Jacob Allen - Councillor for Brighton and Hove ( Woodingdean)

Councillor Jacob Allen

 Labour Party  Woodingdean

Email: Jacob.Allen@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Council: Brighton and Hove

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Housing Management Panel: East Area (Committee Member) Planning Committee Cabinet (Committee Member) Housing & New Homes Committee Children, Families & Schools Committee Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee (Councillor)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

41 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee Councillor

Special, Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 4.00pm

November 25, 2025
Housing Management Panel: East Area Committee Member

Housing Management Panel: East Area - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00pm

November 19, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00pm

November 13, 2025
Council Committee Member

Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm

54 attendees, 53 documents, 0 media files

October 13, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 2.00pm

10 attendees, 18 documents, 0 media files

September 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

88 decisions · Page 4 of 18

Enforcing Covenant on land in West Saltdean

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

...to request a report from officers to be presented to the relevant Cabinet Member regarding the feasibility, processes, timescale, and costs of invoking Clause 4 of the 1938 Covenant for plots 2 and 3 of The Mount Estate in West Saltdean, with the aim of designating the land as public open space.

Recommendations Approved

Review of Political Balance October 2025

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

...to comply with legal requirements following a change in political group membership, the Council approved the appointment or reappointment of its committees, adjusting the sizes and allocation of seats among political groups as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.

Recommendations Approved

Council Plan Refresh

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

... the Council approved the Council Plan refresh, noted achievements since the plan's adoption in 2023 and progress in delivering it in 2024/25, and noted the recommendations in the Corporate Peer Challenge and the response to them in the Council Plan Refresh.

Recommendations approved

Admission of New Member to the Greater Brighton Economic Board

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 2.00pm - September 25, 2025

...to allow the Sussex Chamber of Commerce to join the Greater Brighton Economic Board, the Cabinet agreed to amend the Board's Heads of Terms and delegated authority to the Director of Governance and Law to update the Council's constitution accordingly, pending approval from all constituent authorities.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 41

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 88