Dawn Bellingham - Councillor for County Durham

Councillor Dawn Bellingham

 Reform UK

Email: Dawn.Bellingham@durham.gov.uk

Council: County Durham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington Audit and Finance Committee (Committee Member) Mountsett Crematorium Joint Committee (Committee Member) County Planning Committee (Vice-Chair) Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Management Board (Substitute) Area Planning Committee (South and West) (Committee Member) Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Area Planning Committee (North) (Committee Member) Highways Committee (Committee Member) Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington (Committee Member) Police and Crime Panel (Committee Member) Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 10 September 2025 9.30 am

The Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the latest performance data for the council, and to evaluate the impact of Operation Trailblazer, a project designed to tackle anti-social behaviour. The committee noted the Quarter Four Performance Management Report, which highlighted both positive achievements and areas needing improvement, and reviewed the findings of the Operation Trailblazer evaluation, which will inform future strategies for tackling anti-social behaviour.

September 10, 2025
County Planning Committee Vice-Chair

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
Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Management Board Substitute

Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Management Board - Thursday 31 July 2025 2.00 pm

The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Management Board were scheduled to meet to discuss the Reform Interim Priorities and Council Plan. The report pack included a recommendation to note the proposed framework as the interim strategic direction of the council’s priorities, and to contribute to the consultation of the proposed framework to inform the development on a new council plan for 2025-2030. This plan is intended to reflect the priorities of the new administration following the local elections in May 2025.

July 31, 2025
Area Planning Committee (South and West) Committee Member

Special, Area Planning Committee (South and West) - Monday 28 July 2025 1.00 pm

The Area Planning Committee (South and West) met to consider four planning applications. These included proposals for a housing development in Leeholme, the construction of an office and storage building in Wolsingham, and the conversion of outbuildings at Poppy Cottage in Romaldkirk.

July 28, 2025
County Planning Committee Vice-Chair

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

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: 34

Average per Month: 4.3

Decisions Recorded: 1