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Chair doesn't vote necessarily I think. So it seems it was 5 all based on the eleven committee members less the chair and the chair then had her 'casting' vote

I think from memory it's phelim mcafferty who is the other green who wasn't there today. His alternate has to vote on the facts based on their judgement, not based on how the person their debuting for would have voted.

If the green couldn't attend they can name an alternate. If nobody from their own party is available/suitable they and they are an opposition party, they will turn to another opposition party to provide the alternate

I would suggest the chair would be voting entirely in line with her statutory limits. Its a bit like a mayor (or in parliament terms the speaker) won't vote against a ruling party in a no confidence vote

Planning committees are quasi legal bodies and must not be subject to a party whip. We have seen in albion matters (withdean for example) all of one party voting against (the tories) but they were strenuous in their statements that they werent 'whipped'

It's not going to take a huge amount of effort now to get this through at a second attempt. One abstention basically is the margin they have to shift. A chair on casting vote is highly unlikely to go against an officer recommendation. So a bit of swallowed pride and some well timed humility on...

He's a buffoon of the highest order. When he was working with Simon kirby, he blocked me from my own MPs twitter because I asked a question about the rsch that kirby was assisting with and then went very quiet. Ironically despite not being my MP, Caroline Lucas was far more helpful

Based on objections received from residents of Falmer?

I wonder what, specifically, is offensive about the design that leads to refusal rather than amends prior to planning?