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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

90 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Committee Member

Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.30 pm, NEW

February 10, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 29, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 7.30 pm, NEW

January 13, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

499 decisions · Page 21 of 100

MINUTES - 4 SEPTEMBER 2025

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...that the Committee approved the minutes of their meeting held on 4 September 2025 as an accurate record, deferred a decision on application 21/00765/OP to allow for further traffic modelling and a site visit, refused planning permission for application 24/01042/FP, granted planning permission for application 25/00949/FP, noted the withdrawal of application 24/01994/S73, and received a report on planning appeals.

Recommendations Approved

APPEALS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...the committee reviewed planning appeals, dismissing appeals for a community car park and a farm worker's dwelling due to Green Belt concerns and highway safety, and dismissing an appeal for terraced dwellings due to Green Belt and conservation area harm, while an appeal for variation of conditions was withdrawn.

Recommendations Approved

25/01834/S73 LAND AT HEATH ROAD, BREACHWOOD GREEN, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 8PL

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...to grant planning permission for application 25/01834/S73, allowing a variation of condition 5 of planning permission 24/02624/RM to exempt Plots 1 and 10 from permitted development restrictions regarding roof alterations, subject to the conditions outlined in the Development and Conservation Manager's report.

Recommendations Approved

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 90

Average per Month: 3.6

Decisions Recorded: 499