Colette Blackburn - Councillor for Horsham (Southwater South and Shipley)

Councillor Colette Blackburn

Liberal Democrats Southwater South and Shipley Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Nature Recovery

Email: colette.blackburn@horsham.gov.uk

Council: Horsham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Policy Development Advisory Group (Climate Action and Nature Recovery & Leisure, Culture and Green Spaces) Planning Committee (North) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Policy Development Advisory Group (Local Economy and Place & Planning and Infrastructure) Communities and Place Policy and Scrutiny Committee (Guest)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

78 meetings · Page 7 of 16

Council

Council - Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 6.00 pm

April 02, 2025
Cabinet

Additional Cabinet meeting, Cabinet - Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 5.30 pm

April 02, 2025
Planning Committee (North)

Planning Committee (North) - Tuesday, 1st April, 2025 5.30 pm

April 01, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 5.45 pm

March 19, 2025
Council

Extraordinary Council Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 5.30 pm

March 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

61 decisions · Page 1 of 13

Draft Annual Plan 2026/27

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 19, 2025

...the Cabinet noted the items in the draft 2026/27 Annual Plan and agreed to consider their potential impact on the 2026/27 budget setting process.

Recommendations Approved

Second Workshop to Service Food Waste Vehicles

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 19, 2025

...to approve the conversion of the Old Ambulance Station into a workshop for servicing food waste vehicles, delegate authority for grant funding applications and final designs, approve contract awards for the conversion and equipment acquisition, and recommend to the Council a capital budget of up to £488,000 and a revenue budget of £17,585 for the project in the 2025/26 financial year.

Recommendations Approved

Recommendations from Committees

From: Extraordinary Council Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025

...to give effect to recommendations from committees, the Council approved the Horsham District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2025, which includes the constitution of a new parish for Horsham, the establishment of a parish council, warding arrangements, and a budget allocation for set-up costs.

For Determination

Update on the Council's Financial position in 2025/26 and MTFS 2026/27 to 2029/30

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 19, 2025

...to address the Council's financial position in 2025/26 and the medium-term, the Cabinet noted changes, approved remaining in the West Sussex Business Rates pool for 2026/27 with delegated authority for withdrawal if modelling proves unfavourable, and acknowledged the need to consider future budget decisions.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Benefits Modified Scheme 2026/27

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 19, 2025

...to continue supporting financially vulnerable residents, the Cabinet approved the adoption of the existing modified Housing Benefit scheme for 2026/27, which voluntarily disregards war disablement pensions and war widow pensions in the Housing Benefit calculation.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 78

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 61