Councillor Chris Poll

Central & North Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 2.00 pm

The Central and North Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee met on Wednesday 3 September 2025, and approved the change of use of a dwelling house to a children's home, and a retrospective application for the change of use of land to residential for one Gypsy Traveller family, while refusing an outline application for a residential development. Councillor Patrick Fealey, Chair of the Committee, stepped down from the meeting for part of the proceedings due to a declared conflict of interest.

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.

Central & North Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee - Wednesday, 23rd July, 2025 2.30 pm

The Central and North Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee met to discuss a change of use for a property in Steeple Claydon, and a planning application for a residential development in Buckingham. The committee approved the change of use in Steeple Claydon, and voted to defer the decision on the residential development in Buckingham.

Finance & Resources Select Committee - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 2.00 pm

Councillor John Chilver, Vice-Chairman, opened the Finance and Resources Select Committee meeting, where members reviewed the 2024-25 budget monitoring outturn, the Q1 budget monitoring report, and the Q4 performance report for the Leader's and Resources portfolios. The committee approved the transfer of funds to reserves, and also approved changes to fees and charges. They also discussed the future work program for the committee.

Council - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 4.00 pm

The Buckinghamshire Council met to discuss several key issues, including the appointment of a returning officer, cabinet member reports, and motions related to local plans and funding. Councillors approved the appointment of Lisa Marie Williams as the returning officer and electoral registration officer, and also approved a motion to engage with water and sewage providers on capacity investment in the local plan. A motion regarding transparency of member fees was referred to the Standards and General Purpose Committee.