Chris Dowling - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Chris Dowling

Conservative

Email: cllr.chris.dowling@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Substitute) Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Other councillor) People Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

15 meetings ยท Page 1 of 3

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 02, 2025
People Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 20, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 10.00 am

50 attendees, 18 documents, 0 media files

September 24, 2025
Lead Member for Transport and Environment Other councillor

Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 8th September, 2025 9.00 am

18 attendees, 16 documents, 0 media files

September 08, 2025
Planning Committee Substitute

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.30 am

July 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

4 decisions

Highway Maintenance Incentive Funding 2025/26

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 8th September, 2025 9.00 am - September 08, 2025

...to note the information regarding highway maintenance grants and approve the draft East Sussex County Council Incentive Fund Report to the Department for Transport.

Recommendations Approved

Petition to stop Stagecoach changing the 51 bus service to Eastbourne from half hourly to hourly

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 8th September, 2025 9.00 am - September 08, 2025

...to advise petitioners that Stagecoach cannot sustain a half-hourly bus service due to costs and passenger numbers, the County Council cannot subsidize it without compromising other services, and the Council will continue working with Stagecoach to improve service reliability.

Recommendations Approved

Review of Strategic Highway Policies and Asset Management Plans

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 8th September, 2025 9.00 am - September 08, 2025

... the Lead Member for Transport and Environment of East Sussex approved recommendations to update strategic highway policies and asset management plans, including revisions to existing policies and the implementation of new policies on Commuted Sums and Winter Service.

Recommendations Approved

East Sussex Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) - Funding Request Assessment Process

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 8th September, 2025 9.00 am - September 08, 2025

...to align with the East Sussex Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4), the Lead Member approved revisions to the process for assessing and prioritizing requests for transport schemes to be included in the annual Integrated Transport Capital Programme from 2026/27 onwards, noting that the approach would be reviewed and that future funding changes related to the proposed Sussex Mayoral Combined County Authority would need consideration.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 15

Average per Month: 0.7

Decisions Recorded: 4