New Forest Borough Council

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Meeting

Name: Council
Start: 2026-05-18T17:30:00Z
End: 2026-05-18T21:30:00Z
Location: Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA

Council - New Forest

Agenda

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Minutes

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Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Monday, 18th May 2026
6:30 PM

End:
Monday, 18th May 2026
10:30 PM

Meeting Status

Status:
Confirmed; Annual Council

Date:
18 May 2026

Location:
Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA

Meeting Attendees

Committee Member

Cllr Peter Armstrong

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Geoffrey Blunden

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Hilary Brand

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Mark Clark

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Clarke

Conservative

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Committee Member

Leader of the Council

Cllr Jill Cleary

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Kate Crisell

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Sean Cullen

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Jack Davies

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Davies

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Philip Dowd

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Barry Dunning

Reform UK

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Committee Member

Cllr Jacqui England

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Allan Glass

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr David Harrison

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Matthew Hartmann

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr David Hawkins

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr John Haywood

Labour and Co-operative

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Committee Member

Cllr Jeremy Heron

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Nigel Linford

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Patrick Mballa

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Colm McCarthy

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr David Millar

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Ian Murray

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Stephanie Osborne

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Alan O'Sullivan

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Adam Parker

Green

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Committee Member

Cllr Neville Penman

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Dan Poole

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Barry Rickman

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Michael Thierry

Non-aligned

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Committee Member

Cllr Derek Tipp

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Alex Wade

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Malcolm Wade

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Christine Ward

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Phil Woods

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Richard Young

Conservative

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Officer

Chief Executive

Kate Ryan

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Officer

Principal Democratic Services Officer

Karen Wardle

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Chairman

Chairman of the Council

Cllr John Sleep

Conservative

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Vice-Chairman

Vice-Chairman of the Council

Cllr Dave Penny

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Caroline Rackham

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member

Cllr Joe Reilly

Independent

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Committee Member

Cllr Janet Richards

Green

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Committee Member

Cllr John Adams

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Alan Alvey

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Richard Frampton

Conservative

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Committee Member

Cllr Neil Tungate

Conservative

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Officer

Democratic ICT Officer

Daniel Reynafarje

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Officer

Assistant Director - Strategy and Engagement

Matt Wisdom

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Committee Member

Cllr Alvin Reid

Conservative

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Previous Meetings

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13th Oct 2025

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15th Sep 2025

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28th Aug 2025

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14th Jul 2025

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12th May 2025

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14th Apr 2025

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Future Meetings

13th Apr 2026

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18th May 2026

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13th Jul 2026

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14th Sep 2026

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12th Oct 2026

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14th Dec 2026

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