Mid Sussex planning committee
Councillor Malcolm Avery
ConservativeSeen at planning committee from October 2025 to September 2026
- 80%attendance
- 2agreed, no vote against recorded
- 11decisions at their meetings
As at 17 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Mid Sussex’s published minutes, Councillor Malcolm Avery attended 8 of the 10 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from October 2025 to September 2026. On 2 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Avery is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 8 of 1080%
- Meetings whose minutes list them as present, sending apologies or absent. Minutes that list only those present cannot show an absence. 2 meetings as a substitute.
- Decisions at their meetings
- 11
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 2
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- Proposed or seconded
- 0 / 2
- Motions the minutes say they proposed, then seconded, that the committee passed.
- 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 Avery and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
80%
8 of 10 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 2.
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.
District Planning Committee: 6 meetings · Planning Committee: 2 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026 | District Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 16 Jul 2026 | District Planning Committee | Present |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Planning Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 28 May 2026 | District Planning Committee | Present, Vice-Chair |
| 26 Mar 2026 | District Planning Committee | Present |
| 22 Jan 2026 | District Planning Committee | Present |
| 20 Nov 2025 | District Planning Committee | Present |
| 16 Oct 2025 | District Planning Committee | Present |
| 2 Oct 2025 | District Planning Committee | Apologies |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- Land At Borde Hill Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex117 homes · DM/25/3129 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 9 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
- Burgess Hill Northern Arc, Land N And NW Of Burgess Hill, Between Bedelands Nature Reserve In The East And, Goddard's Green Waste Water Treatment Works In The WestPrimary school with nursery · DM/25/2640Seconded the motion Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land West Of Turners Hill Road And North Of Huntsland Including Hurst Farm Turners Hill Road Crawley Down West Sussex230 homes and care home · DM/26/0577Seconded the motion Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Highfields West Hill East Grinstead West SussexCare home and care units · DM/24/3051 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Premier Inn Charles Avenue Burgess Hill West SussexHotel bedroom extension · DM/24/2530 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Wonderpack Eco Ltd 25 Victoria Gardens Burgess Hill West SussexWarehouse roof over-cladding · DM/25/1584 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Woodlands Close And Land To The North Of Burleigh Lane Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex48-home housing development · DM/25/1593 Deferred Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 9 for, 1 against
- Land East Of Ansty Way Cuckfield Bypass Cuckfield West SussexParkland reserve · DM/23/2867 Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 7 for, 1 against
- Land East Of Ansty Way Cuckfield Bypass Cuckfield West SussexGarden community · DM/23/2866 RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 8 for, 4 against
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Avery 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
“The Chairman took Members to a vote on the recommendations contained in the report and as amended in the Agenda Update Sheet, proposed by Councillor Peacock and seconded by Councillor Avery.”
Minutes, 28 May 2026, Land West Of Turners Hill Road And North Of Huntsland Including Hurst Farm Turners Hill Road Crawley Down West Sussex - Seconded
“The Chairman took Members to a vote on the recommendation contained in the report and as amended in the Agenda Update sheet, proposed by Councillor Wood and seconded by Councillor Avery.”
Minutes, 28 May 2026, Burgess Hill Northern Arc, Land N And NW Of Burgess Hill, Between Bedelands Nature Reserve In The East And, Goddard's Green Waste Water Treatment Works In The West
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 DabellConservative
- John HitchcockIndependent
- Christopher PhillipsIndependent
- Eric PrescottConservative
- Paul KennyLabour
- Rodney JacksonLib Dem
- Anne EvesGreen