Mez Matthews
Council: Crawley
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
16 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Governance Committee - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 7.00 pm
17 attendees, 4 documents, 1 media files
Audit Committee - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 7.00 pm
14 attendees, 11 documents, 1 media files
Decisions from Meetings
158 decisions · Page 14 of 32
Crawley Borough Local Plan 2023-2040
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
The Crawley Local Plan Review has been undertaken to ensure the borough's Local Plan remains up-to-date. The new Crawley Borough Local Plan has been prepared based on the outcomes of monitoring the implementation of the 2015 adopted Local Plan, feedback from previous stages of formal public consultations and updating the supporting technical evidence base. Following Full Council, held on 22 February 2023, which approved the Draft Local Plan for Publication and Submission, formal public consultation took place between May and June 2023. The draft Local Plan was Submitted to the Secretary of State for its independent Examination on 31 July 2023. Two Inspectors were appointed to carry out the Examination of the Plan. Examination Hearing Sessions were carried out in two parts, held during November 2023 and January 2024. Following the discussions at the Hearings, the Inspectors issued a post-hearing letter, dated 31 January 2024. The council published Main Modifications to the Local Plan, arising from the Inspectors’ letter, for a formal six-week public consultation between February and March 2024. Subject to the Inspectors’ consideration of the representations received during this public consultation, the council is anticipating to receive the Inspectors’ final Report into the legal compliance and soundness of the Crawley Borough Local Plan in late May/early June. The Crawley Borough Local Plan 2023-2040 is supported by a number of statutory supporting documents (including a Local Plan Map, a Sustainability Appraisal, a Habitats Regulations Assessment and a Consultation Statement) and a substantial technical evidence base. Cabinet are to be asked to recommend to Full Council to approve the Crawley Borough Local Plan 2023-2040 for its adoption, in accordance with the recommendations, and subject to the Main Modifications necessary for soundness, set out in the Inspectors’ Final Report. Should the council not receive the Inspectors’ Final Report in sufficient time for the anticipated programme, then it would be necessary to reconsider the timetable for a later committee cycle. Further, should the Inspectors require the council to undertake additional work, issue further instructions or reopen the hearing sessions, delays to the progression of the Local Plan would be incurred.
Recommendations Approved
Housing Acquisitions and Future Delivery
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
Cabinet approval is sought to support the acquisitions of properties available in the market, aimed at addressing specific housing needs, and to request Full Council to authorise an uplift in the Crawley Homes Acquisitions Budget in order to support this objective.
Recommendations Approved
Station Gateway (Phase 1): Final Designs and Planning Application
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
The Station Gateway (Phase 1) project is a significant public realm and bus station improvement scheme at an important transportation hub and principal gateway to Crawley Town Centre. On 29 November 2023, the Cabinet delegated authority to approve the final designs for Station Gateway (Phase 1) to the Head of Major Projects and Commercial Services, in consultation with the Head of Economy and Planning (resolutions (c) of report PES/443). At that meeting, the Cabinet also delegated authority to submit a planning application to the Local Planning Authority on behalf of Crawley Borough Council for Station Gateway (Phase 1) (resolution (d) of report PES/443) to the Head of Major Projects and Commercial Services.
Recommendations Approved
Five Year Business Plan for Tilgate Park & Nature Centre Relating to Resolution (c) of Report HCS/068
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
At its meeting on 10 January 2024 the Cabinet considered report HCS/068 which assessed proposals to further improve the leisure facilities available to visitors as well as support spend-to-save and spend-to-earn initiatives. At that meeting the Cabinet resolved (resolution c) to delegate authority to the Head of Community Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Wellbeing, to proceed with projects and proposals subject to budget availability and delegation levels. One such proposal was to increase the car park fees at Tilgate Park as the fees had not increased for a number of years and is a key income generator for the park. A further options report was produced for the Cabinet Member on 28 March 2024 for an amendment to the Crawley Borough Council Off-Street Parking Places - Civil Enforcement and Consolidation Order 2009, providing options for consideration.
Recommendations Approved
Crawley Homes Annual Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report and Statutory Complaints Handling Code
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
Cabinet is requested to approve this report and provide a response to be sent to the Housing Ombudsman and published online, alongside the report and compliance with statutory code.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 16
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 158