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Meeting

General Purposes and Licensing Committee - New Forest

Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 12th May 2025
7:00 PM
End:
Monday, 12th May 2025
11:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
12 May 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA
Meeting Attendees
Cllr Richard Young photo
Vice-Chairman
Cllr Richard Young

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Cllr Jack Davies photo
Committee Member
Cllr Jack Davies

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Cllr Philip Dowd photo
Committee Member
Cllr Philip Dowd

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Cllr David Harrison photo
Committee Member
Cllr David Harrison

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Cllr David Hawkins photo
Committee Member
Cllr David Hawkins

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Cllr Nigel Linford photo
Committee Member
Cllr Nigel Linford

Independent

Present, as expected

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Cllr Colm McCarthy photo
Committee Member
Cllr Colm McCarthy

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Cllr Dave Penny photo
Committee Member
Vice-Chairman of the Council
Cllr Dave Penny

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Cllr Alvin Reid photo
Committee Member
Cllr Alvin Reid

Conservative

Apologies

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Cllr Janet Richards photo
Committee Member
Cllr Janet Richards

Green

Present, as expected

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Officer
Democratic Services Officer
Andy Rogers

In attendance

Cllr Neil Tungate photo
Chairman
Cllr Neil Tungate

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Cllr Steve Clarke photo
Committee Member
Cllr Steve Clarke

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Cllr Allan Glass photo
Committee Member
Cllr Allan Glass

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Officer
Assistant Director - Governance (Monitoring Officer)
Tanya Coulter

In attendance

Officer
Democratic ICT Officer
Daniel Reynafarje

In attendance

Officer
Chief Executive
Kate Ryan

In attendance

Officer
Democratic Services Officer
Joe Tyler

In attendance

Officer
Principal Democratic Services Officer
Karen Wardle

In attendance

Officer
Service Manager – Legal and Information Governance
Amanda Wilson

In attendance

Agenda
0 Apologies
Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Reid.

The Chairman of Council (Cllr Sleep) in the Chair.
Minutes
1 Election of Chairman
To elect a Chairman of the Committee.

(The Chairman of the Council will take this chair for this item).
Minutes RESOLVED:

That Cllr Tungate be elected Chairman of the Panel for the ensuing municipal year.
2 Appointment of Vice-Chairman
To appoint a Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
Minutes RESOLVED:

That Cllr Young be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing municipal year.
3 Dates & Times of Meetings
To note that the Committee has previously agreed that it will meet on the following dates (all Fridays) in 2025/26 at 10.00am:

20 June 2025

5 September 2025

7 November 2025

9 January 2026

6 February 2026

6 March 2026
Minutes The dates and times of meetings in 2025/26 were noted.
Previous Meetings
Meeting

6th Mar 2026

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

9th Jan 2026

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

7th Nov 2025 Cancelled

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

5th Sep 2025

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

20th Jun 2025 Cancelled

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

12th May 2025

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

7th Mar 2025 Cancelled

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

10th Jan 2025

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

1st Nov 2024

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

6th Sep 2024 Cancelled

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Future Meetings
Meeting

18th May 2026

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

19th Jun 2026

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

4th Sep 2026

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

27th Nov 2026

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

15th Jan 2027

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Meeting

12th Mar 2027

General Purposes and Licensing Committee

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