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) Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

67 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Council Committee Member

Annual, Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 7.30 pm

May 21, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 7.30 pm

April 23, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 16 April 2026 - 7.30 pm

April 16, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 7.00 pm

March 19, 2026, 7:00 pm
Licensing Sub-Committee Committee Member

Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 10.00 am

March 17, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

396 decisions · Page 7 of 80

MINUTES - 4 DECEMBER 2025

From: Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 29, 2026

...the minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2025 were approved as a true record and to be signed by the Chair.

Recommendations Approved

ITEMS REFERRED FROM OTHER COMMITTEES

From: Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 29, 2026

...the Council approved updated guidance for councillors on outside bodies, adopted the Monitoring Officer Protocol, amended the Council Tax Reduction Scheme to include support for residents with terminal illness and reflect inflation, approved updated Financial Regulations, and noted the Treasury Management activity for the second quarter of 2025-26.

Recommendations Approved

INTERIM REVIEW OF POLLING DISTRICT, POLLING PLACES AND POLLING STATIONS

From: Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 29, 2026

...designated the Polling Districts and Polling Places as per the Returning Officer’s Proposals, effective from 2 March 2026.

Recommendations Approved

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

From: Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 29, 2026

...expressed concern about speculative development and proposed changes to the NPPF, resolved to expand the HertsLynx bus service to underserved areas, and agreed to implement higher fines and awareness campaigns for fly-tipping.

Recommendations Approved

THE COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME (EFFECTIVENESS AND PROPOSALS FOR 2026/27)

From: Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 29, 2026

...amended the Council Tax discretionary policy to include support for residents with a terminal illness and approved inflationary increases to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme bands for 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 67

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 396