold NorfolkAgricultural storage barn · 26/00048/F Approved ForAll members present in favour
- Former North Lynn Community Centre Lawrence Road King's Lynn Norfolk22 affordable homes · 25/00627/FM RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 12 for, 2 against
- Land E of Bennet Mews S And W of Sandy Lane Sandy Lane Docking NorfolkFive single-storey dwellings · 25/01391/FM Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 12 for, 3 against
- Sibley House Station Road Walsoken Wisbech NorfolkDog breeding kennels · 25/00275/F Approved ForUnanimous vote
- 10 Folgate Lane Walpole St Andrew Wisbech NorfolkChildren’s care home · 25/01661/CU Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 8 Folgate Lane Walpole St Andrew Wisbech NorfolkChildren’s care home · 25/01660/CU Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Dabbling Duck 11 Abbey Road Great Massingham King's Lynn NorfolkRetrospective overflow car park · 25/01974/F Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Little Congham House Grimston Road Congham KINGS LYNN NorfolkSelf-build dwelling conversion · 25/01684/F Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land E of Bennet Mews S And W of Sandy Lane Sandy Lane Docking NorfolkFive single-storey homes · 25/01391/FM Deferred Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 12 for, 2 against
- Land To The East of Ryston Road Denver NorfolkSecure dog walking field · 25/01552/FM Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Rear of 1 To 3 Griffin Close Griffin Close Walsoken NorfolkCustom self-build dwelling · 25/01675/O ApprovedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 12 for, 1 against
- Barns At Old Farm Horsehead Drove Lott's Bridge Three Holes NorfolkBarn conversion and extensions · 25/01697/F ApprovedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 12 for, 1 against
- Linnymead Manor Road North Wootton King's Lynn NorfolkPilates studio and servery · 25/01495/F Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Tower Farm Station Road Tower End Middleton King's Lynn Norfolk2.77m timber boundary fence · 25/01728/F Refused Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 10 for, 3 against
- Middleton Castle Station Road Tower End Middleton KINGS LYNN NorfolkTimber fencing · 25/01595/LB Refused Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 3 for, 11 against
- Land East of 1 Saxon Field Main Road Brancaster NorfolkFive lodges and three pods · 25/00118/F Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Sedgeford First School Ringstead Road Sedgeford Hunstanton NorfolkSchool conversion and 12 homes · 25/00641/FM Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North of Clydesdale Biggs Road Walsoken WISBECH NorfolkSix static and three touring caravans · 23/01082/F Deferred ForUnanimous vote
- 8 Park Hill Dersingham King's Lynn NorfolkExtensions and first floor · 25/01036/F Deferred Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 7 for, 6 against
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Anota 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
“This was seconded by Councillor Anota.”
Minutes, 2 Feb 2026, Land E of Bennet Mews S And W of Sandy Lane Sandy Lane Docking Norfolk
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Kings Lynn’s published planning committee minutes, 28 meetings from September 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
- Vivienne SpikingsConservative
- Francis BoneIndependent
- Anthony BubbConservative
- Colin RoseThe Progressive Group
- Susanne LinternIndependent
- Tom de WintonConservative
- Michael de WhalleyIndependent
- Pallavi DevulapalliIndependent
- Steve EverettLabour
- Alun RyvesIndependent
- Jacqueline FryReform UK
- Richard BluntConservative
- Jim MoriartyIndependent
- Martin StoreyConservative
- Thomas BarclayConservative
- Brian LongLocal Conservatives