Southwark planning committee
Councillor Cleo Soanes
LabourSeen at planning committee from September 2025 to March 2026
- 70%attendance
- 2agreed, no vote against recorded
- 15decisions at their meetings
As at 9 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Southwark’s published minutes, Councillor Cleo Soanes attended 7 of the 10 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from September 2025 to March 2026, in the chair at 5. On 2 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Soanes is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 7 of 1070%
- 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
- 15
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 2
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- Declared interests
- 0
- 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 Soanes and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
70%
7 of 10 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 3.
The typical member of this committee attended 83% (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 (Smaller Applications): 5 meetings · Planning Committee (Major Applications) B: 2 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) B | Present |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) B | Present |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) | Present, Chair |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) | Present, Chair |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) | Apologies, Chair |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) | Present, Chair |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) B | Apologies |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) | Present, Chair |
| 10 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) B | Apologies |
| 8 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) | Present, Chair |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- 301-303 Ilderton Road London Southwark19-storey student accommodation · 25/AP/3804 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Bankside House 24 Sumner Street London SouthwarkMixed-use student accommodation · 25/AP/2480 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- London College Of Printing And Graphic Art Elephant And Castle London SouthwarkListed building alterations · 25/AP/0979 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 22-24 Southwark Bridge Road London Southwark530-bed hotel and cultural space · 25/AP/3515 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Credon House 72 Verney Road London Southwark26 social rented homes · 25/AP/2566 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 2-10 Ossory Road And 14-22 Ossory Road London Southwark465-bed student accommodation · 25/AP/2564 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 47-49 Tanner Street London SouthwarkSix-storey shared living building · 25/AP/3057 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 47-49 Tanner Street London SouthwarkSix-storey shared living building · 25/AP/3009 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Unit 23 And 24 Old Jamaica Business Estate 24 Old Jamaica Road LondonStorage and workspace facility · 25/AP/0400 RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Neighbourhood Housing Office 26 Leathermarket Street London SouthwarkMixed-use office and homes · 22/AP/4126 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 19-49 Bush Road London SouthwarkStudent accommodation and commercial space · 24/AP/3577 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Camberwell Old Cemetery Forest Hill Road London SouthwarkPermanent public toilets · 25/AP/2540 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Elim Estate Weston Street London Southwark34 social rented homes · 22/AP/1887 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 10 Love Walk London SouthwarkNew care home · 24/AP/0303 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Dulwich Sports Club Giant Arches Road London SouthwarkTennis court floodlights · 25/AP/1838 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Soanes 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 Southwark’s published planning committee minutes, 19 meetings from September 2025 to September 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
- Richard LivingstoneLabour
- Jane SalmonLib Dem
- Kath WhittamGreen
- David PartonLabour
- Emily TesterLib Dem
- Martin SeatonLabour
- Nick JohnsonLib Dem
- Sabina EmmanuelLabour
- Joseph VambeLabour
- Sam DaltonLabour
- Sam FosterGreen
- Bethan RobertsLabour
- Darren MerrillIndependent
- Gavin EdwardsLabour
- Victoria MillsLabour
- Catherine RoseLabour