Cllr Philip Dowd
Email: philip.dowd@nfdc.gov.uk
Council: New Forest
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
73 meetings · Page 1 of 15
Planning Committee - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 9.00 am
Planning Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 9.00 am
General Purposes and Licensing Committee - Friday, 10th January, 2025 9.30 am
Planning Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 9.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
89 decisions · Page 2 of 18
Medium Term Financial Plan – Housing Revenue Account Update
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025
...to note the revised Medium Term Financial Plan forecasts for the Housing Revenue Account and endorse the approach to setting the Revenue Maintenance and Capital Programme Budgets for 2026/27.
For Determination
Waste Service Budgetary Position
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025
...to ensure service continuity, maintain the behind the gate
food waste collection policy in areas with free-roaming livestock, and improve bring site management, the Council approved additional funding, including a supplementary budget for 2025/26, an increase to the Medium-Term Financial Plan from 2026/27, and an addition to the Capital Programme for 2026/27 for new vehicles.
For Determination
Half Yearly Update Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025
...to note the half yearly update on the Council's Complaints Handling and Performance for the period 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025, as it meets increased scrutiny requirements set out in complaint handling codes.
For Determination
Council Tax 2026/27 - Setting the Tax Base
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025
...to approve the tax base for the year 2026/27 as 74,305.8, which is used for determining budget setting and the amount of council tax to levy.
For Determination
Review of new waste collection service phase 1 roll out and motion to suspend phases 2 and 3
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 03, 2025
...to proceed with phases two and three of the new waste collection service as planned, while implementing mitigations and improvements based on lessons learned from the phase one rollout, including a change in approach to food waste collection during the pannage period.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 73
Average per Month: 2.9
Decisions Recorded: 89