Mid Sussex planning committee
Councillor John Dabell
ConservativeSeen at planning committee from September 2025 to September 2026
- 82%attendance
- 8agreed, no vote against recorded
- 21decisions at their meetings
As at 17 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Mid Sussex’s published minutes, Councillor John Dabell attended 9 of the 11 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from September 2025 to September 2026. On 8 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Dabell is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 9 of 1182%
- 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
- 21
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 8
- 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 Dabell and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
82%
9 of 11 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 1; absent from 1.
The typical member of this committee attended 91% (the median of 22 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning Committee: 9 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 21 May 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee | Absent |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 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.
- Kilnwood Apartments Rocky Lane Haywards Heath West SussexSix apartments · DM/25/2720 Refused Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 7 for, 3 against
- 9 Riddiford Drive Burgess Hill West SussexGarden and brick wall · DM/26/0373 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Woodmans Copthorne Common Copthorne Crawley West SussexThree-bedroom dwelling and gym · DM/26/0207 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 10 for, 0 against
- Land Adj. To 48 Wickham Way Haywards Heath West SussexOne four-bedroom dwelling · DM/25/2884 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 10 for, 1 against
- Juhring And Hobbs Field At Saint Hill Manor Saint Hill Road East Grinstead West SussexEvent area and car parking · DM/25/2223 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 8 for, 1 against
- 42 Hurst Road Hassocks West SussexTwo additional homes · DM/25/2626 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 2 against
- Land To The South Of Burleigh Lane Crawley Down West SussexEight self-build homes · DM/25/3191 RefusedAgainst officer advice For refusalUnanimous vote
- Steton Works Turners Hill Road Crawley Down West SussexTwo semi-detached homes · DM/25/2995 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Recreation Ground Deaks Lane Ansty West SussexRecreation ground improvements · DM/25/2195 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land Adjacent To Batchelors Farmhouse Keymer Road Burgess Hill West Sussex26-home residential development · DM/25/2634 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 8 for, 1 against
- Incorpore Ltd 34 Cyprus Road Burgess Hill West SussexAssisted living building · DM/25/0582 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 8 for, 1 against
- Burgess Hill Northern Arc, Land North And North West Of Burgess Hill, Between Bedelands Nature Reserve In The East And, Goddard's Green Waste Water Treatment Works InOutdoor centre signage · DM/25/2977 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- The Prince Albert Copthorne Bank Copthorne Crawley West SussexConvenience store and flats · DM/24/2957 RefusedAgainst officer advice For refusalUnanimous vote
- Land Adj. To Rocky Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex22.5-metre communications mast · DM/25/1495 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 5 for, 1 against
- Scaynes Hill Millennium Village Centre Lewes Road Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West SussexHeating plant upgrade · DM/25/1887 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Unit 26 And 27 The Orchards Haywards Heath West SussexReplacement shop front · DM/25/2495 Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land North Of Leylands Road Burgess Hill West Sussex30-metre telecommunications tower · DM/25/0589 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Beaumont 8 Ockley Lane Hassocks West SussexTwo-storey and rear extensions · DM/25/0437 RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 6 for, 4 against
- Land Adjacent To The Meadows Little Park Farm Marchants Close Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West SussexOne new dwelling · DM/25/1549 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Platt Turners Hill Road Crawley Down Crawley West SussexPre-school and associated works · DM/24/2401 Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Ashwyn Business Centre Marchants Way Burgess Hill West SussexMultiple occupation of units · DM/25/1666 Approved ForUnanimous vote
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Dabell 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.
The minutes we hold do not quote this councillor by name.
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Mid Sussex’s published planning committee minutes, 19 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
- Dick SweatmanConservative
- Abdul BasharLib Dem
- Cavan WoodLib Dem
- Christine CherryLib Dem
- Gary MarshConservative
- Tofojjul HussainLib Dem
- Graham CasellaConservative
- Mike KennedyLib Dem
- Richard BatesLib Dem
- John HitchcockIndependent
- Christopher PhillipsIndependent
- Eric PrescottConservative
- Malcolm AveryConservative
- Paul KennyLabour
- Rodney JacksonLib Dem
- Anne EvesGreen