David Freeman - Councillor for County Durham

Councillor David Freeman

Liberal Democrat

Email: david.freeman@durham.gov.uk

Council: County Durham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Charter Trustees for the City of Durham (Committee Member) Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Area Planning Committee (Central and East) (Committee Member) Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington Audit and Finance Committee (Committee Member) Pension Fund Committee (Committee Member) County Planning Committee (Committee Member) Highways Committee Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington (Committee Member) Cabinet (County Councillor)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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County Planning Committee Committee Member

County Planning Committee - Wednesday 3 September 2025 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee met to discuss four planning applications, including residential developments in Coundon and Wheatley Hill, a retail warehouse in Dragonville Retail Park, and the redevelopment of Framwellgate School. A decision on the application for land west of Gladstone Terrace in Coxhoe was deferred for further information.

September 03, 2025
Area Planning Committee (Central and East) CANCELLED Committee Member

Special, Area Planning Committee (Central and East) - Monday 28 July 2025 1.00 pm

July 28, 2025
County Planning Committee Committee Member

County Planning Committee - Friday 25 July 2025 1.00 pm

The County Planning Committee was scheduled to meet on 25 July 2025 to discuss planning applications and minutes from a previous meeting. One planning application was to be determined at the meeting, concerning the construction of 99 dwellings and a community park in Coxhoe.

July 25, 2025
Cabinet County Councillor

Special Meeting, Cabinet - Monday 21 July 2025 10.30 am

The Durham County Council Cabinet met to discuss and approve an interim framework for the council's priorities, initiate a consultation on an Article 4 direction regarding changes of use for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), and review the council's financial planning and transformation strategies. The cabinet agreed to the recommendations in the reports presented.

July 21, 2025
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Wednesday 16 July 2025 10.00 am

Durham County Council met on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, for a meeting that included a report from the leader, questions from the public, and discussion of the Corporate Parenting Panel Annual Report. Councillors also voted against extending the time allocated to motions, and ultimately voted to rescind the Climate Emergency Declaration made in 2019, in favour of declaring a County Durham Care Emergency.

July 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

1 decision

NCC 3886 - Temporary Public Bridleway Closure Order - Bridleway Numbers 42 Lartington and 91 Cotherstone, Lartington Hall Estate, Lartington (Table 7 Paragraph 9(h)) (Part A)

From: County Planning Committee - Wednesday 2 July 2025 1.00 pm - July 02, 2025

...to facilitate private bridge repair works at Lartington Hall Estate, a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order was approved to temporarily close Bridleway Numbers 42 Lartington and 91 Cotherstone for approximately two months, following consultations with the Chief of Police.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 98

Average per Month: 3.9

Decisions Recorded: 1