Councillor Paul Charles Wimhurst

Council - Friday, 12th September, 2025 10.30 am

Councillor Stephen Bunney, Chairman of the Council, opened the meeting with tributes to former councillors and staff, before councillors moved to discuss the financial performance review, the youth justice plan, and a motion regarding asylum seekers. Councillors approved the Lincolnshire Youth Justice Plan 2025-28, and voted to approve an amended motion regarding the location of asylum seekers in the county. They also approved the calendar of meetings for 2026/27, and made appointments to committees and outside bodies.

Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.00 am

The Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire met to discuss several key issues, including updates on the reduction of out-of-area mental health placements, the progress of the Stamford and Rutland Hospital Day Treatment Unit, and the development of neighbourhood health services. The committee also reviewed its work programme and identified priorities for future meetings.

Environment Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 1st August, 2025 10.00 am

The Environment Scrutiny Committee met to discuss several key issues, including the Lincolnshire Coast 2100+ Programme, biodiversity net gain, the procurement of compaction machinery, and the response to recommendations from the Storms Impact Working Group. The committee reviewed reports and provided feedback to be considered by the Executive Councillor for Environment and the Executive. Additionally, the committee discussed and updated its work programme for the coming months.

Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire met to discuss the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group, and local mental health, dementia, learning disability and autism services. The committee agreed to thank the presenters from the NHS for their attendance, presentation and answers to questions, and to record concerns about hospital discharge arrangements, patient readmissions, waiting times for some diagnostic services and communication of their results. The committee also agreed to note the information presented on local mental health services, and to thank the presenters for their report, attendance and answers to questions.

Planning and Regulation Committee - Monday, 14th July, 2025 10.30 am

The Planning and Regulation Committee of Lincolnshire Council met to discuss several traffic regulation orders and a significant application for the One Earth Solar Farm. The committee approved the traffic regulation orders with some modifications and voted to object to the One Earth Solar Farm development consent order application, citing concerns over landscape impact, loss of agricultural land, and other environmental issues.