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Place and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Panel - New Forest

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Thursday, 13th March 2025
6:00 PM
End:
Thursday, 13th March 2025
10:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
13 Mar 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA
Meeting Attendees
Cllr Alvin Reid photo
Vice-Chairman
Cllr Alvin Reid

Conservative

Apologies, sent representative

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Cllr Peter Armstrong photo
Committee Member
Cllr Peter Armstrong

Independent

Present, as expected

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Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine photo
Chairman
Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Cllr Matthew Hartmann photo
Committee Member
Cllr Matthew Hartmann

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Cllr Stephanie Osborne photo
Committee Member
Cllr Stephanie Osborne

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Cllr Adam Parker photo
Committee Member
Cllr Adam Parker

Green

Present, as expected

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Cllr Malcolm Wade photo
In Attendance
Cllr Malcolm Wade

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Officer
Strategic Director Place, Operations and Sustainability
James Carpenter

In attendance

Officer
Chief Executive
Kate Ryan

Expected

Cllr Allan Glass photo
Committee Member
Cllr Allan Glass

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Cllr Steve Clarke photo
Substitute
Cllr Steve Clarke

Conservative

Present, as substitute

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Cllr Kate Crisell photo
Substitute
Cllr Kate Crisell

Conservative

Not required

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Cllr Nigel Linford photo
Substitute
Cllr Nigel Linford

Independent

Not required

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Cllr Caroline Rackham photo
Substitute
Cllr Caroline Rackham

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Cllr Joe Reilly photo
Substitute
Cllr Joe Reilly

Independent

Not required

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Cllr Janet Richards photo
Substitute
Cllr Janet Richards

Green

Not required

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Cllr Phil Woods photo
Substitute
Cllr Phil Woods

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Officer
Service Manager - Waste and Transport
Liz Mockeridge

Expected

Cllr Michael Thierry photo
Committee Member
Cllr Michael Thierry

Conservative

Absent

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Cllr Geoffrey Blunden photo
In Attendance
Cllr Geoffrey Blunden

Conservative

In attendance

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Cllr Derek Tipp photo
In Attendance
Cllr Derek Tipp

Conservative

In attendance

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Cllr Christine Ward photo
In Attendance
Cllr Christine Ward

Conservative

In attendance

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Officer
NGDP Management Trainee
Ros Carvell

In attendance

Officer
Service Manager - Coastal
Steve Cook

In attendance

Officer
Assistant Director for Place Development
Tim Guymer

In attendance

Officer
Planning Policy Officer
Andrew Herring

In attendance

Officer
Climate Change Manager
Roxanne King

In attendance

Officer
Economic Development Officer, Policy and Strategy
Nathaniel Lucas

In attendance

Officer
Democratic Services Officer
Andy Rogers

In attendance

Officer
Performance & Insight Manager
Saqib Yasin

In attendance

Agenda
0 Apologies
1 Minutes
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on   as a correct record.
2 Declarations of Interest
To note any declarations of interest made by members in connection with an agenda item. The nature of the interest must also be specified.

Members are asked to discuss any possible interests with Democratic Services prior to the meeting.
3 Public Participation
To receive any public participation in accordance with the Council’s public participation scheme.
4 Call - In of Portfolio Holder Decision - Hurst Spit
To review and comment on the Portfolio Holder Decision regarding Maintenance and Management of Hurst Spit, following call-in from Cllr Jack Davies.
5 Climate Change Adaptation
To consider a report on Climate Change Adaptation in the New Forest District.
6 UK Shared Prosperity Fund for 2025/26
To review and discuss the proposed UKSPF 25/26 funding allocations.
Attachments:
7 Update on Local Nature Recovery Strategies - Presentation
To receive a presentation giving an update on work to prepare a strategy for the delivery of nature recovery.
Attachments:
8 Performance Dashboards
To receive performance data on functions within the remit of this panel.
Attachments:
9 Portfolio Holder's Update
An opportunity for the Portfolio Holder’s to provide an update to the Panel on developments within their portfolio.
10 Work Programme
To agree the work programme to guide the Panel’s activities over the coming months.
11 Any other items which the Chairman decides are urgent
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