Philip Dowd - Cllr for New Forest (Hythe Central)

Cllr Philip Dowd

Liberal Democrat Hythe Central

Email: philip.dowd@nfdc.gov.uk

Council: New Forest

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (In Attendance) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) General Purposes and Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Appeals Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

73 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 9.00 am

February 11, 2026, 9:00 am
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 9.00 am

January 14, 2026, 9:00 am
General Purposes and Licensing Committee

General Purposes and Licensing Committee - Friday, 10th January, 2025 9.30 am

January 02, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 15th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 15, 2025
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 9.00 am

December 10, 2025

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