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Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 5, 2025 Cabinet View on council website  Watch video of meeting

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  • Appointments to Outside Bodies
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to comply with political balance rules and the wishes of the Conservative Group, the Cabinet agreed to appoint Barry Rickman and Derek Tipp (Conservative), Caroline Rackham (Liberal Democrats), and Joe Reilly (Independent) to the New Forest National Park Authority for the remainder of the four-year term ending in May 2027.

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  • Appletree Property Group AGM 2025
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to note the contents of the Appletree Property Group AGM report for 2025 and endorse the Immediate to Medium Term Objectives for the group.

    Council website ↗

  • ...to note the latest budget forecasts for the General Fund, HRA, and Capital, approve roles to support phase 1 LGR activity, approve budget virements within the HRA, approve net changes to the Capital Programme totalling £154,000, and recommend to the Council that £1.5 million is transferred from the Budget Equalisation Reserve to the Local Government Reorganisation Reserve.

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Attendees

Profile image for Cllr Alan Alvey
Cllr Alan Alvey Conservative • Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley
Profile image for Cllr Peter Armstrong
Cllr Peter Armstrong Independent • Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield
Profile image for Cllr Steve Clarke
Cllr Steve Clarke Conservative • Milton
Profile image for Cllr Alan O'Sullivan
Cllr Alan O'Sullivan Conservative • Barton & Becton
Profile image for Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine
Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine Conservative • Ringwood South
Profile image for Cllr John Sleep
Cllr John Sleep Chairman of the Council • Conservative • Totton Central
Profile image for Cllr Malcolm Wade
Cllr Malcolm Wade Liberal Democrat • Dibden & Dibden Purlieu
Profile image for Cllr Christine Ward
Cllr Christine Ward Conservative • Milford & Hordle
Profile image for Cllr Jill Cleary
Cllr Jill Cleary Leader of the Council • Conservative • Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill
Profile image for Cllr Steve Davies
Cllr Steve Davies Conservative • Milton
Profile image for Cllr Geoffrey Blunden
Cllr Geoffrey Blunden Conservative • Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill
Profile image for Cllr Jeremy Heron
Cllr Jeremy Heron Conservative • Ringwood South
Profile image for Cllr Dan Poole
Cllr Dan Poole Conservative • Forest & Solent
Profile image for Cllr Derek Tipp
Cllr Derek Tipp Conservative • Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 05th-Nov-2025 10.00 Cabinet.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 05th-Nov-2025 10.00 Cabinet.pdf

Minutes

Printed minutes 05th-Nov-2025 10.00 Cabinet.pdf

Additional Documents

Appletree Group AGM report.pdf
Outside Bodies Report.pdf
Appendix 1 - Appletree AGM Presentation 20 October 25.pdf
Financial Monitoring Report Q2.pdf