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.
84 meetings · Page 1 of 17
General Purposes and Licensing Committee - Monday, 18 May 2026 - 7.00 pm
Planning Committee - Monday, 18th May, 2026 7.00 pm
Planning Committee - Wednesday, 13th May, 2026 9.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
93 decisions · Page 3 of 19
Medium Term Financial Plan - General Fund Update
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025
...to address the forecast Medium Term Financial Plan deficit and potentially utilize the budget equalisation reserve, the Council noted revised forecasts, endorsed further development of options to close the budget gap through 2029/30, and endorsed the approach to setting Asset Maintenance and Capital Programme Budgets for 2026/27, including an enhanced Public Convenience renovation program.
For Determination
Council Tax Support Scheme, Council Tax Premiums, S13A Policy, Discretionary Housing Payments Policy and Crisis Resilience Fund
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025
...to continue the current Council Tax Reduction scheme and Council Tax Premiums from 1 April 2026 without changes, and to approve the S13A (1) (C) Policy and Discretionary Housing Payments Policy.
For Determination
Lymington and Pennington Neighbourhood Development Plan – Examiner’s Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025
... to approve modifications recommended by the Examiner of the Lymington and Pennington Neighbourhood Development Plan and agree that the Plan proceed to a local referendum, subject to the separate agreement of New Forest National Park Authority.
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
Financial Monitoring Report (based on performance April - June 2025 inclusive)
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 03, 2025
...to comply with accounting codes of practice and best practice, the Cabinet noted the latest budget forecasts of the General Fund, HRA, and Capital, which included an additional budget requirement within the General Fund of £258,000, a balanced position within the HRA, and an increase in the capital programme for 2025/26 of £2.093 million.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 84
Average per Month: 3.0
Decisions Recorded: 93