Ruth Brown - Councillor for North Hertfordshire (Royston Heath)

Councillor Ruth Brown

Liberal Democrats Royston Heath Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group

Email: ruth.brown@north-herts.gov.uk

Council: North Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Council Tax Setting Committee Cabinet Licensing and Regulation Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee Planning Control Committee (Committee Member) Standards Committee Finance, Audit and Risk Committee (Committee Member) Joint Staff Consultative Committee (Vice-Chair) Royston and District Area Forum Royston and Villages Community Forum (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

99 meetings · Page 1 of 20

Council Committee Member

Annual, Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 7.30 pm

May 21, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 7.30 pm

April 23, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 16 April 2026 - 7.30 pm

April 16, 2026, 7:30 pm
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Committee Member

Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 7.30 pm

March 25, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 7.00 pm

March 19, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

553 decisions · Page 17 of 111

UPDATED FINANCIAL REGULATIONS

From: Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 07, 2026

...recommended to Full Council the adoption of updated Financial Regulations into the Constitution.

For Determination

SECOND QUARTER CAPITAL MONITORING REVIEW 2025/26

From: Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 07, 2026

For Determination

25/01766/OP LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF, COWARDS LANE, CODICOTE, HERTFORDSHIRE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

... that the outline application for residential development of up to 30 dwellings on land south of Cowards Lane, Codicote, was refused due to the failure to demonstrate that alternative, less harmful sites were considered, the proposal's inability to avoid harm to the Local Wildlife Site, and the absence of a Section 106 Legal Agreement to mitigate the development's impact on local infrastructure and services.

For Determination

NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

Recommendations Approved

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 99

Average per Month: 3.5

Decisions Recorded: 553