Jon London
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West Suffolk planning committee

Councillor Jon London

Vice-Chair, Development Control Committee

Seen at planning committee from June 2025 to September 2026

  • 100%attendance
  • 24agreed, no vote against recorded
  • 44decisions at their meetings

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As at 2 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of West Suffolk’s published minutes, Councillor Jon London attended 15 of the 15 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from June 2025 to September 2026. On 24 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so London is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.

Meetings attended
15 of 15100%
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
44
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.
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 London and no voting chart is drawn.

Attendance

100%

15 of 15 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.

Present
20252026

Development Control Committee: 15 meetings

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Every meeting
DateCommitteeAttendance
2 Sep 2026Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
5 Aug 2026Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
1 Jul 2026Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
3 Jun 2026Development Control CommitteePresent
29 Apr 2026Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
1 Apr 2026Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
4 Mar 2026Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
4 Feb 2026Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
7 Jan 2026Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
3 Dec 2025Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
5 Nov 2025Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
3 Sep 2025Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
6 Aug 2025Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
9 Jul 2025Development Control CommitteePresent, Vice-Chair
4 Jun 2025Development Control CommitteePresent

Decisions

Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.

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In the minutes

What the minutes record London 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

  • Spoke in support
    “Councillor Jon London spoke in support of the application, he welcomed the infrastructure having been put in place, the proximity to the A14 and the development’s BREEAM Excellent standard.”
    Minutes, 2 Sep 2026, Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk
  • Seconded
    “This was duly seconded by Councillor Jon London.”
    Minutes, 5 Aug 2026, Land North Of Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
  • Moved approval
    “Councillor Jon London proposed that the application be approved, as per the Officer recommendation, and this was duly seconded by Councillor Marilyn Sayer.”
    Minutes, 5 Aug 2026, 9 Short Brackland Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Jon London asked if consideration could be given to installing triangle warning road signs to warn drivers of pedestrians crossing.”
    Minutes, 1 Jul 2026, Land Off Crown Lane Crown Lane Ixworth Suffolk
  • Moved approval
    “Councillor Jon London proposed that the application be approved, as per the Officer recommendation.”
    Minutes, 1 Jul 2026, West Suffolk Operational Hub Bury Road Fornham St Martin Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Jon London posed a question with regard to the terminology used in respect of the measurement of ‘harm’ generated by an application.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
  • Seconded
    “This was duly seconded by Councillor Jon London.”
    Minutes, 3 Jun 2026, Land North Of Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Jon London asked if there would be a pedestrian connection to Lingwood Close and the Senior Planning Officer confirmed that this was being pursued with the applicant.”
    Minutes, 1 Apr 2026, Land South Of Hopton Road Barningham Suffolk
  • Asked about the conditions
    “Councillor Jon London asked it would be possible to condition a dB limit.”
    Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Shop 2, The Shutters St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
  • Moved approval
    “Councillor Jon London proposed that the application be approved, as per the Officer recommendation, and this was duly seconded by Councillor Roger Dicker.”
    Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Land Off Friday Street West Row Suffolk
  • Seconded
    “This was duly seconded by Councillor Jon London.”
    Minutes, 4 Mar 2026, Land East Of Fred Castle Way And Land South Of Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham
  • Spoke on highway safety
    “Councillor Jon London remarked on the importance of the rural economy, however, he cited concerns in respect of the traffic impact on the existing highways. He also questioned the methodology behind the calculation of vehicle movements in connection with the existing sow piggery operation on the site.”
    Minutes, 4 Feb 2026, Cross Green Farm Hopton Road Thelnetham Suffolk
  • Spoke on the conditions
    “Councillor London explained that he had a number of questions in connection with waste, however, he was conscious that this information was subject to the receipt of relevant plans required by condition.”
    Minutes, 4 Feb 2026, Cross Green Farm Hopton Road Thelnetham Suffolk
  • Seconded
    “This was duly seconded by Councillor Jon London who similarly referenced Junction 7 and highlighted the imaginative ways in which traffic had been mitigated in Victorian streets elsewhere in the country.”
    Minutes, 3 Dec 2025, Land West Of Mildenhall West Row Road Mildenhall Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor London also highlighted, that due to the phasing of the primary school within the scheme, it would likely result in children attending from outside of the immediate area, with some of the children who eventually populated the housing (once built) potentially having to travel to an alternative school.”
    Minutes, 3 Dec 2025, Land West Of Mildenhall West Row Road Mildenhall Suffolk
  • Asked about the conditions
    “Councillor Jon London asked if Condition 26 could be amended to stipulate that no dwelling be occupied until the carriageways and footways serving that dwelling including their connection to the existing network were constructed.”
    Minutes, 3 Dec 2025, Land West Of Bardwell Road Ixworth Suffolk
  • Spoke in support
    “Councillor Jon London spoke in support of the application, in its current form, and acknowledged that affordable housing contributions were not required in this case because the net additional dwellings were less than ten.”
    Minutes, 5 Nov 2025, Land At 34 And 36 Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk
  • Spoke on parking
    “Whist Councillor London was satisfied that the absence of on-site parking was acceptable in this instance, he alluded to other recent planning applications that had been granted for schemes which also provided no on-site parking.”
    Minutes, 5 Nov 2025, Land At 34 And 36 Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk
  • Moved approval
    “Councillor London then proposed that the application be approved, as per the Officer recommendation.”
    Minutes, 5 Nov 2025, Land At 34 And 36 Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk
  • Moved refusal
    “Councillor Jon London then proposed that the application be refused, contrary to the Officer recommendation, as he was mindful that in allowing the original appeal the Inspector gave weight in favour of the development to the package of highways improvements proposed.”
    Minutes, 3 Sep 2025, George Hill Nurseries Barningham Road Stanton Suffolk
  • Spoke
    “Councillor Jon London commended the applicants for having rethatched the original cottage and asked if the retention of the thatch could also be conditioned.”
    Minutes, 6 Aug 2025, 34 Nether Street Rougham Suffolk
  • Declared an interest
    “(Councillor Jon London declared, in the interests of openness and transparency, that he was a Member of Exning Parish Council, who had considered the application at their Planning Committee, which he was not a member of. He stressed that his only involvement in the application had been to advise on process and procedure and would keep an open mind and listen to the debate prior to voting on the item.)”
    Minutes, 6 Aug 2025, Unit 8 Swan Lane Business Park Swan Lane Exning Newmarket Suffolk
  • Spoke on parking
    “Councillor London did not consider it sufficient to rely on other units within the business park not operating on a Sunday and therefore enabling parking spaces to be available elsewhere within the business park.”
    Minutes, 6 Aug 2025, Unit 8 Swan Lane Business Park Swan Lane Exning Newmarket Suffolk
  • Asked about parking
    “Councillor London asked if parking could be conditioned in some way to restrict the sole use of the shared car park to Unit 8 on a Sunday, and if this could be made clear with signage. He also inquired if the opening hours of the premises (condition No 3) was considered enforceable.”
    Minutes, 6 Aug 2025, Unit 8 Swan Lane Business Park Swan Lane Exning Newmarket Suffolk
  • Moved approval
    “Councillor Jon London proposed that the application be approved, as per the Officer recommendation.”
    Minutes, 6 Aug 2025, West Suffolk Council Depot Olding Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
  • Moved approval
    “Councillor London then proposed that the application be approved, as per the Officer recommendation.”
    Minutes, 6 Aug 2025, Former Swimming Pool Site Recreation Way Mildenhall Suffolk
  • Moved approval
    “Councillor Jon London proposed that the application be approved, as per the Officer recommendation.”
    Minutes, 6 Aug 2025, Former Swimming Pool Site Recreation Way Mildenhall 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.

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