Councillor Richard Austin BEM

Committee Committee Member

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 2nd October 2025 6.30 pm

Councillor Paul Gleeson, Chair of the Committee, led the Boston Borough Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, where members discussed Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership efforts, Anglian Water's infrastructure plans, community safety, and budget preparations. The committee recommended a safeguarding policy to the cabinet and agreed to bring back the Local Council Tax Support Scheme for further review at the next meeting.

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Full Council - Monday 29th September 2025 6.30 pm

Boston Borough Council met to discuss the 2024/25 outturn report, appointments to committees, the designation of a Section 151 officer[^2], the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership performance, and a motion to replace the Chairman of the Planning Committee. The council approved the transfer of a £1.015 million surplus to the volatility reserve, made appointments to committee vice-chairmanships and outside bodies, designated a Section 151 officer, and voted to replace Councillor David Middleton as Chairman of the Planning Committee with Councillor Peter Bedford.

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Licensing Committee - Tuesday 23rd September 2025 2.00 pm

The Licensing Committee of Boston Borough Council met on Tuesday 23 September 2025, to review the responses to a public consultation on the proposed draft of the Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Licensing Policy. The committee was also scheduled to approve the proposed policy for referral to the council for adoption and publication.

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Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 4th September 2025 6.30 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee scheduled a meeting to discuss a highways update, a flooding investigation report, and the committee's work programme and forward plan. The meeting was scheduled to take place on 4 September 2025 at the Municipal Buildings, West Street, Boston.

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Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday 30th July 2025 10.00 am

The Licensing Sub-Committee for Boston Borough Council convened a meeting to consider a premises licence application and to discuss the exclusion of the public and press from the hearing. The primary focus was an application for a new premises licence for Jaffna Ltd, trading as Premier Pilgrim's Convenience, located at 3-4 Market Place, Boston. This was prompted by a relevant representation received by Lincolnshire Police.