Councillor Liz Brown

Area Planning Committee (South and West) - Thursday 17 July 2025 1.00 pm

The Area Planning Committee (South and West) convened to consider several planning applications, including the conversion of a listed church into flats, the change of use of a dwelling to a children's home, and a residential development. The committee was scheduled to review reports and assess the merits of each application against local and national planning policies.

Charter Trustees for the City of Durham - Wednesday 16 July 2025 11.30 am

The Charter Trustees for the City of Durham were scheduled to meet to discuss governance, finance, and honorary appointments. The meeting included reviewing and approving the risk assessment for governance arrangements, the annual governance statement, the revenue outturn for the year ending 31 March 2025, the annual return for the year ended 31 March 2025, and honorary freedom arrangements. Councillors were expected to discuss and approve these items.

County Council - Wednesday 16 July 2025 10.00 am

Durham County Council met on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, for a meeting that included a report from the leader, questions from the public, and discussion of the Corporate Parenting Panel Annual Report. Councillors also voted against extending the time allocated to motions, and ultimately voted to rescind the Climate Emergency Declaration made in 2019, in favour of declaring a County Durham Care Emergency.

General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (2) - Tuesday 15 July 2025 1.00 pm

The General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (2) of Durham County Council met on 15 July 2025 to consider the ongoing suitability of a hackney carriage driver, an application to be licensed as a joint hackney carriage and private hire driver, and the ongoing suitability of a private hire driver and private hire operator. The Sub-Committee also reviewed the minutes of their previous meeting.

Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Friday 4 July 2025 9.30 am

The Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss the Regeneration, Economy and Growth service grouping, the 2024/25 performance management report, and to refresh the committee's work programme for 2025/26. The committee was also scheduled to note the minutes from the County Durham Economic Partnership Board meeting held on 10 February 2025, and the minutes of previous meetings of the Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee.