Ben Rigby - Councillor for Brentwood (Hutton East)

Councillor Ben Rigby

Liberal Democrats Hutton East Chair of Audit and Governance Committee

Email: cllrben.rigby@brentwood.gov.uk

Council: Brentwood

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Housing, Health & Community Committee (Committee Member, Substitute) Planning Committee (Committee Member, Substitute) Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee (Committee Member) Audit, Governance and Appointments Committee Finance & Resources Committee Extraordinary Council Ordinary Council (Committee Member) Assets, Projects and Strategy Committee (Committee Member) Clean & Green Committee Annual Council Audit & Governance Committee (Chair)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

56 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Ordinary Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 11, 2026, 7:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 7:00 pm
Audit & Governance Committee Chair

Audit & Governance Committee - Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 03, 2026, 7:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 13, 2026, 7:00 pm
Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee Committee Member

Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 07, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

61 decisions · Page 2 of 13

Strategic Housing Delivery Programme

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

Update on the status of the Strategic Housing Delivery Programme and award of contract for Harewood Road regeneration site.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Deputy Leader

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Revised Allocation of Seats and Appointments to Committees

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

...the allocation of seats on committees and the nominations of political groups to those committees, including the appointment of a Chair of Strategy, Performance and Standards, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

The introduction of 'Smart Bins'

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to the Clean and Green Committee, they recommended a pilot scheme of Big Belly bins, with one bin in Brentwood High Street and another in a lay-by on the A12, followed by a further report after a 3-month trial to determine its success before any decision on a wider rollout.

Recommendations Approved

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023/24

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to note the updated Infrastructure Funding Statement for 2023/24, acknowledging the comprehensive review, the addressing of previous member queries, the data reconciliation and migration to the Exacom system, and the statement's compliance with statutory requirements and support for transparency in the use of developer contributions.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 56

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 61