
Uttlesford planning committee
Councillor Geof Driscoll
ResidentsSeen at planning committee from July 2025 to September 2026
- 91%attendance
- 24agreed, no vote against recorded
- 47decisions at their meetings
As at 30 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Uttlesford’s published minutes, Councillor Geof Driscoll attended 10 of the 11 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from July 2025 to September 2026. On 24 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Driscoll is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 10 of 1191%
- 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
- 47
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 24
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- Proposed or seconded
- 0 / 2
- Motions the minutes say they proposed, then seconded, that the committee passed.
- 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 Driscoll and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
91%
10 of 11 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 1.
The typical member of this committee attended 82% (the median of 11 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning Committee: 10 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 13 May 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- Land East Of Highwood Quarry Woodside Way DunmowDeed of variation · UTT/26/0053/DOV Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At Bran End Bran End Fields Stebbing DunmowOne self-build dwelling · UTT/26/1227/FUL Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- Land West Of Dunmow Braintree Road Dunmow12MW solar farm · UTT/25/1374/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Great Dunmow Leisure Centre Parsonage Downs Great Dunmow EssexArtificial grass pitch refurbishment · UTT/26/1444/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Rowney House Thaxted Road Debden EssexTwo homes and annexe changes · UTT/26/0342/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The West Of Chelmsford Road Felsted Essex10-family caravan site · UTT/26/0138/FUL Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Hill Green Wicken Road Clavering Essex28 new homes · UTT/26/0948/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land East Of Brick Kiln Lane North Of Pound Gate Stebbing Essex60 homes · UTT/25/1478/FUL Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- Land East Of Highwood Quarry Woodside Way DunmowHistoric agreement variation · UTT/26/0053/DOV Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Stansted AirportRemoving vehicle caps · UTT/25/2814/DOVSeconded the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Midden Top Road Wimbish EssexDetached garage · UTT/26/0737/HHF Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land East Of Goodacres Church End Broxted Dunmow EssexThree dwellings · UTT/26/0488/DFO Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Adjacent Old House Barn Parsonage Road TakeleyCommercial vehicle servicing yard · UTT/26/1025/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Located Between Thaxted Substation And The Cutlers Solar Farm Site Cutlers Green Lane Thaxted EssexUnderground electricity cable · UTT/25/2426/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land Adj To 1 Myrtle Villas Chelmsford Road Felsted Essex12 homes · UTT/26/0114/FUL Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- Land At Sunnybrook Farm Braintree Road Felsted Essex17 dwellings · UTT/25/3242/FUL Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- Badcock Farm Saling Road Stebbing Dunmow EssexReplacement livestock building · UTT/25/3313/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Burbank 37 Clarendon Road Little Canfield EssexFour new homes · UTT/25/2984/FULSeconded the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land To The West Of Clatterbury Lane Clavering EssexUp to 9 homes · UTT/25/2897/OP Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land West Of Birchanger Lane Birchanger180 homes and access · UTT/25/3011/OP RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- South West Of Mountfitchet High School Forest Hall Road Stansted Essex300-home mixed-use development · UTT/25/3012/OP RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Sandons Farm Kates Lane Ashdon EssexRural worker’s dwelling · UTT/26/0493/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Burbank 37 Clarendon Road Little Canfield EssexFour new homes · UTT/25/2984/FUL Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The West Of Clatterbury Lane Clavering EssexUp to 9 homes · UTT/25/2897/OP Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Rosemary Cottage Causeway End Road Felsted EssexOne new dwelling · UTT/26/0385/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Hill Green Wicken Road Clavering Essex28 homes with affordable housing · UTT/25/2404/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Rayne Road Bannister Green Felsted100 homes · UTT/25/2498/OP Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Garnetts Lane And Stebbing Road Felsted Essex70 homes · UTT/25/1929/OP Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land South Of (East Of Griffin Place) Radwinter Road Sewards End And Saffron Walden Essex233 homes · UTT/25/1568/DFO Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Cranwellian The Street Takeley EssexSix residential dwellings · UTT/25/1854/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Green Energy Hub Chesterford Park Little Chesterford EssexBin store and utility buildings · UTT/25/2525/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At Palmers Lane Chrishall RoystonTwo detached dwellings · UTT/25/1127/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Stansted Third Avenue Stansted AirportDistribution depot · UTT/25/2397/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land West Of Whitehall Wood Ashdon Road Saffron WaldenSecure dog walking field · UTT/25/2184/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At Camps Field Lower Road Little HallingburyUp to 52 homes · UTT/25/2181/OP Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- London Stansted Airport Bassingbourn Road StanstedAirport taxiway works · UTT/25/1542/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Council Offices London Road Saffron Walden EssexListed building alterations · UTT/25/1958/LB Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Council Offices London Road Saffron Walden EssexGround-floor alterations · UTT/25/1957/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land East Of Oakhanger Friars Lane Hatfield Heath Hertfordshire7 homes · UTT/25/2262/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land To The South Of Stortford Road Little Canfield EssexNursery and soft play centre · UTT/25/0539/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The West Of Buttleys Lane Dunmow46 homes · UTT/24/3245/DFO Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land East Of Highwood Quarry (Landscape Buffer) Woodside Way DunmowStrategic landscape buffer · UTT/25/1609/DFO Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land South Of (West Of Robin Hood Road) Rush Lane Elsenham40 dwellings · UTT/24/3150/DFO Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- East Of High Lane Stansted56 homes · UTT/25/1061/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land West Of Garnetts Dunmow Road Takeley155 homes · UTT/25/1391/DFO Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Rails Stables Watling Lane Thaxted Dunmow EssexRoofspace annex · UTT/25/0827/HHF Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The West Of Thaxted Road Debden Essex25 private and affordable homes · UTT/25/1160/DFO Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Driscoll 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.
- Declared an interest
“Councillor Driscoll declared that a ward colleague was on the speakers list and that he had not discussed this application with them previously and remained opened minded.”
Minutes, 2 Sep 2026, Land At Bran End Bran End Fields Stebbing Dunmow - Moved approval
“Councillor Driscoll proposed approval of the Deed of Variation to the 1939 Agreement relating to land at Easton Lodge, Great Dunmow, as set out in the report.”
Minutes, 2 Sep 2026, Land East Of Highwood Quarry Woodside Way Dunmow - Seconded
“Councillor Church proposed agreement to the recommendation, and this was seconded by Councillor Driscoll.”
Minutes, 5 Aug 2026, Land North Of Stansted Airport - Seconded
“This was seconded by Councillor Driscoll.”
Minutes, 5 Aug 2026, Land East Of Brick Kiln Lane North Of Pound Gate Stebbing Essex - Moved refusal
“Councillor Driscoll proposed refusal of the application on the grounds as detailed in the Addendum List.”
Minutes, 8 Jul 2026, Land Adj To 1 Myrtle Villas Chelmsford Road Felsted Essex - Seconded
“This was seconded by Councillor Driscoll.”
Minutes, 8 Jul 2026, Land Located Between Thaxted Substation And The Cutlers Solar Farm Site Cutlers Green Lane Thaxted Essex - Moved refusal
“Councillor Driscoll proposed refusal of the application on CPZ grounds (CP12 (3), CP48 (1 and 4) and CP32) and that it was not appropriate for B8 use.”
Minutes, 8 Jul 2026, Adjacent Old House Barn Parsonage Road Takeley - Seconded
“Councillor Emanuel proposed approval of the application, and this was seconded by Councillor Driscoll.”
Minutes, 10 Jun 2026, Burbank 37 Clarendon Road Little Canfield Essex - Seconded
“This was seconded by Councillor Driscoll.”
Minutes, 13 May 2026, Burbank 37 Clarendon Road Little Canfield Essex - Seconded
“This was seconded by Councillor Driscoll.”
Minutes, 8 Apr 2026, Land North Of Garnetts Lane And Stebbing Road Felsted Essex - Moved refusal
“Councillor Driscoll proposed that the application be refused on the grounds of not being in accordance with CP3; the development being outside of the existing built area of Clavering.”
Minutes, 8 Apr 2026, Land At Hill Green Wicken Road Clavering Essex - Seconded
“The Chair proposed approval of the application, and this was seconded by Councillor Driscoll.”
Minutes, 8 Apr 2026, Rosemary Cottage Causeway End Road Felsted Essex
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Uttlesford’s published planning committee minutes, 17 meetings from July 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
- Maggie SuttonResidents
- Richard FreemanResidents
- Richard HaynesResidents
- Nick ChurchConservative
- Judy EmanuelResidents
- Richard PavittIndependent
- Mark LemonConservative
- Richard SilcockLib Dem
- Geoff BagnallReform UK
- Heather AskerReform UK
- Janice LoughlinLib Dem
- Ray GoodingConservative