Southwark planning committee
Councillor Emily Tester
Lib DemSeen at planning committee from September 2025 to March 2026
- 71%attendance
- 1agreed, no vote against recorded
- 9decisions at their meetings
As at 9 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Southwark’s published minutes, Councillor Emily Tester attended 5 of the 7 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from September 2025 to March 2026. On 1 other decision the minutes record no vote against, so Tester is counted as agreeing; it is left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 5 of 771%
- Meetings whose minutes list them as present, sending apologies or absent. Minutes that list only those present cannot show an absence. 1 meeting as a substitute.
- Decisions at their meetings
- 9
- 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
- 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 Tester and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
71%
5 of 7 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 2.
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 (Major Applications) B: 2 meetings · Planning Committee (Major Applications) A: 2 meetings · Planning Committee (Smaller Applications): 1 meeting
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) B | Present |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) A | Present |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) B | Apologies |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) B | Apologies |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) | Present as a substitute |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) A | Present |
| 10 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee (Major Applications) B | Present |
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 ForNo vote against recorded
- 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
- 42 St Mary Newington Close Surrey Square London SouthwarkAlmshouse redevelopment · 25/AP/2862 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Plot H1 Elephant Park Elephant Road London SE1Shared living scheme · 25/AP/2859 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
- New City Court 4-26 St Thomas Street LondonOffice redevelopment and listed works · 24/AP/3803 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Site Known As Snowsfields Quarter Including 92-95 Snowsfields, 96 Snowsfields (The Miller Pub), NCP London Bridge Car Park, And 111 Snowsfields (the Former Margaret House), London, SE1 3SS.Mixed-use life science development · 25/AP/0772 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Skipton House 80 London Road London SouthwarkAffordable homes and student housing · 24/AP/3432 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Tester 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.
- Spoke as ward councillor
“Councillor Emily Tester addressed the committee in her capacity as a ward member and responded to questions from members of the committee.”
Minutes, 24 Feb 2026, Unit 23 And 24 Old Jamaica Business Estate 24 Old Jamaica Road London
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
- Cleo SoanesLabour
- David PartonLabour
- Martin SeatonLabour
- Nick JohnsonLib Dem
- Sabina EmmanuelLabour
- Joseph VambeLabour
- Sam DaltonLabour
- Sam FosterGreen
- Bethan RobertsLabour
- Darren MerrillIndependent
- Gavin EdwardsLabour
- Victoria MillsLabour
- Catherine RoseLabour