Jacob Allen - Councillor for Brighton and Hove (Woodingdean)

Councillor Jacob Allen

Labour Party Woodingdean

Email: Jacob.Allen@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Council: Brighton and Hove

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee (Deputy Chair) Council (Committee Member) Housing Management Panel: East Area (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Housing & New Homes Committee Children, Families & Schools Committee Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee (Councillor)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

46 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 2.00pm

February 12, 2026, 2:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 4.30pm

January 29, 2026, 4:30 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 2.00pm

January 22, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 4.30pm

December 18, 2025
Council Committee Member

Special, Council - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 3.30pm

December 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

98 decisions · Page 6 of 20

King Alfred Leisure Centre

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

...to address concerns about the financial viability, scale, and speculative nature of the King Alfred Leisure Centre redevelopment, the Council resolved to request that the Cabinet reconsider approving £2.3m in resources and pause approval until housing plans are set and the entire site is provisionally costed.

Recommendations Approved

Review of the Council’s Constitution

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

...to formally approve changes to the Constitution regarding increased task & finish groups, extended public question time for Overview & Scrutiny, clarified rules for Extraordinary Council meetings, a longer notice period for member written questions, and to establish a cross-party working group for future constitutional changes, while authorizing the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer to implement these changes and republish the Constitution.

Recommendations Approved

Council Plan Refresh

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

... the Council approved the Council Plan refresh, noted achievements since the plan's adoption in 2023 and progress in delivering it in 2024/25, and noted the recommendations in the Corporate Peer Challenge and the response to them in the Council Plan Refresh.

Recommendations approved

Admission of New Member to the Greater Brighton Economic Board

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 2.00pm - September 25, 2025

...to allow the Sussex Chamber of Commerce to join the Greater Brighton Economic Board, the Cabinet agreed to amend the Board's Heads of Terms and delegated authority to the Director of Governance and Law to update the Council's constitution accordingly, pending approval from all constituent authorities.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 46

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 98