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Name: General Purposes and Licensing Committee
Start: 2025-09-05T09:00:00Z
End: 2025-09-05T13:00:00Z
Location: Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA

General Purposes and Licensing Committee - New Forest

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Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Friday, 5th September 2025
10:00 AM

End:
Friday, 5th September 2025
2:00 PM

Meeting Status

Status:
Confirmed

Date:
05 Sep 2025

Location:
Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA

Meeting Attendees

Committee Member

Cllr Jack Davies

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Philip Dowd

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Allan Glass

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr David Harrison

Liberal Democrat

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Chairman

Cllr Neil Tungate

Conservative

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Vice-Chairman

Cllr Richard Young

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Clarke

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr David Hawkins

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Nigel Linford

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Colm McCarthy

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Vice-Chairman of the Council

Cllr Dave Penny

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Alvin Reid

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Janet Richards

Green

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Officer

Christa Ferguson

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Officer

Democratic Services Officer

Andy Rogers

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Agenda

0 Apologies

1 Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on 10 January 2025 and 12 May 2025 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 Amendment to the taxi licensing policy based on the Institute of Licensing suitability guidance

To consider proposed amendments to the taxi licensing policy based on the Institute of Licensing Suitability Guidance.

Attachments:

Document Taxi Licensing Policy Appendix B amendments 28 Aug 2025
Document Appendix 1 28 Aug 2025
Document Appendix 2 28 Aug 2025

5 Licensing authority performance report

To receive the Licensing Authority performance report, which sets out the work of the Licensing Authority over the past 12 months together with the workplan for 2025-26.

Attachments:

Document Licensing Performance Report GP&L 28 Aug 2025
Document Appendix 1 - Licensing Service Plan 2025-26 28 Aug 2025

6 Dates of Future Meetings

To agree the following dates for meetings in 2026/27 (all Fridays at 10.00am).

2026

2027

19 June

4 September

27 November

15 January

12 March

7 Any Other Items Which the Chairman Decides Are Urgent

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