Colin Belsey - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Colin Belsey

Conservative Chair of HOSC

Email: cllr.colin.belsey@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Chair) Cabinet (Other councillor) Planning Committee (Substitute) Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) (Chair) Full Council (Committee Member) County Consultative Committee (Governors) People Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member) Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Other councillor) Standards Committee (Chair) Assessment Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Governance Committee Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

75 meetings · Page 2 of 15

People Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 12 March 2026 - 10.30 am

March 12, 2026, 10:30 am
Cabinet Other councillor

Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 10.00 am

March 10, 2026, 10:00 am
Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Chair

Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 5th March, 2026 10.00 am

March 05, 2026, 10:00 am
Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) Chair

Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) - Tuesday, 24th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 24, 2026, 2:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 10, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

30 decisions · Page 1 of 6

Council Monitoring Report - Q3 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 10.00 am - March 10, 2026

...approved the Council Monitoring Report for the third quarter of the financial year 2025/26, noting the Council's performance and financial position.

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

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

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 30