New Forest Borough Council

Councillors: 48

Wards: 28

Committees: 14

Meetings (2026): 60

Meetings (2025): 80

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Meeting

Name: Council
Start: 2026-07-13T17:30:00Z
End: 2026-07-13T21:30:00Z
Location: Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA

Council - New Forest

Agenda

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Minutes

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Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Monday, 13th July 2026
6:30 PM

End:
Monday, 13th July 2026
10:30 PM

Meeting Status

Status:
Confirmed

Date:
13 Jul 2026

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

Meeting Attendees

Committee Member

Cllr John Sleep

Conservative

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Chairman

Chairman of Council

Cllr Dave Penny

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr John Adams

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Alan Alvey

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Geoffrey Blunden

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Hilary Brand

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr David Millar

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Ian Murray

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Stephanie Osborne

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Alan O'Sullivan

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Adam Parker

Green

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Committee Member

Cllr Neville Penman

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Dan Poole

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Caroline Rackham

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Alvin Reid

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Joe Reilly

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Janet Richards

Green

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Michael Thierry

Non-aligned

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Committee Member

Cllr Derek Tipp

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Neil Tungate

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Alex Wade

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Malcolm Wade

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Christine Ward

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Phil Woods

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Richard Young

Reform UK

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Officer

Chief Executive

Kate Ryan

Expected

Officer

Democratic ICT Officer

Daniel Reynafarje

Expected

Officer

Principal Democratic Services Officer

Karen Wardle

Expected

Officer

Assistant Director - Strategy and Engagement

Matt Wisdom

Expected

Committee Member

Cllr Mark Clark

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Clarke

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Kate Crisell

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Sean Cullen

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Jack Davies

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Davies

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Philip Dowd

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Barry Dunning

Reform UK

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Committee Member

Cllr Jacqui England

Independent

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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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Committee Member

Cllr David Hawkins

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr John Haywood

Labour and Co-operative

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Committee Member

Cllr Jeremy Heron

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Nigel Linford

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Patrick Mballa

Liberal Democrat

Apologies

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Committee Member

Cllr Colm McCarthy

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Peter Armstrong

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Matthew Hartmann

Conservative

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Committee Member

Leader of the Council

Cllr Jill Cleary

Conservative

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Vice-Chairman

Vice-Chairman of Council

Cllr Barry Rickman

Conservative

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Officer

Strategic Director of Corporate Resources (Section 151 Officer)

Alan Bethune

Expected

Officer

Interim Strategic Director of Place, Operations and Sustainability

Tracey Coleman

Expected

Officer

Chief Operations Officer and Deputy Chief Executive

Richard Knott

Expected

Officer

Strategic Director Housing and Communities

Sophie Sajic

Expected

Previous Meetings

18th May 2026

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13th Apr 2026

Council

26th Feb 2026

Council

15th Dec 2025

Council

3rd Nov 2025

Council

13th Oct 2025

Council

25th Sep 2025

Council

15th Sep 2025

Council

28th Aug 2025

Council

14th Jul 2025

Council

Future Meetings

13th Jul 2026

Council

14th Sep 2026

Council

12th Oct 2026

Council

14th Dec 2026

Council

22nd Feb 2027

Council

12th Apr 2027

Council

17th May 2027

Council

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