Dan Poole - Cllr for New Forest (Forest & Solent)

Cllr Dan Poole

Conservative Forest & Solent

Email: dan.poole@nfdc.gov.uk

Council: New Forest

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member, In Attendance) General Purposes and Licensing Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

47 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 04, 2026, 10:00 am
Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel In Attendance

Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 6.00 pm

January 21, 2026, 6:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 15th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 15, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 03, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

103 decisions · Page 1 of 21

Medium Term Financial Plan - General Fund Update

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to address the forecast Medium Term Financial Plan deficit and potentially utilize the budget equalisation reserve, the Council noted revised forecasts, endorsed further development of options to close the budget gap through 2029/30, and endorsed the approach to setting Asset Maintenance and Capital Programme Budgets for 2026/27, including an enhanced Public Convenience renovation program.

For Determination

Half Yearly Update Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to note the half yearly update on the Council's Complaints Handling and Performance for the period 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025, as it meets increased scrutiny requirements set out in complaint handling codes.

For Determination

Waste Service Budgetary Position

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to ensure service continuity, maintain the behind the gate food waste collection policy in areas with free-roaming livestock, and improve bring site management, the Council approved additional funding, including a supplementary budget for 2025/26, an increase to the Medium-Term Financial Plan from 2026/27, and an addition to the Capital Programme for 2026/27 for new vehicles.

For Determination

Council Tax 2026/27 - Setting the Tax Base

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to approve the tax base for the year 2026/27 as 74,305.8, which is used for determining budget setting and the amount of council tax to levy.

For Determination

Council Tax Support Scheme, Council Tax Premiums, S13A Policy, Discretionary Housing Payments Policy and Crisis Resilience Fund

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to continue the current Council Tax Reduction scheme and Council Tax Premiums from 1 April 2026 without changes, and to approve the S13A (1) (C) Policy and Discretionary Housing Payments Policy.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 47

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 103