Peak District councillors on the planning committee
The 19 councillors the minutes of Peak District’s planning committee list from June 2025 to September 2026: 15 meetings and 70 decisions. Each has a page with their attendance, their votes where the minutes record them, and every decision at the meetings they sat on.
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Councillors
Patrick BradyThriving and…
15 of 15-
-September 2026
Ian HuddlestoneLabour
14 of 15-
-September 2026
Kath Potter
14 of 15-
-September 2026
Martin Beer
14 of 15-
-September 2026
Mike ChaplinChairLabour
14 of 15-
-September 2026
Virginia Priestley
14 of 15-
-September 2026
Bill Hanley
13 of 15-
-September 2026- Ken Smith 12 of 12- -June 2026
Lee HartshorneLabour
12 of 15-
-September 2026
Rachel Bennett
10 of 15-
-September 2026
Jean Wharmby
8 of 14-
-September 2026- Ken Richardson 8 of 9- -April 2026
Melandra SmithReform UK
8 of 12-
-September 2026
Matthew Buckler
7 of 11-
-June 2026- Andrew HartIndependent 3 of 7- -January 2026
Jim GarveyIndependent
3 of 3-
-September 2026
Andy NashLabour
2 of 3-
-September 2026
Theresa ArnoldReform UK
2 of 3-
-September 2026
Janet Dugdale
1 of 2-
-September 2026
Source: Plota analysis of the council’s minutes. Photos: Peak District. Meetings: attended of the meetings whose minutes list them. Against officer advice: the share of their recorded votes with a known officers’ recommendation that went against it.