New Forest Borough Council Council Meeting

Name: Council
Start: 2026-02-23T18:30:00Z
End: 2026-02-23T22:30:00Z
Location: Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA

23 Feb 2026, 6:30 p.m.

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

Status:
Confirmed

Agenda:
No

Decisions:
No

Minutes:
No

This is a meeting of the Council of New Forest Borough Council to be held on 23rd Feb 2026.

Last meeting: 14th Apr 2025. Next: 12th May 2025.

Attendees

Committee Member

Cllr Neville Penman

Non-aligned

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Committee Member

Cllr Alex Wade

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Caroline Rackham

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Colm McCarthy

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr David Harrison

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr David Millar

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Hilary Brand

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Jack Davies

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Malcolm Wade

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Mark Clark

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Patrick Mballa

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Philip Dowd

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Phil Woods

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Sean Cullen

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Stephanie Osborne

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr John Haywood

Labour and Co-operative

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Committee Member

Cllr Jacqui England

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Joe Reilly

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Nigel Linford

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Peter Armstrong

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Adam Parker

Green

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Committee Member

Cllr Janet Richards

Green

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Committee Member

Cllr Alan Alvey

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Alan O'Sullivan

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Allan Glass

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Alvin Reid

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Barry Dunning

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Barry Rickman

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Christine Ward

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Dan Poole

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Dave Penny

Conservative

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Chairman

Chairman of the Council

Cllr David Hawkins

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Derek Tipp

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Geoffrey Blunden

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Ian Murray

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Jeremy Heron

Conservative

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Committee Member

Leader of the Council

Cllr Jill Cleary

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr John Adams

Conservative

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Vice-Chairman

Vice-Chairman of the Council

Cllr John Sleep

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Kate Crisell

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Matthew Hartmann

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Michael Thierry

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Neil Tungate

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Richard Frampton

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Richard Young

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Clarke

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Davies

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine

Conservative

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Officer

Karen Wardle

—

Expected

Officer

Assistant Director - Governance (Monitoring Officer)

Tanya Coulter

—

Expected

Officer

Chief Executive

Kate Ryan

—

Expected

Recordings

Meetings aren't routinely recorded, but members of the public can. Please upload your video.

Previous Meetings

14th Apr 2025

Council

20th Mar 2025

Council

24th Feb 2025

Council

9th Dec 2024

Council

14th Oct 2024

Council

16th Sep 2024

Council

8th Jul 2024

Council

13th May 2024

Council

8th Apr 2024

Council

26th Mar 2024

Council

Future Meetings

12th May 2025 Today

Council

14th Jul 2025

Council

15th Sep 2025

Council

13th Oct 2025

Council

15th Dec 2025

Council

23rd Feb 2026

Council

13th Apr 2026

Council

Source

From New Forest Borough Council website
Last updated: 12 May 2025 03:05

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