Hugh Gorton - Councillor for Brentwood (Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing)

Councillor Hugh Gorton

Liberal Democrats Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing Vice Chair of Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee

Email: cllrhugh.gorton@brentwood.gov.uk

Council: Brentwood

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee (Committee Member) Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee (Vice-Chair) Extraordinary Council Ordinary Council (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee 2023/24 Clean & Green Committee (Substitute) Annual Council

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

64 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Ordinary Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 11, 2026, 7:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 7:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 13, 2026, 7:00 pm
Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee Vice-Chair

Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 07, 2026
Licensing Sub-Committee Committee Member

Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 9.30 am

December 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

56 decisions · Page 2 of 12

Honorary Titles

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

Freeman /Freewomen of Borough

Recommendations Approved

Strategic Housing Delivery Programme

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

Update on the status of the Strategic Housing Delivery Programme and award of contract for Harewood Road regeneration site.

Recommendations Approved

Revised Allocation of Seats and Appointments to Committees

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

...the allocation of seats on committees and the nominations of political groups to those committees, including the appointment of a Chair of Strategy, Performance and Standards, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Work Programme

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to approve its work programme for the remainder of the 2025-26 municipal year, as detailed in Appendix A.

Recommendations Approved

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023/24

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to note the updated Infrastructure Funding Statement for 2023/24, acknowledging the comprehensive review, the addressing of previous member queries, the data reconciliation and migration to the Exacom system, and the statement's compliance with statutory requirements and support for transparency in the use of developer contributions.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 56