Val Bryant - Councillor for North Hertfordshire (Hitchin Bearton)

Councillor Val Bryant

Labour and Co-operative Hitchin Bearton 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 (Committee Member) Planning Control Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Vice-Chair, Chair) CCTV Partnership Joint Executive (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Council Tax Setting Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet Sub-Committee (Local Authority Trading Companies' Shareholder) Hitchin Area Forum Employment Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

93 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Committee Committee Member

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

February 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 29, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Tax Setting Committee Committee Member

Council Tax Setting Committee - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 5.30 pm

January 29, 2026, 5:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Committee Member

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

January 22, 2026, 7:00 pm
Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 20, 2026, 7:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

514 decisions · Page 22 of 103

STANDARDS MATTERS REPORT

From: Standards Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 22, 2025

...to note the content of the Standards Matters Report and offer suggestions for future actions to ensure good governance within the Council.

For Determination

NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS

From: Standards Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 22, 2025

Recommendations Approved

ADOPTION OF UPDATED GUIDANCE TO COUNCILLORS ON OUTSIDE BODIES

From: Standards Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 22, 2025

...to recommend to Full Council the approval and adoption of updated guidance for Councillors serving on outside bodies, ensuring awareness of liabilities, alignment with updated statutory positions, and best practices.

For Determination

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: 93

Average per Month: 3.7

Decisions Recorded: 514