Nick Bennett - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Nick Bennett

Conservative Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change

Email: cllr.nick.bennett@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Vice Chair) Governance Committee (Committee Member) Pension Committee (Lead Member) Audit Committee (Lead Member) Pension Board Place Scrutiny Committee Lead Member for Transport and Environment

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

85 meetings · Page 1 of 17

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 10, 2026
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 10.30 am

January 27, 2026, 10:30 am
Cabinet Vice Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 10.00 am

January 27, 2026
Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change Committee Member

Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 12.00 pm

January 22, 2026
Cabinet Vice Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

99 decisions · Page 5 of 20

Devolution and establishment of the Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 10.00 am - October 21, 2025

...to approve and consent to the establishment of the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority, delegate authority to the Chief Executive to agree to the Sussex and Brighton Combined Authority Order 2026, and delegate authority to the Chief Executive to take action to facilitate the establishment of the MCCA.

Recommendations Approved

Award a building contract for the provision of new secondary school accommodation at Acre Wood Academy, Crowborough

From: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 3.00 pm - September 25, 2025

...to construct new secondary school accommodation at Acre Wood Academy, Crowborough, a building contract was awarded to Willmott Dixon.

Recommendations Approved

Playing field adjacent to the Tilling Green Community Centre - outcome of the public consultation of the Council's proposed disposal of the land

From: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 3.00 pm - September 25, 2025

...to proceed with the disposal of the playing field adjacent to the Tilling Green Community Centre by marketing it on the open market and exercising the Landlord's option to break the existing lease at an appropriate time, after considering the responses to the public consultation.

Recommendations Approved

Transport for the South East (TfSE) - Transport Strategy Refresh 2025

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 12.00 pm - September 24, 2025

...to note the updated refreshed Transport for the South East (TfSE) Transport Strategy 2025 and East Sussex County Council's continued support for it as a constituent authority of TfSE.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation: Proposal for a single tier of local government across East Sussex

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 12.00 pm - September 24, 2025

...to approve the full proposal for a single tier of local government in East Sussex and its submission to the Government, along with a request to cancel or postpone the county council elections scheduled for May 2026, delegating authority to the Chief Executive to finalize the business case and covering letter.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 85

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 99