Ruth Brown - Councillor for North Hertfordshire (Royston Heath)

Councillor Ruth Brown

Liberal Democrats Royston Heath Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group

Email: ruth.brown@north-herts.gov.uk

Council: North Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Royston and District Community Forum (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Standards Committee Planning Control Committee (Committee Member) Joint Staff Consultative Committee (Vice-Chair) Licensing Sub-Committee Finance, Audit and Risk Committee (Committee Member) Council Tax Setting Committee Royston and District Area Forum Cabinet Licensing and Regulation Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

90 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Committee Member

Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.30 pm, NEW

February 10, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 29, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 7.30 pm, NEW

January 13, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

498 decisions · Page 6 of 100

SECOND QUARTER TREASURY MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2025/26

From: Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 07, 2026

For Determination

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

From: Finance, Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 7.30 pm - January 07, 2026

Recommendations Approved

25/01766/OP LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF, COWARDS LANE, CODICOTE, HERTFORDSHIRE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

... that the outline application for residential development of up to 30 dwellings on land south of Cowards Lane, Codicote, was refused due to the failure to demonstrate that alternative, less harmful sites were considered, the proposal's inability to avoid harm to the Local Wildlife Site, and the absence of a Section 106 Legal Agreement to mitigate the development's impact on local infrastructure and services.

For Determination

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

Recommendations Approved

23/01552/OP LAND SOUTH OF, WATTON ROAD, KNEBWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 18, 2025

...to grant outline planning permission for up to 200 dwellings on land south of Watton Road in Knebworth, subject to a legal agreement covering planning obligations and a set of conditions, with delegated authority given to the Development and Conservation Manager for minor wording changes and condition transfers.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 90

Average per Month: 3.6

Decisions Recorded: 498