
North West Leicestershire planning committee
Councillor Ray Morris
ConservativeSeen at planning committee from June 2025 to October 2026
- 71%attendance
- 6recorded votes
- 100%with the majority
- 17%against officer advice
- 3motions proposed
As at 8 October 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of North West Leicestershire’s published minutes, Councillor Ray Morris attended 12 of the 17 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from June 2025 to October 2026. Each member's vote is recorded on 6 decisions at those meetings: Morris voted for the resolution on all 6. On 6 of those votes the officers’ recommendation is known, and 1 went against it. Morris proposed 3 motions the committee passed and seconded 2.
- Meetings attended
- 12 of 1771%
- 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
- 6
- Decisions where the minutes, the council's recorded vote or the meeting's recording give each member's vote: 6 for, 0 against, 0 abstained.
- With the majority
- 6 of 6100%
- Votes for the resolution the committee passed. An abstention is not counted as with the majority.
- Votes against officer advice
- 1 of 617%
- Recorded votes where the officers’ recommendation is known: for a resolution that went against it, or against one that followed it.
- Proposed or seconded
- 3 / 2
- Motions the minutes say they proposed, then seconded, that the committee passed.
- Divided votes
- 3always with the majority
- Recorded votes where at least one member voted differently from the rest, and how often they were among those who did.
- Declared interests
- 4
- Decisions on which the minutes record them declaring an interest.
Voting record
Votes by quarter
For the resolution on all 6 recorded votes; the most in Q2 2026 (2).
6 recorded votes, by the quarter of the meeting.
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| Quarter | For | Against | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Against officer advice
Morris went against officer advice more often than the committee: 17% of votes, against 15% 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
Not drawn: on the 3 divided votes the minutes record, fewer than 3 other members voted beside them 5 or more times.
Motions they proposed
3 of the 3 motions Morris proposed were to approve.
The outcome of each motion the minutes say Morris proposed and the committee passed.
Attendance
71%
12 of 17 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 5.
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 | Present, Vice-Chair |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 6 May 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
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 Off Back Lane Castle DoningtonSelf-build dwelling · 25/00945/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Former Rbs Data Centre Packington Hill KegworthCommercial warehouse building · 25/00236/FULM RefusedAgainst officer advice For refusalNamed in the minutes
- 2 Roberts Close Kegworth DerbySix-bedroom HMO · 25/01116/FULProposed the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 9 for, 2 against
- Land To The East Of 56 Loughborough Road Coleorton LeicestershireOne self-build dwelling · 26/00323/PIP Approved ForNamed in the minutes
- Land Adjacent To 49 Church Lane Ravenstone LeicestershireTwo self-build dwellings · 26/00349/PIP 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/PIPDeclared an interest 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/FULMSeconded the motion Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Former Priory Nursery Garden Centre Ashby Road Breedon On The HillDetached bungalow · 25/01465/FULDeclared an interest Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Rear Of 71 Main Street Osgathorpe LeicestershireOne self-build dwelling · 25/00916/PIP Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 2 Central Road Hugglescote Coalville Leicestershire10-bedroom HMO · 25/01184/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Corkscrew Lane Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire46,451 sq m employment units · 23/00427/OUTM Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The East Of The A444/North Of J11 Of The M42 Stretton En Le Field LeicestershireIndustrial and logistics development · 25/00274/FULMProposed the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Worthington Methodist Church Main Street Worthington LeicestershireListed church conversion · 23/01596/LBCDeclared an interest Approved Not recordedThe minutes give only the count: 11 for, 0 against
- Worthington Methodist Church Main Street Worthington LeicestershireChurch conversion to dwelling · 23/01595/FULDeclared an interest Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Colliery Farm 36 The Moor Coleorton LeicestershireOne custom-build dwelling · 25/00738/OUTSeconded the motion Approved ForNamed in the minutes
- Land West Of Midland Road Ellistown75-home outline development · 24/01618/OUTMProposed the motion Approved ForNamed in the minutes
- Land To The Southeast Of Remembrance Way Kegworth LeicestershireBattery storage system · 24/01376/FULM Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Morris 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.
- Moved approval
“It was moved by Councillor R Morris, seconded by Councillor J Simmons that the application be approved”
Minutes, 8 Oct 2026, 22 Whatton Road Kegworth Derby - Moved the motion
“It was moved by Councillor R Morris, seconded by Councillor J Simmons”
Minutes, 9 Jun 2026, 2 Roberts Close Kegworth Derby - Seconded
“It was seconded by Councillor R Morris”
Minutes, 14 Apr 2026, Land To The Rear Of 46 Garfield Road Hugglescote Leicestershire - Seconded
“It was moved by Councillor R Canny, seconded by Councillor R Morris”
Minutes, 10 Mar 2026, Land North Of Hilltop Farm Hill Top Castle Donington Leicestershire - Seconded
“It was seconded by Councillor R Morris.”
Minutes, 10 Feb 2026, Land Rear Of 71 Main Street Osgathorpe Leicestershire - Moved the motion
“It was moved by Councillor R Morris, seconded by Councillor J Simmons”
Minutes, 9 Dec 2025, Land To The East Of The A444/North Of J11 Of The M42 Stretton En Le Field Leicestershire - Proposed a condition
“Chair’s signature Councillor R Morris moved that the application be approved, subject to the inclusion of a condition relating to efficient bin storage to prevent issues with food waste from occurring.”
Minutes, 9 Dec 2025, 2 Central Road Hugglescote Coalville Leicestershire - Seconded
“It was moved by Councillor J Legrys, seconded by Councillor R Morris”
Minutes, 11 Nov 2025, Colliery Farm 36 The Moor Coleorton Leicestershire - Spoke
“Councillor R Morris, speaking as ward member, addressed the Committee. He noted that the building was deteriorating badly and that approval of this application would prolong its life.”
Minutes, 11 Nov 2025, Worthington Methodist Church Main Street Worthington Leicestershire - Moved the motion
“The Officers recommendation to permit the application was moved by Councillor R Morris and seconded by Councillor P Moult.”
Minutes, 12 Aug 2025, Land West Of Midland Road Ellistown - Moved the motion
“The Officers recommendation to permit the application was moved by Councillor R Morris and seconded by Councillor R Blunt.”
Minutes, 8 Jul 2025, Land To The Southeast Of Remembrance Way Kegworth 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
- Nigel SmithConservative
- Michael WyattLib Dem
- Morgan BurkeLib Dem
- Doug CooperLabour
- Anthony BarkerLabour
- Richard BluntConservative
- Andrew WoodmanConservative
- Kenny HornConservative