Richard Brown - Councillor for Havant (Leigh Park Hermitage)

Councillor Richard Brown

Labour Party Leigh Park Hermitage Cabinet Lead for Planning and Enforcement and Chairman of Planning Committee

Email: cllr.richard.brown@havant.gov.uk

Council: Havant

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee (Chairman) Site Viewing Working Party (Chairman) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member, Deputee) Governance Committee Shareholder Sub Committee Joint West of Waterlooville Major Development Area Planning Committee (Vice-Chairman) Annual Council / Mayor Making (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

103 meetings · Page 1 of 21

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 3 June 2026 - 5.30 pm

June 03, 2026, 5:30 pm
Planning Committee Chairman

Planning Committee - Thursday, 28th May, 2026 5.30 pm

May 28, 2026, 5:30 pm
Site Viewing Working Party Chairman

Site Viewing Working Party - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 1.00 pm

May 21, 2026, 1:00 pm
Annual Council / Mayor Making Committee Member

Annual Council / Mayor Making - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 11.00 am

May 20, 2026, 11:00 am
Planning Committee Chairman

Planning Committee - Thursday, 9th April, 2026 5.30 pm

April 09, 2026, 5:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

49 decisions · Page 3 of 10

Council Tax Support Scheme

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 5.30 pm - December 03, 2025

Recommmend Forward to Council

Fees and Charges 2026/27

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 5.30 pm - December 03, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Building Control Service Provision

From: Extrordinary, Cabinet - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 5.30 pm - September 25, 2025

...to improve the financial sustainability and resilience of its building control services, Havant Borough Council decided to join the Building Control Partnership with Fareham Borough Council, Gosport Borough Council, and Portsmouth City Council, effective October 17, 2025, and delegated authority for finalizing terms and setting fees to the Executive Head of Commercial.

Recommendations Approved

Debt Management Review

From: Extrordinary, Cabinet - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 5.30 pm - September 25, 2025

...to improve debt collection, the Cabinet approved the revised Debt Management Policy 2025, which allows for debts under £10,000 to be referred to Legal Services with cost centre manager approval if recovery is highly probable.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation in Hampshire

From: Extrordinary, Cabinet - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 5.30 pm - September 25, 2025

...it supported the establishment of four mainland unitary authorities and one island unitary authority, as outlined in Option 1, contingent on submitting a formal request to the government for a boundary change modification to allow Option 1A.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 103

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 49