Karen Wardle

Council: New Forest

Committees: Planning Committee Council (Officer) Cabinet (Officer) General Purposes and Licensing Committee Housing and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel Audit Committee Appeals Committee HR Committee Resources and Transformation Overview and Scrutiny Panel Place and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Panel

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

51 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 04, 2026, 10:00 am
General Purposes and Licensing Committee

General Purposes and Licensing Committee - Friday, 10th January, 2025 9.30 am

January 02, 2026
Council Officer

Council - Monday, 15th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 15, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 03, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

73 decisions · Page 2 of 15

Council Tax Support Scheme, Council Tax Premiums, S13A Policy, Discretionary Housing Payments Policy and Crisis Resilience Fund

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to continue the current Council Tax Reduction scheme and Council Tax Premiums from 1 April 2026 without changes, and to approve the S13A (1) (C) Policy and Discretionary Housing Payments Policy.

For Determination

Council Tax 2026/27 - Setting the Tax Base

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

...to approve the tax base for the year 2026/27 as 74,305.8, which is used for determining budget setting and the amount of council tax to levy.

For Determination

Lymington and Pennington Neighbourhood Development Plan – Examiner’s Report

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am - December 03, 2025

... to approve modifications recommended by the Examiner of the Lymington and Pennington Neighbourhood Development Plan and agree that the Plan proceed to a local referendum, subject to the separate agreement of New Forest National Park Authority.

For Determination

Appletree Property Group AGM 2025

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to note the contents of the Appletree Property Group AGM report for 2025 and endorse the Immediate to Medium Term Objectives for the group.

Recommendations Approved

Appointments to Outside Bodies

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025

...to comply with political balance rules and the wishes of the Conservative Group, the Cabinet agreed to appoint Barry Rickman and Derek Tipp (Conservative), Caroline Rackham (Liberal Democrats), and Joe Reilly (Independent) to the New Forest National Park Authority for the remainder of the four-year term ending in May 2027.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 51

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 73