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 6 of 13

Audit and Governance Committee

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 7th May, 2025 6.00 pm

May 07, 2025
Audit and Governance Committee

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 6.00 pm

April 16, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 1st April, 2025 6.00 pm

April 01, 2025
Full Council

Extraordinary Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 6.00 pm

March 19, 2025
Planning Committee

Planning Committee - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 4.00 pm

March 13, 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