Val Bryant - Councillor for North Hertfordshire (Hitchin Bearton)

Councillor Val Bryant

Labour and Co-operative Hitchin Bearton Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Customer Experience

Email: val.bryant@north-herts.gov.uk

Council: North Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Hitchin Community Forum (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Hertfordshire Police and Crime Panel Joint Staff Consultative Committee Planning Control Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Vice-Chair) CCTV Partnership Joint Executive (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Council Tax Setting Committee Cabinet Sub-Committee (Local Authority Trading Companies' Shareholder) Hitchin Area Forum Employment Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

87 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Planning Control Committee Committee Member

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

December 18, 2025
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 11, 2025
Hitchin Community Forum Committee Member

Hitchin Community Forum - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.30 pm

December 04, 2025
Cabinet Vice-Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

456 decisions · Page 11 of 92

MINUTES - 4 SEPTEMBER 2025

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...that the Committee approved the minutes of their meeting held on 4 September 2025 as an accurate record, deferred a decision on application 21/00765/OP to allow for further traffic modelling and a site visit, refused planning permission for application 24/01042/FP, granted planning permission for application 25/00949/FP, noted the withdrawal of application 24/01994/S73, and received a report on planning appeals.

Recommendations Approved

APPEALS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...the committee reviewed planning appeals, dismissing appeals for a community car park and a farm worker's dwelling due to Green Belt concerns and highway safety, and dismissing an appeal for terraced dwellings due to Green Belt and conservation area harm, while an appeal for variation of conditions was withdrawn.

Recommendations Approved

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

25/01834/S73 LAND AT HEATH ROAD, BREACHWOOD GREEN, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 8PL

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...to grant planning permission for application 25/01834/S73, allowing a variation of condition 5 of planning permission 24/02624/RM to exempt Plots 1 and 10 from permitted development restrictions regarding roof alterations, subject to the conditions outlined in the Development and Conservation Manager's report.

Recommendations Approved

TPO/00221 LAND AT CROUCHGREEN WOOD AND CHURCH WOOD, THREE HOUSES LANE, CODICOTE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...the decision regarding Tree Preservation Order TPO/00221 for land at Crouchgreen Wood and Church Wood, Three Houses Lane, Codicote, was deferred to a future meeting of the Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 87

Average per Month: 3.8

Decisions Recorded: 456