Councillor Alan Christopher Woodruff

Overview and Scrutiny Management Board - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 10.30 am

The Lincolnshire Council's Overview and Scrutiny Management Board upheld the decision made by Councillor Tom Catton, Executive Councillor for Resources and Councillor Michael Cheyne, Executive Councillor for Highways and Transport, to approve a £578,500 highway drainage upgrade scheme at Mount Lane, Kirkby la Thorpe. The board debated concerns about the project's cost, scale, and impact, but ultimately voted against referring the decision back to the executive councillors for reconsideration.

Growth Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Growth Scrutiny Committee met to discuss property rationalisation, adult skills programmes, economic investment, infrastructure performance, and the visitor economy in Lincolnshire. The committee agreed to recommend that the executive allow call-ins on any disposals of council properties.

Community Safety Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 10.00 am

The Community Safety Scrutiny Committee reviewed the annual report from His Majesty's Senior Coroner for Greater Lincolnshire, endorsed Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Authority's Statement of Assurance for 2024/25, and reviewed reports on food standards and metrology activities undertaken by Trading Standards in 2024/25. The committee also approved its work programme for 2025 and 2026.

Planning and Regulation Committee - Monday, 14th July, 2025 10.30 am

The Planning and Regulation Committee of Lincolnshire Council met to discuss several traffic regulation orders and a significant application for the One Earth Solar Farm. The committee approved the traffic regulation orders with some modifications and voted to object to the One Earth Solar Farm development consent order application, citing concerns over landscape impact, loss of agricultural land, and other environmental issues.

Overview and Scrutiny Management Board - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Board met to discuss the council's financial performance, the re-procurement of an occupational health contract, local government reorganisation proposals, and the treasury management annual report. The board supported the recommendations outlined in the review of financial performance, and also supported the re-procurement of the occupational health contract. The board voted to recommend option one for local government reorganisation.