Stephen Shing - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Stephen Shing

Independent Democrats Leader of the Independent Democrats Group

Email: cllr.stephen.shing@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability (Other councillor) Cabinet (Committee Member) Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development (Other councillor) Full Council (Committee Member) Governance Committee (Committee Member) Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change (Other councillor) Place Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Other councillor) People Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health Planning Committee (Other councillor)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 02, 2025
Place Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Place Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 27, 2025
People Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 20, 2025
Lead Member for Transport and Environment Other councillor

Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 20th October, 2025 10.00 am

October 20, 2025
Planning Committee Other councillor

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am

October 15, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

71 decisions · Page 2 of 15

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

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 15, 2025

... to consider and note the proposal for a single tier of local government in East Sussex, and to seek the views of Full Council ahead of consideration by Cabinet, and prior to the proposal being submitted to Government by 26 September 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Update on Lane Rental Scheme following implementation

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 15, 2025

...to note the progress of the Lane Rental Scheme, how surplus funds will be allocated, to agree to delegate authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to approve Lane Rental surplus bids under £500,000, and to recommend that the County Council update the Constitution accordingly.

Recommendations Approved

East Sussex Local Growth Assurance Framework (ESLGAF) Capital Programme report

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 15, 2025

...to note the final spend and project updates for 2024/25 across the Local Growth Fund, Growing Places Fund, and Getting Building Fund programmes, and to agree the forecast scheme spend profiles for the Local Growth Fund and Growing Places Fund programmes for the first half of the 2025/26 financial year.

Recommendations Approved

Observer Building, Hastings - reprofiling finances - Exempt Information

From: Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 15, 2025

To consider reprofiling and further support proposals for the Observer Building project in respect of the Growing Places Fund loan.

Recommendations approved

Petition to stop Stagecoach changing the 51 bus service to Eastbourne from half hourly to hourly

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 8th September, 2025 9.00 am - September 08, 2025

...to advise petitioners that Stagecoach cannot sustain a half-hourly bus service due to costs and passenger numbers, the County Council cannot subsidize it without compromising other services, and the Council will continue working with Stagecoach to improve service reliability.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 71