Councillor Paula Maines
Email: paula.maines@newcastle.gov.uk
Council: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
12 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Planning Committee - Friday 12th December, 2025 10.00 am
Member's briefing at 8.45am. Meeting to start at 9.00am, Regulatory and Appeals Sub-Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 9.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
37 decisions · Page 7 of 8
Play Spaces
From: Business, Cabinet - Monday 15th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 15, 2025
... to invest in accessible and inclusive play spaces, improving existing ones and adding new ones in specific wards, funded by drawing from various financial reserves.
Recommendations Approved
Recommissioning of Day Opportunities
From: Business, Cabinet - Monday 15th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 15, 2025
The Community Opportunities Framework is a new contract structure which covers a range of community opportunities to provide appropriate social inclusion and carer relief, so that people can live independent, safe and active lives. It will offer flexible, high-quality support, with a focus on connecting people to their communities, maximising independence, and helping to prevent admission into long term residential care or hospital. This report will seek approval of the commissioning intentions for the Framework and to delegate the award of contracts to deliver these services, following a competitive procurement exercise, to the Director of Adult Social Care and Prevention.
Recommendations Approved
Urban Core regeneration
From: Business, Cabinet - Monday 15th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 15, 2025
...the Cabinet approved a regeneration framework for the Urban Core, including the Forth Yard Vision Supplementary Planning Document, and delegated authority for further consultation and environmental assessments to support the strategic regeneration of the area.
Recommendations Approved
Planning - Planning Advisory Service Independent Peer Review
From: Business, Cabinet - Monday 15th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 15, 2025
...to note the Planning Advisory Service Peer Challenge report and approve its publication, and to publish the Action Plan responding to its recommendations, ensuring transparency through regular updates.
Recommendations Approved
Housing Complaints: Annual report and self-assessment
From: Business, Cabinet - Monday 15th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 15, 2025
...to review and approve the 2024-25 self-assessment of compliance with the Housing Ombudsman’s Complaints Handling Code, including identified actions for improvement, and to approve the publication of the Cabinet's response alongside the self-assessment and annual report on the website.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 12
Average per Month: 2.4
Decisions Recorded: 37