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.

84 meetings · Page 1 of 17

General Purposes and Licensing Committee Committee Member

General Purposes and Licensing Committee - Monday, 18 May 2026 - 7.00 pm

May 18, 2026, 7:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Monday, 18th May, 2026 7.00 pm

May 18, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 18 May 2026 - 6.30 pm

May 18, 2026, 6:30 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 13th May, 2026 9.00 am

May 13, 2026, 9:00 am
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 13 April 2026 - 6.30 pm

April 13, 2026, 6:30 pm

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