Councillor Dale Broughton

Planning Committee - Tuesday 1st July 2025 10.00 am

The Planning Committee of Boston Borough Council met to reconsider planning application B/23/0379 for a residential development on land east of Gaysfield Road in Fishtoft. The committee had previously resolved to approve the application at a meeting on 6 June 2025, but following legal advice, the application was brought back for a fresh decision. After hearing from public speakers and discussing the issues, the committee voted to approve the application subject to conditions and a Section 106 agreement[^1].

Annual Meeting, Full Council - Monday 19th May 2025 6.30 pm

Councillor Barry Pierpoint was elected as the 490th Mayor of Boston, and Councillor Patricia Marson was elected as Deputy Mayor. Councillors also voted to consolidate the council's two scrutiny committees into one and approved the establishment of committees, subcommittees and panels for the 2025/26 municipal year. Additionally, the council approved drawing forward £2.010 million from the capital programme to fund food waste collection vehicles.

Cabinet - Wednesday 7th May 2025 6.30 pm

Boston Borough Council's Cabinet met to discuss the Boston Market Development Plan, the Waste Services Delivery Model, and sponsorship generation in Boston. Councillors approved the progression of a sponsorship programme to support council activity, and also approved changes to the waste collection policy and the purchase of new vehicles to support food waste collection.

Planning Committee - Tuesday 6th May 2025 10.00 am

Boston Borough Council's Planning Committee met to discuss three planning applications, ultimately approving one and refusing two. Permission was granted for 142 affordable dwellings off Puritan Way, while applications for 102 dwellings adjacent to White House Lane in Fishtoft and 89 dwellings to the East of Gaysfield Road in Fishtoft were refused.

Planning Committee - Wednesday 30th April 2025 10.00 am