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

514 decisions · Page 23 of 103

MINUTES - 4 SEPTEMBER 2025

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...that the Committee approved the minutes of their meeting held on 4 September 2025 as an accurate record, deferred a decision on application 21/00765/OP to allow for further traffic modelling and a site visit, refused planning permission for application 24/01042/FP, granted planning permission for application 25/00949/FP, noted the withdrawal of application 24/01994/S73, and received a report on planning appeals.

Recommendations Approved

APPEALS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...the committee reviewed planning appeals, dismissing appeals for a community car park and a farm worker's dwelling due to Green Belt concerns and highway safety, and dismissing an appeal for terraced dwellings due to Green Belt and conservation area harm, while an appeal for variation of conditions was withdrawn.

Recommendations Approved

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

TPO/00221 LAND AT CROUCHGREEN WOOD AND CHURCH WOOD, THREE HOUSES LANE, CODICOTE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...the decision regarding Tree Preservation Order TPO/00221 for land at Crouchgreen Wood and Church Wood, Three Houses Lane, Codicote, was deferred to a future meeting of the Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 93

Average per Month: 3.7

Decisions Recorded: 514