Emma Fernandes - Councillor for North Hertfordshire (Letchworth Grange)

Councillor Emma Fernandes

Labour and Co-operative Letchworth Grange Special Interest Member Champion for Environment

Email: emma.fernandes@north-herts.gov.uk

Council: North Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Planning Control Committee (Chair, Vice-Chair) Standards Committee Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet Panel on the Environment (Committee Member) Letchworth Community Forum (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

74 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Council Committee Member

Annual, Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 7.30 pm

May 21, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 7.30 pm

April 23, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Vice-Chair

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 16 April 2026 - 7.30 pm

April 16, 2026, 7:30 pm
Cabinet Panel on the Environment Committee Member

Cabinet Panel on the Environment - Wednesday, 1st April, 2026 7.30 pm

April 01, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Vice-Chair

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 7.00 pm

March 19, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

424 decisions · Page 35 of 85

MINUTES - 17, 24 JULY 2025

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 21, 2025

...they approved the minutes of the Planning Control Committee meetings held on 17 July 2025, as amended, and 24 July 2025, to be signed by the Chair, and also deferred an application and granted two others, subject to various conditions and amendments.

Recommendations Approved

APPEALS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 21, 2025

...the committee noted that an appeal for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a solar farm on land north east of Wandon End had been allowed on 15 July 2025, despite local landscape and heritage concerns, due to the significant contribution to renewable energy generation and other benefits outweighing the identified harms.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 74

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 424