Simon Forde - Councillor for Newark and Sherwood (Balderton South)

Councillor Simon Forde

Independents for Newark and District Balderton South Portfolio Holder for Climate and the Environment

Email: Simon.Forde@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

Council: Newark and Sherwood

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Policy & Performance Improvement Committee (Guest) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Executive Shareholder Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee General Purposes Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

62 meetings · Page 2 of 13

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 11, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 6.00 pm

October 21, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 6.00 pm

October 14, 2025
Policy & Performance Improvement Committee Guest

Policy & Performance Improvement Committee - Monday, 6th October, 2025 6.00 pm

18 attendees, 18 documents, 1 media files

October 06, 2025
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Thursday, 2nd October, 2025 4.00 pm

15 attendees, 15 documents, 1 media files

October 02, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

80 decisions · Page 1 of 16

Sustainable Economic Growth Strategy 2026 - 2031 (Key Decision)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 11, 2025

...to endorse the Newark & Sherwood District Council Sustainable Economic Growth Strategy for 2026 – 2031.

Recommendations Approved

Biodiversity Net Gain Onsite Monitoring Fees (Key Decision)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 11, 2025

...to provide temporary relief for the remainder of the 2025-26 financial year by establishing two new, lower fee tiers of £1,033 and £1,722 (inc. VAT) for monitoring onsite Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) on developments less than 1 hectare that meet specific criteria.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 62

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 80