Cllr Geoffrey Blunden

...approved the draft New Forest Creative and Cultural Framework for public consultation.

... 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.

...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.

...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.

...to approve a supplementary budget of £18,365 and allocate £1,018,365 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding to 24 local infrastructure projects for the 2026/27 financial year, while also authorizing amendments to the project list within 10% of the total budget and approving the opening of the local infrastructure bid windows for the 2027/28 financial year.