South Kesteven planning committee
Councillor Vanessa Smith
GreenSeen at planning committee from July 2025 to May 2026
- 50%attendance
- 1agreed, no vote against recorded
- 21decisions at their meetings
As at 6 August 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of South Kesteven’s published minutes, Councillor Vanessa Smith attended 5 of the 10 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from July 2025 to May 2026. On 1 other decision the minutes record no vote against, so Smith is counted as agreeing; it is left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 5 of 1050%
- 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
- 21
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 1
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- 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 Smith and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
50%
5 of 10 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 5.
The typical member of this committee attended 70% (the median of 15 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning Committee: 5 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- Birchwood Nursing Home 6 Dudley Road Grantham LincolnshireTwo 12-bedroom HMOs · S25/1656 RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land West Of Main Road Long Bennington Lincolnshire50 dwellings · S24/2214 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land South Of Belton Lane Manthorpe Grantham60-home highway condition variation · S25/1799 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 16 And 18 Market Place FolkinghamListed building restoration · S25/1881 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 16 And 18 Market Place Folkingham LincolnshireTwo dwellings and extensions · S25/1889 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Dysart Park Houghton Road Grantham LincolnshireMulti-use sports area · S25/2352 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Dysart Park, GranthamCommunity activity hub · S25/2380 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Bourne North Fen Nature Reserve Spalding Road Bourne LincolnshireWetland nature reserve · S24/1035 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 6 High Street Grantham LincolnshireIlluminated hanging sign · S25/1910 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Between Witham Grange And Cleeve Acre Witham On The Hill LincolnshireThree-bedroom dwelling and stables · S25/0692 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Thaddeus Farm Main Street Marston GranthamUp to 9 homes · S25/0890 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Stamford And Rutland Hospital Ryhall Road Stamford Lincolnshire11-home listed building conversion · S25/1083Declared an interest Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Stamford And Rutland Hospital Ryhall Road Stamford Lincolnshire27 dwellings · S25/1082Declared an interest Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Conifers School Lane Old Somerby LincolnshireClear side window · S25/1301 Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Conifers School Lane Old Somerby LincolnshireUnobscured side window · S25/1301 Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 6 High Street Grantham LincolnshireExternal kitchen extraction system · S25/1195 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Toller Court HorblingThree terraced bungalows · S25/1626 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Pointon House 25 High Street Pointon LincolnshireChildren's care home · S25/1059 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Between The Pines And Manor View Casthorpe Road Barrowby LincolnshireProtected tree works · S25/1679 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Castlegate House Rest Home 49 Castlegate Grantham Lincolnshire20-bedroom house in multiple occupation · S25/1192 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At Wilsford Lane Ancaster73 homes · S24/2066 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.
The minutes we hold do not quote this councillor by name.
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from South Kesteven’s published planning committee minutes, 13 meetings from July 2025 to August 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
- Max SawyerD IND
- Pam ByrdD IND
- Penny MilnesSK IND
- Gloria JohnsonConservative
- Sarah TrotterConservative
- Helen CrawfordConservative
- Paul FellowsD IND
- Harrish BisnauthsingLib Dem
- Paul WoodSK IND
- Charmaine MorganIndependent
- Patsy EllisIndependent
- Tim HarrisonIndependent
- Mark WhittingtonIndependent
- David BellamyReform UK