Lucy Helliwell - Councillor for Brighton and Hove ( North Portslade)

Councillor Lucy Helliwell

 Labour Party  North Portslade

Email: Lucy.Helliwell@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Council: Brighton and Hove

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Housing Management Panel: West Hove & Portslade Area (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Health & Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) (Committee Member) Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Non Licensing Act 2003 Functions) (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) (Committee Member) Overview & Scrutiny (People) Children, Families & Schools Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

45 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Housing Management Panel: West Hove & Portslade Area Committee Member

Housing Management Panel: West Hove & Portslade Area - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 6.00pm

November 26, 2025
Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee Committee Member

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

November 25, 2025
Licensing Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) Committee Member

Licensing Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 3.00pm

November 06, 2025
Licensing Committee (Non Licensing Act 2003 Functions) Committee Member

Licensing Committee (Non Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 3.00pm

November 06, 2025
Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) Committee Member

Hove Post Office, Licensing Panel (Licensing Act 2003 Functions) - Thursday, 30th October, 2025 10.00am

October 30, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

59 decisions · Page 3 of 12

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

West Saltdean Neighbourhood Plan – Decision Statement

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

...to approve the West Saltdean Neighbourhood Plan, with modifications, to proceed to a local referendum.

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

King Alfred Leisure Centre

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

...to address concerns about the financial viability, scale, and speculative nature of the King Alfred Leisure Centre redevelopment, the Council resolved to request that the Cabinet reconsider approving £2.3m in resources and pause approval until housing plans are set and the entire site is provisionally costed.

Recommendations Approved

Review of the Council’s Constitution

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

...to formally approve changes to the Constitution regarding increased task & finish groups, extended public question time for Overview & Scrutiny, clarified rules for Extraordinary Council meetings, a longer notice period for member written questions, and to establish a cross-party working group for future constitutional changes, while authorizing the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer to implement these changes and republish the Constitution.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 45

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 59