Hugh Gorton - Councillor for Brentwood (Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing)

Councillor Hugh Gorton

Liberal Democrats Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing Vice Chair of Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee

Email: cllrhugh.gorton@brentwood.gov.uk

Council: Brentwood

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee (Committee Member) Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee (Vice-Chair) Extraordinary Council Assizes House Trust Fund Council (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee 2024/25 Clean & Green Committee (Substitute) Annual Council

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

67 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Council Committee Member

New date, Council - Monday, 23rd March, 2026 7.00 pm

March 23, 2026, 7:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10 March 2026 - 7.00 pm

March 10, 2026, 7:00 pm
Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee Vice-Chair

Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 4 March 2026 - 7.00 pm

March 04, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 11, 2026, 7:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

61 decisions · Page 3 of 13

Appointment of Deputy Leader

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan Update

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

To receive an update on where the council is performing against the agreed Action Plan

Recommendations Approved

Update on Local Government Reorganisation

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

To update Members on the latest position in respect of Local Government Reorganisation

Recommendations Approved

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023/24

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to note the updated Infrastructure Funding Statement for 2023/24, acknowledging the comprehensive review, the addressing of previous member queries, the data reconciliation and migration to the Exacom system, and the statement's compliance with statutory requirements and support for transparency in the use of developer contributions.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Work Programme

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to approve its work programme for the remainder of the 2025-26 municipal year, as detailed in Appendix A.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 67

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 61