Nichola Turnbull

Committee Officer

Licensing Hearing - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.00 pm

The Northumberland Council Licensing Hearing was scheduled to convene to address a single application for a premises licence. The hearing was also scheduled to include the election of a chair and disclosure of member's interests. Councillor Scott Amery, Councillor Trevor Cessford, Councillor Barry Elliott, and Councillor Alan Smith were scheduled to be in attendance.

Committee Officer

West Planning Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 4.00 pm

Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the West Planning Committee meeting. The agenda included a planning application for residential development in Hexham, and a report on Section 106 agreements[^2].

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Communities and Place OSC - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 2.00 pm

The Communities and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss performance data from Places for People Leisure, and to receive an update on the UK Government's Simpler Recycling policy. They were also expected to consider their work programme for the 2025/26 council year. Councillor David Lee Bawn, Chair of the Committee was expected to chair the meeting.

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Firefighters' Pension Scheme Local Pension Board - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 11.30 am

The Firefighters' Pension Scheme Local Pension Board met to discuss a monitoring report, a letter from the Scheme Advisory Board (SAB), and the Local Pension Board Risk Register. Also on the agenda was the Pension Dashboard Programme, the Pensions Regulator's General Code of Practice, and pension scheme eligibility. The meeting was scheduled to be held at the Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters in Cramlington.

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Communities and Place OSC - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 2.00 pm

The Communities and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to meet to discuss the Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service Annual Performance Report 2025-26, and the Food & Feed, Safety & Standards Service Plan 2025/26. The committee will also be asked to consider its work programme for the 2025/26 council year. Also on the agenda is noting the schedule of decisions made by the cabinet since the last meeting, together with the latest Forward Plan of key decisions.