Councillor Colette Blackburn
Email: colette.blackburn@horsham.gov.uk
Council: Horsham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
78 meetings · Page 9 of 16
Planning Committee (North) - Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 5.30 pm
Planning Committee (North) - Tuesday, 7th January, 2025 5.30 pm
Policy Development Advisory Group (Climate Action and Nature Recovery & Leisure, Culture and Green Spaces) - Monday, 6th January, 2025 5.30 pm
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