Jonathan Essex - Councillor for Reigate and Banstead (Redhill East)

Councillor Jonathan Essex

The Green Party Redhill East Green Group Leader

Email: Cllr.Essex@reigate-banstead.gov.uk

Council: Reigate and Banstead

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) Executive (Visiting Member) Partner, Shareholder and Trustee Executive Sub-Committee Standards Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Licensing and Regulatory Sub-Committee Planning Committee (Substitute) Employment Committee (Substitute)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

60 meetings · Page 6 of 12

Audit Committee

Audit Committee - Wednesday, 12th March, 2025 7.30 pm

March 12, 2025
Planning Committee

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 5th March, 2025 7.30 pm

March 05, 2025
Standards Committee

Standards Committee - Tuesday, 4th March, 2025 7.30 pm

March 04, 2025
Council

Council - Thursday, 13th February, 2025 7.30 pm

February 13, 2025
Audit Committee

Audit Committee - Tuesday, 11th February, 2025 7.30 pm, NEW

February 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

42 decisions · Page 1 of 9

Service & Financial Planning 2026/27

From: Executive - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 13, 2025

...the Executive agreed to consult on the draft Revenue Budget proposals for 2026/27 and Capital Programme proposals for 2026/27 to 2030/31, with a view to forwarding them to Council for approval in February 2026.

For consultation

Community Governance Review: Draft Recommendations

From: Extraordinary Council, Council - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.30 pm, NEW - November 06, 2025

... to agree draft recommendations for community governance (parish) arrangements, including increasing the number of town councillors for Horley, extending the existing parish of Salfords & Sidlow to include Earlswood and Whitebushes, creating a new parish of Banstead, and creating a new parish of Redhill & Reigate.

For Determination

Surrey Hills Management Plan 2025-2030

From: Executive - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 23, 2025

... the Executive agreed to adopt the Surrey Hills Management Plan for the period 2025-2030 and authorized minor changes before final publication, fulfilling a statutory duty to prepare a management plan for the National Landscape.

Recommendations Approved

Draft Greenspaces Strategy

From: Executive - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 23, 2025

...to approve and adopt the Greenspaces Strategy 2025-2035, delegate authority for minor amendments, and note the recommendations from the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Greenspaces Strategy Review Panel.

Recommendations approved

Historic Temporary and Emergency Accommodation – Debt Write Off

From: Executive - Thursday, 19th June, 2025 7.30 pm - June 19, 2025

To consider the write off historic debt relating to Temporary and Emergency Accommodation.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 60

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 42