James Griggs - Councillor for Harlow (Netteswell)

Councillor James Griggs

Labour and Co-operative Netteswell Leader of the Opposition

Email: james.griggs@harlow.gov.uk

Council: Harlow

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Spokesperson) Appointments Panel Scrutiny Committee Regulatory Sub Committee Personnel Committee Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Audit & Standards Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

52 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Licensing Sub-Committee Committee Member

Licensing Sub-CommitteeTuesday, 20th January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 20, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 18, 2025
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing CommitteeWednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Cabinet Spokesperson

CabinetThursday, 13th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 13, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 7.00 pm

October 23, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

60 decisions · Page 5 of 12

2024/25 Complaints Performance Overview

From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to improve complaint handling, the Cabinet approved changes to the council's Complaints Policy to align with the Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code, noted the 2024-25 complaints performance, acknowledged progress on lessons learned from 2023-24, and approved service delivery changes to address maladministration findings by the Housing Ombudsman.

Recommendations Approved

Town Centre Strategy

From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to endorse the progress of the 'rebuild our town' mission, including measures to accelerate decision-making and deliver visible improvements in Harlow town centre.

For Determination

Annual Treasury Management Report 2024/25

From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to recommend to Council the approval of the Annual Treasury Management Report for 2024/25 and to note the non-compliance with three Treasury Management Strategy Statement indicators during 2024/25, which were subsequently reviewed for future compliance in the 2025/26 strategy.

Recommendations Approved

Tree Policy

From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to adopt the Tree Management Policy, which provides a framework for decisions affecting trees in Harlow, including council-owned trees and resident proposals, and delegates authority to the Director of Environment to make minor changes.

Recommendations Approved

Town Centre Strategy

From: Special, CabinetThursday, 5th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 05, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 60