Ian Blades - Councillor for Middlesbrough (Berwick Hills and Pallister)

Councillor Ian Blades

Labour Berwick Hills and Pallister Executive Member for Neighbourhoods

Email: ian_blades@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Council: Middlesbrough

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Planning and Development Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Board Constitution and Members' Development Committee (Committee Member) Executive (Committee Member) Audit Committee Staff Appeals Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Affairs Committee Regeneration Scrutiny Panel You Matter to Us- Corporate Parenting Board Chief Officer Committee (Committee Member) Chief Officer Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Executive Sub-Committee for Property (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

109 meetings · Page 1 of 22

Planning and Development Committee Committee Member

Planning and Development Committee - Thursday 12th February, 2026 1.30 pm

February 12, 2026, 1:30 pm
Staff Appeals Committee Committee Member

Staff Appeals Committee - Wednesday 11th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 11, 2026, 10:00 am
Executive Sub-Committee for Property Committee Member

Executive Sub-Committee for Property - Wednesday 4th February, 2026 4.30 pm

February 04, 2026, 4:30 pm
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Wednesday 4th February, 2026 5.00 pm

February 04, 2026, 5:00 pm
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Wednesday 21st January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 21, 2026, 5:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

34 decisions · Page 1 of 7

Adult Social Care & Integration - Vision and Strategy 2025 - 2035

From: Executive - Wednesday 21st January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 21, 2026

...approved the Adult Social Care & Integration Vision and Strategy 2025–2035, along with the 2026/7 delivery plan.

For Determination

Investment into Housing to Reduce Temporary Accommodation Costs

From: Executive - Wednesday 21st January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 21, 2026

...approved the utilisation of £3.6m of Section 106 resources to replace Towns Fund grant and secure properties through a revised menu of options to reduce reliance on expensive temporary accommodation.

For Determination

Cemetery Provision - Middlesbrough

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...to address a limited burial plot supply, the Executive approved a £0.277m virement from the Derisking Sites scheme to fund additional costs for the Thorntree extension and endorsed proposals for short, medium, and long-term burial provision, noting the current status of burial plots in Thorntree and Acklam Cemetery.

Recommendations Approved

Council Plan 2026/27-29: Outcomes Refresh

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...to refresh the Council Plan workplan for 2026/27-29, the Executive approved proposed revisions to the plan's outcomes, changes to Executive actions, and changes to the supporting workplan actions, while also noting the delivery status of the 2024-27 workplan, the progress of corporate performance disciplines, and the Strategic Risk Register, with an added action to hold more meetings focused on young people when creating future Council Plans.

Recommendations Approved

Calculation of Council Tax Base for 2026/27

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

... the council tax base for the whole of Middlesbrough area for 2026/27 was approved as 37,062.20, and the council tax bases for the parishes of Nunthorpe and Stainton & Thornton for 2026/27 were approved as 2,408.72 and 1,530.35, respectively.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 109

Average per Month: 4.4

Decisions Recorded: 34