Stephen Gauntlett - Councillor for Lewes and Eastbourne (Seaford Central)

Councillor Stephen Gauntlett

Liberal Democrats Seaford Central Leader of Liberal Democrat Group; Chair of Audit and Governance Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

40 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Lewes District Council Full Council Committee Member

Lewes District Council Full Council - Monday, 20th July, 2026 6.00 pm

July 20, 2026, 6:00 pm
Lewes District Council Audit and Governance Committee Chair

Lewes District Council Audit and Governance Committee - Monday, 29th June, 2026 5.00 pm

June 29, 2026, 5:00 pm
Joint Staff Advisory Committee Committee Member

Joint Staff Advisory Committee - Thursday, 25th June, 2026 10.00 am

June 25, 2026, 10:00 am
Lewes District Council Full Council Committee Member

Annual Council, Lewes District Council Full Council - Tuesday, 26th May, 2026 6.00 pm

May 26, 2026, 6:00 pm
Lewes District Council Full Council Committee Member

Lewes District Council Full Council - Thursday, 26 March 2026 - 5.00 pm

March 26, 2026, 5:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

33 decisions · Page 1 of 7

Investment In Green Energy Initiatives

From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.30 pm - December 11, 2025

...to support green energy initiatives, the Cabinet delegated authority to the Deputy Chief Executive to provide up to £500,000 to OVESCO for pre-construction finance and to allocate up to £125,000 for project due diligence.

Recommendations Approved

Local council tax reduction scheme 2026/27

From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.30 pm - December 11, 2025

...to adopt the 2025/26 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme as the 2026/27 scheme, subject to budget changes and welfare benefit uprating, and to delegate authority to the Assistant Director Revenues and Benefits to implement and amend the scheme as needed.

Recommend Forward to Council

Interim medium term financial strategy

From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.30 pm - December 11, 2025

The Chief Finance Officer to deliver a presentation to the Cabinet on the interim medium term financial strategy position of the authority.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Services - Performance, Compliance and Outlook (mid-year)

From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.30 pm - December 11, 2025

Half-year update to the annual Housing Performance & Update report.  This will be a more concise version of the report, largely based on the satisfaction element of the Tenant Satisfaction Measures and a selection of KPIs.

Recommendations Approved

Lewes Local Plan - Draft Local Plan (Phase 2, Regulation 18)

From: Lewes District Council Cabinet - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.30 pm - December 11, 2025

...to approve the draft Lewes Local Plan (phase 2) document for public consultation, which focuses on the spatial strategy and site allocations for the Lewes Local Plan area, and to delegate authority to the Chief Executive to make minor editorial corrections before the consultation begins.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 1.3

Decisions Recorded: 33 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.