Sheffield planning committee
Councillor Richard Williams
Lib DemSeen at planning committee from September 2025 to October 2026
- 100%attendance
- 5agreed, no vote against recorded
- 14decisions at their meetings
- 1motion proposed
As at 13 October 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Sheffield’s published minutes, Councillor Richard Williams attended 10 of the 10 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from September 2025 to October 2026. On 5 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Williams is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below. Williams proposed 1 motion the committee passed.
- Meetings attended
- 10 of 10100%
- Meetings whose minutes list them as present, sending apologies or absent. Minutes that list only those present cannot show an absence. 5 meetings as a substitute.
- Decisions at their meetings
- 14
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 5
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- Proposed or seconded
- 1 / 0
- Motions the minutes say they proposed, then seconded, that the committee passed.
- Declared interests
- 2
- 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 Williams and no voting chart is drawn. The minutes do name who proposed each motion.
Attendance
100%
10 of 10 meetings whose minutes list them.
The typical member of this committee attended 83% (the median of 21 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning and Highways Committee: 10 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 16 Sep 2025 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present as a substitute |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- Sheffield Hallam University 51 - 53 Broomgrove Road SheffieldSupported residential institution · 26/01269/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Opposite 48-72 Sandstone Drive SheffieldTwo dormer bungalows · 25/03182/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Sheffield Health And Social Care Fulwood House 5 Old Fulwood Road Sheffield67-home redevelopment · 23/03687/FULDeclared an interest Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At Junction Of Furnace Lane And Junction Road Woodhouse Sheffield47 affordable dwellings · 25/01675/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Former John Lewis Building Barker's Pool SheffieldMixed-use listed building redevelopment · 25/02741/LBC Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Former John Lewis Building Barker's Pool SheffieldMixed-use building redevelopment · 25/02740/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 1 Broom Close, 136-138 And Site Of Former 126 London Road SheffieldMixed-use building and apartments · 22/03350/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North-West Of London Road And Broadfield Road London Road SheffieldDrive-thru restaurant · 25/02698/FUL Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 6 Middlecliff Rise SheffieldAssisted living home · 25/03185/CHU Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Site Of Gordon Lamb Limited Former 10 Summerfield Street Sheffield318 apartments · 23/03035/FULProposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land To The Rear Of 496 Loxley Road SheffieldThree detached houses · 23/03837/FULDeclared an interest Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Malik House 41 Springfield Road SheffieldNursery and family centre · 25/02046/FUL Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- 39 Charles Street SheffieldSix-storey office building · 25/01340/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 13 The Quadrant SheffieldChildren's home · 25/02257/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Williams 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 proposal was seconded by Councillor Richard Williams and passed by a show of hands.”
Minutes, 10 Mar 2026, Former John Lewis Building Barker's Pool Sheffield - Proposed a condition
“96a.6 Councillor Williams moved that an additional condition be included to require adherence to the management details submitted with the planning application.”
Minutes, 13 Jan 2026, 6 Middlecliff Rise Sheffield - Moved the motion
“96c.9 Councillor Richard Williams moved that condition 21 be amended to include ebike charging facilities.”
Minutes, 13 Jan 2026, 1 Broom Close, 136-138 And Site Of Former 126 London Road Sheffield - Seconded
“Councillor Richard Williams seconded the motion which was passed by a show of hands.”
Minutes, 13 Jan 2026, 1 Broom Close, 136-138 And Site Of Former 126 London Road Sheffield - Moved the motion
“83c.6 Councillor Richard Williams moved that a directive regarding provision of electric cycle charging points be added.”
Minutes, 9 Dec 2025, Site Of Gordon Lamb Limited Former 10 Summerfield Street Sheffield
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Sheffield’s published planning committee minutes, 16 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
- Alan WoodcockLib Dem
- Mike ChaplinLabour
- Mark WhittakerLabour
- Cliff WoodcraftLib Dem
- Garry WeatherallLab Co-op
- Glynis ChapmanLib Dem
- Henry NottageGreen
- Mary LeaLabour
- Andrew SangarLib Dem
- Marieanne ElliotGreen
- Janet RidlerLabour
- Brian HolmshawGreen
- John HeskethReform UK
- Laura MoynahanLab Co-op
- Qais Al-AhdalIndependent
- Tony DowningLabour