North West Leicestershire planning committee
Councillor Nigel Smith
ConservativeSeen at planning committee from June 2025 to October 2026
- 75%attendance
- 9recorded votes
- 56%with the majority
- 50%against officer advice
As at 8 October 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of North West Leicestershire’s published minutes, Councillor Nigel Smith attended 12 of the 16 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from June 2025 to October 2026. Each member's vote is recorded on 9 decisions at those meetings: Smith voted 5 for, 3 against, 1 abstained. On 8 of those votes the officers’ recommendation is known, and 4 went against it.
- Meetings attended
- 12 of 1675%
- 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
- 23
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Recorded votes
- 9
- Decisions where the minutes, the council's recorded vote or the meeting's recording give each member's vote: 5 for, 3 against, 1 abstained.
- With the majority
- 5 of 956%
- Votes for the resolution the committee passed. An abstention is not counted as with the majority.
- Votes against officer advice
- 4 of 850%
- Recorded votes where the officers’ recommendation is known: for a resolution that went against it, or against one that followed it.
- Proposed or seconded
- 0 / 2
- Motions the minutes say they proposed, then seconded, that the committee passed.
- Divided votes
- 54 in the minority
- Recorded votes where at least one member voted differently from the rest, and how often they were among those who did.
- Declared interests
- 2
- Decisions on which the minutes record them declaring an interest.
Voting record
Votes by quarter
5 for, 3 against, 1 abstained, over 4 quarters with a recorded vote.
9 recorded votes, by the quarter of the meeting.
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| Quarter | For | Against | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Against officer advice
Smith went against officer advice more often than the committee: 50% of votes, against 21% of decisions.
The share that went against the officers’ recommendation.
The typical member of this committee (the median of 12 members with 5 or more such votes) voted against officer advice on 25% of them.
Agreement with other members
Voted most often with David Everitt (80%) and least often with Peter Moult (20%).
How often each member cast the same vote as Smith on divided votes (where at least one member voted differently), with 5 or more such votes together.
By member
By party group
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| Member | Same vote | Divided votes together | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Everitt | 4 | 5 | 80% |
| Jenny Simmons | 1 | 5 | 20% |
| Peter Moult | 1 | 5 | 20% |
Attendance
75%
12 of 16 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 4.
The typical member of this committee attended 88% (the median of 13 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning Committee: 12 meetings
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| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 6 May 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- 2A Waterworks Road Coalville LeicestershireFour-bedroom HMO conversion · 26/00828/FUL Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 22 Whatton Road Kegworth DerbySemi-detached dwelling · 26/00059/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The East Of 56 Loughborough Road Coleorton LeicestershireOne self-build dwelling · 26/00323/PIP Approved AgainstNamed in the minutes
- Land Adjacent To 49 Church Lane Ravenstone LeicestershireTwo self-build dwellings · 26/00349/PIPDeclared an interest Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 81 Main Street Thringstone Coalville LeicestershireChildren’s care home · 26/00004/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The Rear Of 46 Garfield Road Hugglescote LeicestershireSingle-storey dwelling · 25/01097/FUL Approved ForNamed in the minutes
- Land At The Rear Of The Brambles Lower Moor Road Coleorton Coalville LeicestershireFive self-build dwellings · 25/01591/PIP RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Former Lounge Disposal Point Ashby Road Coleorton Leicestershire70,000-square-metre distribution unit · 25/01411/REMM Approved ForNamed in the minutes
- Lyndhurst Lodge 87 Burton Road Ashby De La Zouch LeicestershireThree HMO homes · 25/01392/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Hilltop Farm Hill Top Castle Donington Leicestershire35 storage units · 23/00883/FULM Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Rear Of 71 Main Street Osgathorpe LeicestershireOne self-build dwelling · 25/00916/PIP Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 67 Loughborough Road Coleorton Coalville LeicestershireTwo self-build homes · 25/01523/PIP RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Hilltop Farm Hill Top Castle Donington Leicestershire35 storage units · 23/00883/FULM Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Off Chapel Lane Osgathorpe LeicestershireSelf-build dwelling · 25/01135/PIP RefusedAgainst officer advice For refusalNamed in the minutes
- Worthington Methodist Church Main Street Worthington LeicestershireListed church conversion · 23/01596/LBC Approved ForNamed in the minutes
- Worthington Methodist Church Main Street Worthington LeicestershireChurch conversion to dwelling · 23/01595/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Colliery Farm 36 The Moor Coleorton LeicestershireOne custom-build dwelling · 25/00738/OUT Approved AgainstNamed in the minutes
- Blackberry Cottage Moira Road Shellbrook Ashby De La Zouch LeicestershireLarge house extension · 25/00711/FULDeclared an interest Approved AbstainedNamed in the minutes
- Land At Home Farm 25 Main Street OakthorpeThree underground LPG tanks · 24/01236/FUL Approved ForNamed in the minutes
- Land West Of Midland Road Ellistown75-home outline development · 24/01618/OUTM Approved AgainstNamed in the minutes
- Land Adjoining 1 Main Street Osgathorpe LeicestershireAgricultural building conversion · 24/01541/FULSeconded the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 6 Swan Way Coalville LeicestershireChildren’s home · 25/00026/FULSeconded the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 27 Robin Road Coalville LeicestershireChildren's care home · 25/00422/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Smith 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.
- Raised concerns
“Prior to the item commencing, Councillor N Smith stated that he used to own the property the application was concerned with and asked the Legal Advisor whether that should be treated as a registerable interest.”
Minutes, 14 Oct 2025, Blackberry Cottage Moira Road Shellbrook Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire - Seconded
“It was moved by Councillor J Legrys, seconded by Councillor N Smith”
Minutes, 3 Jun 2025, 6 Swan Way Coalville Leicestershire
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from North West Leicestershire’s published planning committee minutes, 17 meetings from June 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
- David EverittLabour
- Peter MoultLabour
- Jenny SimmonsConservative
- John LegrysLab Co-op
- Russell BoamIndependent
- Carol SewellLabour
- Rachel CannyIndependent
- Dave BigbyLab Co-op
- Ray MorrisConservative
- Michael WyattLib Dem
- Morgan BurkeLib Dem
- Doug CooperLabour
- Anthony BarkerLabour
- Richard BluntConservative
- Andrew WoodmanConservative
- Kenny HornConservative