Councillor Alex Collingwood

Pension Fund Committee - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 2.00 pm

The Buckinghamshire Council Pension Fund Committee met on Wednesday 10 September 2025, at The Paralympic Room, Buckinghamshire Council, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury HP19 8FF. The meeting included discussion of the Buckinghamshire Pension Fund Annual Report, an interim audit update, and breaches of the law. The committee was also scheduled to discuss the triennial valuation and a draft funding strategy statement.

Strategic Sites Committee - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 10.00 am

The Strategic Sites Committee scheduled a meeting to discuss a hybrid planning application for land between Longwick Road and Mill Lane in Princes Risborough. The meeting was also scheduled to confirm the minutes of the previous meeting and to set the date for the next one.

West Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee - Wednesday, 27th August, 2025 6.30 pm

The West Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee convened to discuss planning applications and related matters. Councillor Sarfaraz Khan Raja was scheduled to chair the meeting. The committee was expected to review planning applications for developments at Station Court and land adjacent to Hilltop, as well as note the minutes of the previous meeting.

Strategic Sites Committee - Thursday, 31st July, 2025 2.00 pm

The Buckinghamshire Council Strategic Sites Committee met to discuss an outline planning application for residential dwellings and elderly extra care accommodation on land adjacent to Amersham Road and Minerva Way in Beaconsfield. Councillors ultimately voted to refuse the application, citing concerns over Green Belt impact, landscape character, loss of agricultural land, the lack of a sequential test[^1] and the absence of a signed section 106 agreement[^2].

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 30th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Audit and Governance Committee convened to discuss key financial and governance matters, including the Treasury Management Annual Report, the External Audit Plan, and the Annual Governance Statement. The committee approved the Internal Audit Strategy and Charter, as well as the Draft Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Plans for 2025/26. Councillor Nidhi Mehta was appointed Vice-Chairman of the committee.