Watford planning committee
Councillor Stephen Johnson
Lib DemSeen at planning committee from July 2025 to March 2026
- 100%attendance
- 6agreed, no vote against recorded
- 9decisions at their meetings
As at 30 June 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Watford’s published minutes, Councillor Stephen Johnson attended 7 of the 7 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from July 2025 to March 2026. On 6 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Johnson is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 7 of 7100%
- 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
- 9
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 6
- 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 Johnson and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
100%
7 of 7 meetings whose minutes list them.
The typical member of this committee attended 100% (the median of 9 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Development Management Committee: 7 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2026 | Development Management Committee | Present |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Development Management Committee | Present |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Development Management Committee | Present |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Development Management Committee | Present |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Development Management Committee | Present |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Development Management Committee | Present |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Development Management Committee | Present |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- 3 Coningesby Drive Watford HertfordshireFirst-floor side and rear extension · 26/00002/FULH Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- St Thomas United Reformed Church 68 Langley Road WatfordPlace of worship extensions · 25/00951/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Everett Rovers FC Dodd Road Watford HertfordshireTwo football stands · 25/01025/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 29 - 43 Sydney Road Watford278 homes and commercial building · 25/00817/VAR Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Warner Drive Watford HertfordshireFilm studio expansion amendments · 25/00723/VARM Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At Morrisons Car Park Ascot Road WatfordDrive-thru coffee shop · 24/01180/FULM Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 30 - 40 St Albans Road Watford415-room hotel and commercial space · 24/01020/FULM Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land To South Of 883 St Albans Road WatfordElectric vehicle charging station · 25/00452/VAR Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At Clarendon House Bridle Path Watford210-room shared living building · 24/01028/FULM Approved ForNo vote against recorded
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Johnson 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 Watford’s published planning committee minutes, 12 meetings from July 2025 to June 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
- Iain SharpeLib Dem
- Mark WatkinLib Dem
- Ann SafferyLib Dem
- Glen SafferyLib Dem
- Nigel BellLabour
- Rabi MartinsLib Dem
- Clara AnsongLib Dem
- Lenny NembhardLib Dem
- Annalisa BuraglioLib Dem
- Sohail BashirLib Dem