Don Whyte - Councillor for Runnymede (Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South)

Councillor Don Whyte

Liberal Democrats Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South Co-Leader of the Council

Email: cllr.don.whyte@runnymede.gov.uk

Council: Runnymede

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee Environment and Sustainability Committee (Chair) Full Council (Committee Member) Corporate Management Committee (Committee Member) Standing Council Tax Setting Committee (Committee Member) Community Services Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Standing Council Tax Setting Committee Committee Member

Standing Council Tax Setting Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 7.30 pm, PROVISIONAL

February 12, 2026, 7:30 pm
Corporate Management Committee Committee Member

Corporate Management Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 7.30 pm

February 12, 2026, 7:30 pm
Environment and Sustainability Committee Chair

Environment and Sustainability Committee - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 7.30 pm

February 11, 2026, 7:30 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Budget Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 7.30 pm

February 05, 2026, 7:30 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Full Council - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 7.00 pm, NEW

January 22, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

181 decisions · Page 2 of 37

Update on Parking Action Plan

From: Environment and Sustainability Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.30 pm - December 10, 2025

...to note the report providing an update on the Parking Action Plan (2024/25), including key improvements delivered and actions scheduled for the remainder of the 2025/26 financial year and into 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Environment and Sustainability Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.30 pm - December 10, 2025

...to be effective from April 1, 2027, the committee approved the proposed allotment fees and charges as set out in Appendix A, as well as the proposed environment services fees and charges as set out in Appendix A to be effective from the dates within the appendix or as soon as practical thereafter; they also decided to keep parking fees and permit charges unchanged for the 2026/27 financial year, increase the free period for Homewood Park to three hours, introduce recreational charging at additional open space car parks, approve the standardisation of a two-hour 'no return period' across all off-street car parks, request the Corporate Management Committee to approve a Capital estimate in the sum of £24,000 for the purchase of new Pay and Display machines for the open space car parks to be funded from the Car Parks Reserve, request the Corporate Management Committee to approve a supplementary revenue estimate in the sum of £3,000 for the associated signage and integration to the Ring-go payments system to be funded from the Car Parks Reserve, recommend to Corporate Management Committee the release of £200,000 from the Parking Reserve Fund for urgent maintenance at Woodlands, Chertsey, Chertsey Library, Chertsey, Memorial Gardens, Virginia Water, Hummer Road, Egham, and Waspe Farm, Egham, recommend to Corporate Management Committee the release of £5,000 for the installation of 3 cycle racks at Chertsey Rec, Chertsey, Chertsey Library, Chertsey, and Waspe Farm, Egham, approve beginning a procurement process for the services listed, note the revised strategy for the Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Project, moving from barrier-assisted to camera-assisted enforcement (CAE), and ask the Corporate Management Committee to approve a revised capital estimate in the sum of £110,00, down from £250,000 previously agreed, for the camera-assisted enforcement (CAE) scheme.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 181