Mark Nixon
Email: mark.nixon@staffordshire.gov.uk
Council: Staffordshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
14 meetings · Page 2 of 3
Special County Council Meeting, County Council - Thursday 9th October 2025 12:00pm
The Staffordshire County Council convened for a special meeting to bestow honours upon Sir Ian Dudson and sixteen former councillors. Sir Ian Dudson was granted the title of Honorary Freeman, and each of the sixteen former councillors were granted the title of Honorary Alderman, all in recognition of their distinguished service to Staffordshire.
County Council - Thursday 9th October 2025 10:00am
Staffordshire County Council met to discuss a range of issues, including the adoption of a new approach to environmental policy, the appointment of political assistants, highways maintenance, and the Community Fund. The council voted to rescind its climate emergency declaration made in 2019, but rejected a proposal to include percentage impact alongside financial impact in budget changes. Councillors also approved changes to the constitution regarding political assistant posts.
Planning Committee - Thursday 2nd October 2025 10:00am
The Staffordshire Council Planning Committee met on Thursday, October 2, 2025, to discuss three planning applications. Councillors voted to refuse an application for a clinical waste treatment facility in Hickson, and approved applications relating to Hintz Quarry in Tamworth, and Cauldon Cement Works in Earlsway.
Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 11th September 2025 10:00am
The Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2024-25, and to review their work programme for the coming year. Councillors requested more detail on specific data points in the annual report, and suggested that future reports include information on the impact of financial pressures and staff shortages on safeguarding capacity, as well as a lessons learned and impact tracker. The committee agreed to form a working group to examine elective home education.
Planning Committee - Thursday 7th August 2025 10:00am
Decisions from Meetings
5 decisions
Application by Tarmac Trading Limited and Cemex UK Limited at Hints Quarry, Watling Street, Tamworth B78 3DF - Ref: SCC/25/0012/FULL-ES
From: Planning Committee - Thursday 2nd October 2025 10:00am - October 02, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Application by Geocycle UK Ltd at Cauldon Cement Works, Earlsway, Staffordshire. Ref: SCC/25/0013/VOC-ES
From: Planning Committee - Thursday 2nd October 2025 10:00am - October 02, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Application by Inwaste Hixon Ltd (formerly In Waste Ltd) at Land at Hixon Industrial Estate, Church Lane, Hixon, ST18 0PY - Ref: SCC/24/0064/FULL-ES
From: Planning Committee - Thursday 2nd October 2025 10:00am - October 02, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Cheslyn Hay Academy Section 106 Funding Approval
From: Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 24th July 2025 10:00am - July 24, 2025
...to approve the use of £742,052 in Section 106 capital funding to provide additional accommodation and facilities at Cheslyn Hay Academy, mitigating the impact of housing development in the school's catchment area.
Recommendations Approved
Application for Permission
From: Planning Committee - Thursday 5th June 2025 10:00am - June 05, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 1.8
Decisions Recorded: 5