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Meeting

Cabinet - New Forest

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Wednesday, 18th February 2026
10:00 AM
End:
Wednesday, 18th February 2026
2:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
18 Feb 2026
Location:
Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA
Meeting Attendees
Cllr Jill Cleary photo
Chairman
Leader of the Council
Cllr Jill Cleary

Conservative

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Cllr Steve Davies photo
Vice-Chairman
Cllr Steve Davies

Conservative

Expected

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Cllr Jeremy Heron photo
Committee Member
Cllr Jeremy Heron

Conservative

Expected

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Cllr Geoffrey Blunden photo
Committee Member
Cllr Geoffrey Blunden

Conservative

Expected

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Cllr Dan Poole photo
Committee Member
Cllr Dan Poole

Conservative

Expected

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Officer
Chief Executive
Kate Ryan

Expected

Officer
Chief Operations Officer and Deputy Chief Executive
Richard Knott

Expected

Officer
Principal Democratic Services Officer
Karen Wardle

Expected

Officer
Democratic Services Officer
Joe Tyler

Expected

Officer
Service Manager – Legal and Information Governance
Amanda Wilson

Expected

Officer
Strategic Director of Corporate Resources (Section 151 Officer)
Alan Bethune

Expected

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Committee Member
Cllr Derek Tipp

Conservative

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Agenda
0 Apologies
1 Leader's Announcements
2 Minutes
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 4 February 2026 as a correct record.
3 Declarations of Interest
To note any declarations of interest made by members in connection with an agenda item. The nature of the interest must also be specified.

Members are asked to discuss any possible interests with Democratic Services prior to the meeting.
4 Public Participation
To receive any public participation in accordance with the Council’s public participation scheme.
5 Housing Revenue Account budget and housing public sector capital expenditure programme 2026/27
Attachments:
6 Medium Term Financial Plan and Annual Budget 2026/27
Attachments:
7 Lymington and Pennington Neighbourhood Plan – Making the Plan (Referendum and Decision on Adoption)
Attachments:
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