Sam Akhtar
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Wokingham planning committee

Councillor Sam Akhtar

Thames wardMember, Planning Committee

Seen at planning committee from June 2025 to September 2026

  • 92%attendance
  • 8agreed, no vote against recorded
  • 22decisions at their meetings

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As at 9 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Wokingham’s published minutes, Councillor Sam Akhtar attended 11 of the 12 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from June 2025 to September 2026. On 8 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Akhtar is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below.

Meetings attended
11 of 1292%
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
22
Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
Agreed, no vote against recorded
8
Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
Proposed or seconded
0 / 1
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 Akhtar and no voting chart is drawn.

Attendance

92%

11 of 12 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 1.

The typical member of this committee attended 92% (the median of 9 members listed at 5 or more meetings).

Every meeting

Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.

PresentApologies
20252026

Planning Committee: 11 meetings

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Every meeting
DateCommitteeAttendance
9 Sep 2026Planning CommitteePresent
12 Aug 2026Planning CommitteePresent
8 Jul 2026Planning CommitteeApologies
10 Jun 2026Planning CommitteePresent
20 May 2026Planning CommitteePresent
11 Mar 2026Planning CommitteePresent
11 Feb 2026Planning CommitteePresent
12 Nov 2025Planning CommitteePresent
10 Sep 2025Planning CommitteePresent
13 Aug 2025Planning CommitteePresent
9 Jul 2025Planning CommitteePresent
11 Jun 2025Planning 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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Outcome

In the minutes

What the minutes record Akhtar 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

  • Seconded
    “It was proposed by Councillor Andrea and seconded by Councillor Akhtar that the application be approved subject to the inclusion of the additional condition.”
    Minutes, 11 Mar 2026, Land East And West Of Hyde End Road Shinfield Shinfield
  • Spoke
    “Cllr Akhtar suggested that this proposal would cause harm in relation to CP1 and CP3.”
    Minutes, 12 Nov 2025, Ascot House Finchampstead Road Wokingham
  • Spoke on design and scale
    “Councillor Sam Akhtar agreed that whilst the structure looked like a separate house, and several other homes were developed within the area, he was not convinced an extra metre in height was enough to refuse the application.”
    Minutes, 10 Sep 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham
  • Asked about the conditions
    “Councillor Sam Akhtar asked if conditions restricting the outbuilding from being used for certain uses such as commercial could be included.”
    Minutes, 10 Sep 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham
  • Asked a question
    “Councillor Sam Akhtar asked if any similar outbuildings had been approved down the same road.”
    Minutes, 13 Aug 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham
  • Asked about trees and wildlife
    “Councillor Sam Akhtar asked if the inclusion of hedgerows could be included as a condition to mitigate the dominant effect, with it being confirmed this could be added as a condition should members be minded to approve the application.”
    Minutes, 13 Aug 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham
  • Spoke on affordable housing
    “Councillor Akhtar was pleased to note the proposed provision of 100% affordable housing.”
    Minutes, 9 Jul 2025, Liberty House Strand Way Earley Wokingham

How this is worked out

Everything here is read from Wokingham’s published planning committee minutes, 12 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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