Stephen Bowron - Councillor for County Durham

Councillor Stephen Bowron

 Reform UK

Email: Stephen.Bowron@durham.gov.uk

Council: County Durham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Corporate Parenting Panel (Substitute) Central Durham Crematorium Joint Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Management Board (Committee Member) Adults, Wellbeing and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Area Planning Committee (South and West) (Committee Member) Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Chair) Standards Committee (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Highways Committee (Committee Member) Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Appeals and Complaints Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Mountsett Crematorium Joint Committee (Committee Member) Children and Young People's Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington (Substitute) General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (2) (Chair) Cabinet (County Councillor)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Mountsett Crematorium Joint Committee Committee Member

Mountsett Crematorium Joint Committee - Friday 26 September 2025 9.30 am

The Mountsett Crematorium Joint Committee met to discuss the annual external audit, a performance and operational report, and a budget strategy report. Also on the agenda was the approval of an internal audit charter and the provision of internal audit services for 2026-29. Councillors were also scheduled to review the risk register and financial monitoring report.

September 26, 2025
Central Durham Crematorium Joint Committee Committee Member

Central Durham Crematorium Joint Committee - Wednesday 24 September 2025 2.00 pm

The Central Durham Crematorium Joint Committee met to discuss financial monitoring, performance, and future budget strategies for the crematorium. A key topic was the proposed increase in cremation fees and how this would impact the budget and services offered. The committee also considered updates to the risk register and internal audit processes.

September 24, 2025
Area Planning Committee (South and West) Committee Member

Area Planning Committee (South and West) - Thursday 18 September 2025 1.00 pm

The Area Planning Committee (South and West) met on 18 September 2025, to discuss planning applications in the region. Councillors approved plans to demolish buildings on Market Place in Bishop Auckland to make way for a 59-bed hotel, and also approved advertisement and listed building consent for Central Buildings in Staindrop.

September 18, 2025
Standards Committee Committee Member

Standards Committee - Friday 12 September 2025 9.30 am

The Durham County Council Standards Committee met on 12 September 2025 to discuss several key issues, including updates to the Code of Conduct, the national standards picture, the Debate Not Hate campaign, and the recruitment of independent persons. The committee agreed to extend the term of one independent person, noted that another was stepping down, and agreed to proceed with shortlisting candidates for two new independent persons at a meeting on 1 December 2025. The committee also discussed the recruitment of town and parish council co-opted members and reviewed the committee's work programme for 2025/26.

September 12, 2025
Area Planning Committee (South and West) Committee Member

Special, Area Planning Committee (South and West) - Thursday 11 September 2025 1.00 pm

The Area Planning Committee (South and West) met to consider planning applications for residential development, agricultural storage, and solar panels. The meeting was scheduled to discuss planning applications for land in Leeholme, Mickleton and Eggleston.

September 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 5.5

Decisions Recorded: 0