Steve Clarke - Cllr for New Forest (Milton)

Cllr Steve Clarke

Conservative Milton

Email: steve.clarke@nfdc.gov.uk

Council: New Forest

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (In Attendance) General Purposes and Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Chairman) Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Resources and Transformation Overview and Scrutiny Panel (In Attendance) Place and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Panel

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

59 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel Chairman

Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 6.00 pm

January 21, 2026, 6:00 pm
General Purposes and Licensing Committee

General Purposes and Licensing Committee - Friday, 10th January, 2025 9.30 am

January 02, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 15th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 15, 2025
Cabinet In Attendance

Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 03, 2025
Resources and Transformation Overview and Scrutiny Panel In Attendance

Resources and Transformation Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Hampshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) Public Consultation Response

From: Licensing Sub-Committee - Thursday, 14th August, 2025 10.00 am - August 14, 2025

Hampshire County Council has published its final draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy for public consultation. The consultation commenced on 12 May 2025 and closes on 23 June 2025. New Forest District Council has the opportunity to respond to the draft strategy before it is revised, and a final version is distributed for approval by Supporting Authorities (Hampshire local authorities) in the autumn of 2025. The final version will then be submitted to Government at the end of 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Medium Term Financial Plan - General Fund Update

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to address the forecast Medium Term Financial Plan deficit and potentially utilize the budget equalisation reserve, the Council noted revised forecasts, endorsed further development of options to close the budget gap through 2029/30, and endorsed the approach to setting Asset Maintenance and Capital Programme Budgets for 2026/27, including an enhanced Public Convenience renovation program.

For Determination

Half Yearly Update Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to note the half yearly update on the Council's Complaints Handling and Performance for the period 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025, as it meets increased scrutiny requirements set out in complaint handling codes.

For Determination

Waste Service Budgetary Position

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to ensure service continuity, maintain the behind the gate food waste collection policy in areas with free-roaming livestock, and improve bring site management, the Council approved additional funding, including a supplementary budget for 2025/26, an increase to the Medium-Term Financial Plan from 2026/27, and an addition to the Capital Programme for 2026/27 for new vehicles.

For Determination

Council Tax 2026/27 - Setting the Tax Base

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to approve the tax base for the year 2026/27 as 74,305.8, which is used for determining budget setting and the amount of council tax to levy.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 59

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 93