Sunderland planning committee
Councillor Fiona Katharine Tobin
Lab Co-opSeen at planning committee from June 2026 to September 2026
- 3 of 4meetings attended
- 12decisions at their meetings
As at 28 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Sunderland’s published minutes, Councillor Fiona Katharine Tobin attended 3 of the 4 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from June 2026 to September 2026. The committee decided 12 applications at those meetings. The minutes we hold do not give each member's vote on them.
- Meetings attended
- 3 of 4
- Too few meetings for a percentage.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
- 12
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- 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 Tobin and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
3 of 4
3 of 4 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 1.
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning and Highways Committee: 3 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Present |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Planning and Highways Committee | Apologies |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, SunderlandFilm and TV studios · 26/01552/VA3 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Puma Sunderland Tennis Centre Silksworth Lane SunderlandFour covered padel courts · 26/01496/LP3 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Fred Mence Construction 11 Walton Road Pattinson North WashingtonStorage and distribution use · 26/01374/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 4-6 Crozier Street & 97-101 Newcastle Road Sunderland18-suite co-living development · 26/00501/FUL Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Fairhaven Springwell Gateshead17 age-exclusive bungalows · 25/02952/OUT Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Cross Keys Spout Lane WashingtonPub outdoor seating area · 26/00729/FUL Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Mowbray Villas Mowbray Road Sunderland30 student studios · 25/02823/FUL Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land East Of Silksworth Lane SunderlandTwo foodstores and café · 26/00144/FU4 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Silksworth Lane/ Silksworth Road SunderlandHousing scheme changes · 25/02208/VAR Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Unit U Wellmere Road Leechmere Industrial Estate SunderlandFood production extensions · 25/00939/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Sawmills Herrington Burn Houghton-le-Spring5 self-build homes · 25/02605/HYB Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Silksworth Lane/ Silksworth Road SunderlandRetrospective housing amendments · 25/02208/VAR Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Tobin 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
“Councillor Tobin referred to littering issues that had affected other areas of the City with these drive throughs and enquired who would carry the financial burden of litter picking and if the Starbucks staff would carry this out as McDonalds staff do.”
Minutes, 20 Jul 2026, Land East Of Silksworth Lane Sunderland - Asked a question
“Councillor Tobin asked for clarity around what was and was not considered to be a material amendment.”
Minutes, 29 Jun 2026, Land At Silksworth Lane/ Silksworth Road Sunderland - Seconded
“Councillor Tobin seconded the motion to defer the application.”
Minutes, 29 Jun 2026, Land At Silksworth Lane/ Silksworth Road Sunderland
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Sunderland’s published planning committee minutes, 5 meetings from March 2026 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 the one they were elected for, from Democracy Club’s open election results.
Also on this committee
- Kirsty Ann AlderReform UK
- Martin HaswellLib Dem
- Sandra Louisa Hobson-TateReform UK
- Taff WalesReform UK
- Bruce AllcroftReform UK
- Joseph Francomb ParkinReform UK
- Mark Peter WynnReform UK
- Michael QuigleyReform UK