David Skipp - Councillor for Horsham (Forest)

Councillor David Skipp

Liberal Democrats Forest Cabinet Member for Wellbeing, Culture and Green Spaces

Email: david.skipp@horsham.gov.uk

Council: Horsham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Policy Development Advisory Group (Climate Action and Nature Recovery & Leisure, Culture and Green Spaces) Planning Committee (North) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Unparished Area Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

65 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 03, 2025
Unparished Area Committee Committee Member

Unparished Area Committee - Monday, 1st December, 2025 5.30 pm

December 01, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary Council Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 19, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 19, 2025
Unparished Area Committee Committee Member

Unparished Area Committee - Monday, 20th October, 2025 5.30 pm

October 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

61 decisions · Page 1 of 13

Draft Annual Plan 2026/27

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 19, 2025

...the Cabinet noted the items in the draft 2026/27 Annual Plan and agreed to consider their potential impact on the 2026/27 budget setting process.

Recommendations Approved

Second Workshop to Service Food Waste Vehicles

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 19, 2025

...to approve the conversion of the Old Ambulance Station into a workshop for servicing food waste vehicles, delegate authority for grant funding applications and final designs, approve contract awards for the conversion and equipment acquisition, and recommend to the Council a capital budget of up to £488,000 and a revenue budget of £17,585 for the project in the 2025/26 financial year.

Recommendations Approved

Recommendations from Committees

From: Extraordinary Council Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025

...to give effect to recommendations from committees, the Council approved the Horsham District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2025, which includes the constitution of a new parish for Horsham, the establishment of a parish council, warding arrangements, and a budget allocation for set-up costs.

For Determination

Update on the Council's Financial position in 2025/26 and MTFS 2026/27 to 2029/30

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 19, 2025

...to address the Council's financial position in 2025/26 and the medium-term, the Cabinet noted changes, approved remaining in the West Sussex Business Rates pool for 2026/27 with delegated authority for withdrawal if modelling proves unfavourable, and acknowledged the need to consider future budget decisions.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Benefits Modified Scheme 2026/27

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 19, 2025

...to continue supporting financially vulnerable residents, the Cabinet approved the adoption of the existing modified Housing Benefit scheme for 2026/27, which voluntarily disregards war disablement pensions and war widow pensions in the Housing Benefit calculation.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 65

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 61