Thanks... So, it might be possible that the vote would have been 6-4 no today had the absent Green been present. Or not, of course. But the club would be well advised to plan on that basis if there is to be a second application.
OK. Do you know if the alternate has to vote as a proxy for the councillor who can't attend? In this case, I would imagine that a Green would likely vote against (as did his fellow Green) and that a Tory would likely vote in favour if it's a free vote. Do you know which Tory wouldn't have...