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 30 of 100

APPEALS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 04, 2025

...to determine the planning appeals lodged by Mr. Glass and Mr. Grindal, concerning a variation of conditions and a dormer insertion, respectively.

For Determination

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 21, 2025

Recommendations Approved

PLANNING ENFORCEMENT QUARTERLY REPORT - PART 1

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 21, 2025

Recommendations Approved

MINUTES - 17, 24 JULY 2025

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 21, 2025

...they approved the minutes of the Planning Control Committee meetings held on 17 July 2025, as amended, and 24 July 2025, to be signed by the Chair, and also deferred an application and granted two others, subject to various conditions and amendments.

Recommendations Approved

APPEALS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 21, 2025

...the committee noted that an appeal for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a solar farm on land north east of Wandon End had been allowed on 15 July 2025, despite local landscape and heritage concerns, due to the significant contribution to renewable energy generation and other benefits outweighing the identified harms.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 90

Average per Month: 3.6

Decisions Recorded: 499