Chris Shenton - Councillor for Hertsmere (Bushey St James)

Councillor Chris Shenton

Liberal Democrats Bushey St James Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, Deputy Leader of the Council

Email: cllr.chris.shenton@hertsmere.gov.uk

Council: Hertsmere

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Vice-Chair) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Hertsmere Growth Panel (Committee Member) Operations Review Committee (Guest (inc Pt2)) Standards Committee (Vice-Chair) Policy Review Committee (Guest (inc Pt2)) Community Infrastructure Levy Investment Panel (CILIP) (Committee Member) Hertsmere Shareholders and Investment Committee (Guest (inc Pt2))

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

33 meetings · Page 1 of 7

Council Committee Member

Annual Council, Council - Wednesday, 20 May 2026 7.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 7:00 pm
Cabinet Vice-Chair

Cabinet - Wednesday, 13 May 2026 6.00 pm

May 13, 2026, 6:00 pm
Community Infrastructure Levy Investment Panel (CILIP) Committee Member

Community Infrastructure Levy Investment Panel (CILIP) - Tuesday, 12 May 2026 5.00 pm

May 12, 2026, 5:00 pm
Hertsmere Growth Panel Committee Member

Hertsmere Growth Panel - Monday, 11 May 2026 6.00 pm

May 11, 2026, 6:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 15 April 2026 - 7.00 pm

April 15, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

76 decisions · Page 8 of 16

Response to Recommendations from Policy Review Committee - Scrutiny Review of Communications Campaigns

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 10 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 10, 2025

...to improve communications campaigns, the Cabinet agreed to officer responses to recommendations from the Policy Review Committee, including considering additional resources for the Communications Team as part of the annual budget process.

Recommendations Approved

Aberford Park: repair of footbridges

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 10 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 10, 2025

...to allocate £98,000 from Reserves to fund repairs to the footbridges in Aberford Park.

Recommendations Approved

Additional resource to fund an Article 4 post (HMO)

From: Council - Wednesday, 26 November 2025 7.00 pm - November 26, 2025

... approved additional funding of £150,000 to recruit a temporary resource to prepare an Article 4 Direction concerning Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

Recommendations Approved

Adoption of Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Licensing Policy

From: Council - Wednesday, 26 November 2025 7.00 pm - November 26, 2025

...the amended private hire and hackney carriage licensing policy was adopted to take effect from January 1, 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Decision report: Budget-related items

From: Extraordinary Council, Council - Wednesday, 19 November 2025 7.00 pm, NEW - November 19, 2025

...the Council approved the allocation of proportional committee seats and agreed committee memberships based on nominations submitted by Group Leaders, reflecting changes in political group composition.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 33

Average per Month: 3.7

Decisions Recorded: 76