
West Suffolk planning committee
Councillor Charlie Lynch
ConservativeSeen at planning committee from June 2025 to September 2026
- 100%attendance
- 6agreed, no vote against recorded
- 13decisions at their meetings
As at 2 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of West Suffolk’s published minutes, Councillor Charlie Lynch attended 5 of the 5 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from June 2025 to September 2026. On 6 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Lynch is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.
- Meetings attended
- 5 of 5100%
- Meetings whose minutes list them as present, sending apologies or absent. Minutes that list only those present cannot show an absence. 5 meetings as a substitute.
- Decisions at their meetings
- 13
- 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 Lynch and no voting chart is drawn.
Attendance
100%
5 of 5 meetings whose minutes list them.
The typical member of this committee attended 87% (the median of 17 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Development Control Committee: 5 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Development Control Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Development Control Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Development Control Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Development Control Committee | Present as a substitute |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Development Control Committee | Present as a substitute |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- West Suffolk Operational Hub Bury Road Fornham St Martin Bury St Edmunds SuffolkOperational hub expansion · DC/26/0891/HYB Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket SuffolkThree commercial units · DC/26/0683/RM Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 9 Short Brackland Bury St Edmunds SuffolkTwo heat pumps and door · DC/26/0963/FUL Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land North Of Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds SuffolkSupermarket and drive-through · DC/25/1065/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land South Of Knox Lane Bardwell Suffolk42MW solar farm · DC/25/0980/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land East Of Fred Castle Way And Land South Of Rougham Tower Avenue RoughamGround-level raising works · DC/26/0147/FUL Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Mildenhall Hub Sheldrick Way Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds SuffolkFive solar canopies · DC/25/1798/FUL Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land Off Friday Street West Row SuffolkAmended plot 6 plans · DC/25/1939/VAR Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Shop 2, The Shutters St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds SuffolkBeer café and shop · DC/25/1312/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- George Hill Nurseries Barningham Road Stanton SuffolkAmended footway plans · DC/25/0967/VAR RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Motts Field Chalkstone Way Haverhill SuffolkSports court and banners · DC/25/0658/ADV Approved ForUnanimous vote
- Land Rear Of 27 College Street Bury St Edmunds SuffolkSingle-storey dwelling · DC/24/1417/VAR Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Former Sports Direct Fitness Easlea Road Bury St Edmunds SuffolkBuilders’ merchant conversion · DC/24/0964/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Lynch 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.
Subjects in what the minutes record
- Parking and traffic2 Sep 2026
- Neighbours and amenity2 Sep 2026
- Spoke on highway safety
“Councillor Charlie Lynch remarked on the impact the distribution centre would have on the levels of overnight traffic experienced by the residents near Fordham Road.”
Minutes, 2 Sep 2026, Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk - Asked a question
“Councillor Charlie Lynch posed a question in relation to the Old Cannon Brewery which similarly operated within a predominately residential area of the town.”
Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Shop 2, The Shutters St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from West Suffolk’s published planning committee minutes, 15 meetings from June 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
- Andrew SmithConservative
- Carol BullConservative
- David SmithLabour
- Jon LondonLib Dem
- Marilyn SayerLabour
- Mike ChesterConservative
- Susan GlossopConservative
- Jim ThorndykeIndependent
- Roger DickerIndependent
- Sara Mildmay-WhiteConservative
- Andy NealIndependent
- Lora-Jane Miller-Jones
- Ian HoulderReform UK
- Rachel HoodConservative
- David TaylorIndependent
- Don WaldronReform UK