Dave Winstanley - Councillor for North Hertfordshire (Hitchin Bearton)

Councillor Dave Winstanley

Labour and Co-operative Hitchin Bearton Chair of the Licensing & Regulation Committee

Email: dave.winstanley@north-herts.gov.uk

Council: North Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Hitchin Community Forum (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Planning Control Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet Hitchin Area Forum Cabinet Sub-Committee (Council Charities) Licensing and Regulation Committee (Chair)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

59 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 29, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 7.30 pm, NEW

January 13, 2026
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

351 decisions · Page 4 of 71

23/01552/OP LAND SOUTH OF, WATTON ROAD, KNEBWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

...to grant outline planning permission for up to 200 dwellings on land south of Watton Road in Knebworth, subject to a legal agreement covering planning obligations and a set of conditions, with delegated authority given to the Development and Conservation Manager for minor wording changes and condition transfers.

Recommendations Approved

25/01766/OP LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF, COWARDS LANE, CODICOTE, HERTFORDSHIRE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

... that the outline application for residential development of up to 30 dwellings on land south of Cowards Lane, Codicote, was refused due to the failure to demonstrate that alternative, less harmful sites were considered, the proposal's inability to avoid harm to the Local Wildlife Site, and the absence of a Section 106 Legal Agreement to mitigate the development's impact on local infrastructure and services.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 59

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 351