Wokingham planning committee
Councillor Wayne Smith
ConservativeSeen at planning committee from June 2025 to September 2026
- 92%attendance
- 8agreed, no vote against recorded
- 23decisions at their meetings
- 1motion proposed
As at 9 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Wokingham’s published minutes, Councillor Wayne Smith 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 Smith is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below. Smith proposed 1 motion the committee passed and seconded 1.
- 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
- 23
- 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
- 1 / 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 Smith and no voting chart is drawn. The minutes do name who proposed each motion.
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.
Planning Committee: 11 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 20 May 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 10 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Jun 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 To West Of Park Lane Charvil75 homes · 253071 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 108 Reading Road Woodley WokinghamRoof extension and balcony · 261179 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land at Ducks Nest Eversley Road Arborfield135 homes and SANG · 250733 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- St Paul's C Of E Junior School Oxford Road WokinghamSEND resource base · 260425 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land located to the east of Watmore Lane/Maidensfield Winnersh RG41118 homes · 260225 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land Located To The East Of Watmore Lane Winnersh, Berkshire111 homes · 260224 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Ladds Garden Village Bath Road Hare Hatch Wokingham19 homes · 252257 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Bulmershe School Chequers Way Woodley BerkshireSEND education unit · 260423 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Keep Hatch Primary School Ashridge Road WokinghamSEND school unit · 260424 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land to the North East of Westwood Cottage Sheerlands Road Arborfield Wokingham20-home redevelopment · 240731 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land to the north of Arborfield Road west of Shinfield Eastern Relief Road191 homes · 242484Seconded the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land East And West Of Hyde End Road Shinfield Shinfield183 homes · 252138 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Old Forest Road Wokingham53 homes · 251421 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Ff1 Indigo House, Mulberry Business Park Fishponds Road WokinghamResidence gym and 72 homes · 250869 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Ascot House Finchampstead Road Wokingham10 apartments above existing building · 242066 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 75 Chiltern Crescent Earley WokinghamHome extensions and loft conversion · 252161 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 20 Culver Lane Earley WokinghamOutbuilding erection · 251346 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 20 Culver Lane Earley WokinghamDetached garage outbuilding · 251348 Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 20 Culver Lane Earley WokinghamOutbuilding · 251346Proposed the motion Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land to the north of School Road Arborfield CrossUp to 70 homes · 250735 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Liberty House Strand Way Earley Wokingham18 affordable flats · 250148 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Hogwood Farm Sheerlands Road Arborfield WokinghamSports hub and allotments · 242696 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Hogwood Farm Sheerlands Road Arborfield Wokingham48 homes and sports facilities · 242653 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Smith 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 traffic9 Jul 2025, 9 Jul 2025
- Design, scale and character13 Aug 2025
- Seconded
“It was proposed by Councillor Andrea and seconded by Councillor Wayne Smith that the application be approved subject to the inclusion of updated conditions 9 and 12.”
Minutes, 11 Mar 2026, Land to the north of Arborfield Road west of Shinfield Eastern Relief Road - Asked a question
“Councillor Wayne Smith asked the case officer why he had previously refused the application, and what had changed to make him now approve it.”
Minutes, 10 Sep 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham - Spoke on the conditions
“Councillor Wayne Smith noted that the building looked like a separate house, and asked how far conditions could be implemented on the property to restrict how it was used.”
Minutes, 10 Sep 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham - Asked about design and scale
“Councillor Wayne Smith asked for confirmation of the height increase, which was confirmed at 5.3m which was a metre increase on the previously rejected application. He then asked the case officer to confirm how the current application was different to the previously rejected application.”
Minutes, 13 Aug 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham - Asked a question
“Councillor Wayne Smith asked why a separate double gated entrance was required for an outbuilding, and raised concerns that the outbuilding would be treated as a separate dwelling.”
Minutes, 13 Aug 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham - Spoke
“Councillor Wayne Smith emphasised that the reason for the 4.3 metre limit for outbuildings was to reduce their dominant effect on neighbourhoods.”
Minutes, 13 Aug 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham - Moved deferral
“Councillor Wayne Smith proposed a deferral pending a site visit so that the bulk, height, mass and form of the application could be given more consideration.”
Minutes, 13 Aug 2025, 20 Culver Lane Earley Wokingham - Asked a question
“Councillor Wayne Smith asked about the difference between the lapsed planning application and the application before the Committee.”
Minutes, 9 Jul 2025, Liberty House Strand Way Earley Wokingham - Asked about highway safety
“Councillor Wayne Smith asked about any objections from highways.”
Minutes, 9 Jul 2025, Liberty House Strand Way Earley Wokingham - Asked a question
“Councillor Wayne Smith asked about access and School Road.”
Minutes, 9 Jul 2025, Land to the north of School Road Arborfield Cross - Asked about highway safety
“Councillor Wayne Smith asked why Highways had submitted an objection.”
Minutes, 9 Jul 2025, Land to the north of School Road Arborfield Cross - Spoke
“Councillor Wayne Smith was of the view that the proposal was not sustainable and would not have been recommended for approval had the Council not had a 1.7-year land supply.”
Minutes, 9 Jul 2025, Land to the north of School Road Arborfield Cross
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.
Also on this committee
- Carol JewellLib Dem
- Martijn AndreaLib Dem
- Caroline SmithLib Dem
- Sam AkhtarConservative
- Catherine GloverLib Dem
- Mike SmithLib Dem
- Moses IyengunmwenaConservative
- Stuart MunroConservative
- Greg BelloLabour
- Rebecca MargettsConservative