Planning and Development Committee

Attendance (19 councillors)

Councillor	Party	Ward	Status
Alex Geddes	Labour	Ryton, Crookhill and Stella	Present
Christopher Ord	Liberal Democrats	Whickham North	Present
Dawn Welsh	Liberal Democrats	Low Fell	Present
Dot Burnett	Labour	Dunston and Teams	Present
Hugh Kelly	Labour	Crawcrook and Greenside	Present
Ian Patterson	Liberal Democrats	Pelaw and Heworth	Present
Jonathan Mohammed	Liberal Democrats	Whickham South and Sunniside	Present
Judith Turner	Labour	Lamesley	Present
Kathleen McCartney	Labour	Crawcrook and Greenside	Present
Keith Wood	Labour	Chowdene	Present
Lee-Ann Moir	Labour	Blaydon	Present
Paul Elliott	Liberal Democrats	Birtley	Present
Sonya Dickie	Labour	Felling	Present
Vicky Anderson	Liberal Democrats	Dunston Hill and Whickham East	Present
Daniel Weatherley	Labour	Birtley	Absent
Eileen McMaster	Labour	Lobley Hill and Bensham	Absent
Kathryn Walker	Labour	High Fell	Absent
Lynne Caffrey	Labour	Chopwell and Rowlands Gill	Absent
Sharron Potts	Labour	Wardley and Leam Lane	Absent

Data last updated: 23 February 2026