Council Meeting

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15 September 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

summons

 

To All Members of the Council

 

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the District Council to be held in Council Chamber - Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA on Monday, 15 September 2025, at 6.30 pm

 

Kate Ryan

Chief Executive

 

Appletree Court, Lyndhurst, Hampshire. SO43 7PA

www.newforest.gov.uk

 

This agenda can be viewed online (https://democracy.newforest.gov.uk).  It can also be made available on audio tape, in Braille and large print.

Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting.  The seating capacity of our Council Chamber public gallery is limited under fire regulations to 22.

Members of the public can watch this meeting live, or the subsequent recording, on the Council’s website.  Live-streaming and recording of meetings is not a statutory requirement and whilst every endeavour will be made to broadcast our meetings, this cannot be guaranteed.  Recordings remain available to view for a minimum of 12 months.

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Enquiries to:                Karen Wardle

                                    Email: democratic@nfdc.gov.uk

                                    Tel: 023 8028 5071

 

 

AGENDA

 

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Apologies

 

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1.          

Minutes (Pages 7 - 34)

 

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2025 as a correct record.

 

 

 

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2.          

Declarations of Interests

 

To note any declarations of interests made by members in connection with an agenda item.  The nature of the interests must also be specified.

 

Members are asked to discuss any possible interests with Democratic Services prior to the meeting.

 

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3.          

Chairman's Announcements

 

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4.          

Leader's Announcements

 

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5.          

Report of Cabinet - 6 August 2025 (Pages 35 - 94)

 

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6.          

Report of Cabinet - 3 September 2025 (Pages 95 - 148)

 

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7.          

Questions

 

To ask questions under Standing Order 22.  Questions received will be published ahead of the meeting.  (Members are reminded that questions must be submitted to Democratic Services by no later than 12.00 noon, Wednesday 10 September 2025).

 

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8.          

Notice of Motion

 

In accordance with Standing Order 21, Cllr J Davies will move the following motion: -

Re-instating the one-hour free parking period on Lymington High Street

 

Council notes:

 

·           That Hampshire County Council is responsible for on-street parking across the

county, including in the New Forest.

·           That the free on-street parking period in Lymington has been reduced from one hour to just twenty minutes.

·           That local shopkeepers and residents have raised concerns that twenty  

minutes is not long enough for people to use multiple shops, visit cafés, or support local services on the high street.

·           That Lymington and Pennington Town Council recently voted to support the campaign by shopkeepers for the reinstatement of the one-hour free parking period on Lymington High Street.

 

Council believes:

 

·               That the reduction from one hour to twenty minutes free parking is damaging to the vitality of Lymington High Street.

·               That a reasonable period of free parking supports both residents during a cost-of-living crisis and our small businesses who rely on local footfall.

·               That the council should support the campaign by local shopkeepers in pressing for fairer parking policy.

 

Council recommends:

 

·               That the Leader of the Council writes formally to Hampshire County Council requesting the reinstatement of at least one hour of free on-street parking in Lymington (with correspondence to be made available to all councillors).

·               That the council engages with local business groups, chambers of commerce, and residents’ associations to gather evidence on the impact of parking policy on high streets across the district, to strengthen the case for fairer parking provision.

 

Cllr McCarthy will second the motion.

 

Under the provisions of Standing Order 42, the above motion, after being proposed and seconded (without speeches), should stand referred to the body within whose terms of reference the subject matter of the motions comes, or the Cabinet or such Committees or Panels that the Council may determine.

 

The Chairman may allow the motion to be dealt with at this meeting if they consider it urgent, convenient or conducive to the despatch of business.

 

 

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9.          

Membership of Committees and Panels

 

To consider any changes to the membership of Committees or Panels that might be proposed by the political groups.

 

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10.       

Future Meeting Dates for 2026/2027

 

Meeting Dates to be agreed (to be held on Mondays at 6.30pm).

 

 

2026

18 May – AGM (Already Agreed)

13 July

14 September

12 October

14 December

 

2027 DATES

22 February

12 April

17 May - AGM

 

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Any Other Items Which the Chairman Decides Are Urgent

 

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