Karen Rowland - Councillor for Reading (Abbey)

Councillor Karen Rowland

Labour Abbey Lead Councillor for Environmental Services and Community Safety

Email: karen.rowland@reading.gov.uk

Council: Reading

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Policy Committee (Committee Member) Planning Applications Committee (Committee Member) Council - Annual Meeting Licensing Applications Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Access and Disabilities Working Group (Committee Member) Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport Committee (Committee Member) Housing, Neighbourhoods and Leisure Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Applications Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

80 meetings · Page 1 of 16

Planning Applications Committee Committee Member

Planning Applications Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 03, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary meeting of, Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 25, 2025
Access and Disabilities Working Group Committee Member

Access and Disabilities Working Group - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 20, 2025
Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport Committee Committee Member

Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 19, 2025
Policy Committee Committee Member

Policy Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

148 decisions · Page 2 of 30

Review of the Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption Policy and Anti-Money Laundering Policy, and Adoption of a Fraud Sanction and Prosecution Policy

From: Policy Committee - Monday, 20th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 20, 2025

...to review and approve the revised Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy and Anti-Money Laundering Policy, and to adopt a new Fraud Sanction and Prosecution Policy.

Recommendations Approved

PL/24/0173 - Broad Street Mall, Broad Street

From: Planning Applications Committee - Wednesday, 8th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 08, 2025

...to facilitate the redevelopment of the Broad Street Mall, the committee approved recommendations to include an alternative highway arrangement in the Section 106 agreement, allowing the applicant flexibility in basement level access to the proposed development due to potential issues with third-party land access rights.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 80

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 148