Val Bryant - Councillor for North Hertfordshire (Hitchin Bearton)

Councillor Val Bryant

Labour and Co-operative Hitchin Bearton Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Customer Experience

Email: val.bryant@north-herts.gov.uk

Council: North Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Hitchin Community Forum (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Hertfordshire Police and Crime Panel Joint Staff Consultative Committee (Committee Member) Planning Control Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Vice-Chair, Chair) CCTV Partnership Joint Executive (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Council Tax Setting Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet Sub-Committee (Local Authority Trading Companies' Shareholder) Hitchin Area Forum Employment Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

93 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 29, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Tax Setting Committee Committee Member

Council Tax Setting Committee - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 5.30 pm

January 29, 2026, 5:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 7:00 pm
Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 20, 2026, 7:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

513 decisions · Page 18 of 103

NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 06, 2025

Recommendations Approved

25/01539/FP HOLBORN FARM, DANE END, THERFIELD, ROYSTON, HERTFORDSHIRE SG8 9RH

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 06, 2025

...planning permission was granted for the extension and conversion of an existing barn at Holborn Farm into a four-bedroom dwelling, subject to conditions outlined in the Development and Conservation Manager's report.

Recommendations Approved

25/01745/S73 LAND TO THE EAST OF FOXHOLES AND GAINSFORD HOUSE AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF CROW FURLONG, HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 06, 2025

...application 25/01745/S73 for variation of conditions relating to a residential development on land east of Foxholes and Gainsford House and west of Crow Furlong in Hitchin was granted, subject to updated conditions and informatives, including amendments to biodiversity net gain and open space management plans, and completion of a new Section 106 agreement if required.

Recommendations Approved

MINUTES - 9 OCTOBER 2025

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 06, 2025

...the committee approved the minutes from their meeting held on October 9th, 2025, granted planning permission for application 25/01834/S73, and received a report on planning appeals.

Recommendations Approved

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 06, 2025

Recommendations approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 93

Average per Month: 3.7

Decisions Recorded: 513