Cllr Geoffrey Blunden
Email: geoffrey.blunden@nfdc.gov.uk
Council: New Forest
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
45 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Place and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 6.00 pm
Resources and Transformation Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
101 decisions · Page 2 of 21
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
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
Lymington and Pennington Neighbourhood Development Plan – Examiner’s Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025
... to approve modifications recommended by the Examiner of the Lymington and Pennington Neighbourhood Development Plan and agree that the Plan proceed to a local referendum, subject to the separate agreement of New Forest National Park Authority.
For Determination
Appletree Property Group AGM 2025
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025
...to note the contents of the Appletree Property Group AGM report for 2025 and endorse the Immediate to Medium Term Objectives for the group.
Recommendations Approved
Appointments to Outside Bodies
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025
...to comply with political balance rules and the wishes of the Conservative Group, the Cabinet agreed to appoint Barry Rickman and Derek Tipp (Conservative), Caroline Rackham (Liberal Democrats), and Joe Reilly (Independent) to the New Forest National Park Authority for the remainder of the four-year term ending in May 2027.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 45
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 101