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Meeting

Cabinet - New Forest

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Wednesday, 6th August 2025
10:00 AM
End:
Wednesday, 6th August 2025
2:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
06 Aug 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA
Meeting Attendees
Cllr Jill Cleary photo
Chairman
Leader of the Council
Cllr Jill Cleary

Conservative

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Cllr Steve Davies photo
Vice-Chairman
Cllr Steve Davies

Conservative

Expected

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Cllr Geoffrey Blunden photo
Committee Member
Cllr Geoffrey Blunden

Conservative

Expected

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Cllr Jeremy Heron photo
Committee Member
Cllr Jeremy Heron

Conservative

Expected

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Cllr Dan Poole photo
Committee Member
Cllr Dan Poole

Conservative

Expected

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Officer
Chief Executive
Kate Ryan

Expected

Officer
Strategic Director of Corporate Resources & Transformation, Section 151 Officer
Alan Bethune

Expected

Officer
Strategic Director Place, Operations and Sustainability
James Carpenter

Expected

Officer
Strategic Director – Housing & Communities
Richard Knott

Expected

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Committee Member
Cllr Derek Tipp

Conservative

Expected

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Officer
Principal Democratic Services Officer
Karen Wardle

Expected

Officer
Democratic Services Officer
Joe Tyler

Expected

Officer
Strategic Procurement Manager
Josie West

Expected

Officer
Transformation and Improvement Manager
Ingrid Archer

Expected

Officer
Assistant Director Transformation
Rebecca Drummond

Expected

Officer
Assistant Director for Place Development
Tim Guymer

Expected

Officer
Assistant Director - Housing & Communities
Paul Thomas

Expected

Secretary
Assistant Director - Strategy and Engagement
Matt Wisdom

Expected

Officer
Service Manager - Housing Maintenance Programmes and Servicing
Sophie Tuffin

Expected

Agenda
0 Apologies
1 Leader's Announcements
2 Minutes
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 2 July 2025 as a correct record.
3 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.
4 Public Participation
To receive any public participation in accordance with the Council’s public participation scheme.
5 Proposed draft Housing Landlord Strategy (2025 - 2030) with Reference to the HRA Business Plan
6 Housing Annual Compliance Report
Attachments:
7 Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25
8 Revised Transformation Strategy
9 Principal Risk Register Review
10 Update on Local Plan Review and Revised Local Development Scheme
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7th May 2025

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2nd Apr 2025

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21st Mar 2025

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5th Mar 2025 Cancelled

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19th Feb 2025

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1st Oct 2025

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5th Nov 2025

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3rd Dec 2025

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4th Feb 2026

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18th Feb 2026

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4th Mar 2026

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1st Apr 2026

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6th May 2026

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