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Consultative Panel Agenda 3 September 2026

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Agenda for the New Forest Consultative Panel meeting on Thursday 3 September 2026 at 7:00pm at the Linden Hall, Lyndhurst Community Centre. The meeting includes presentations on the Hurst Spit to Lymington Strategy by the Environment Agency and an update on the New Forest Marque. Items cover apologies, approval of minutes from 11 June 2026, and reports from Forestry England (including the A31 wildfire incident and operational updates), the New Forest National Park Authority (wildfire response and resilience, the 2025/26 annual review, Partnership Plan 2027–32 update, and project updates), New Forest District Council (local plan review approach and Community Infrastructure Levy), and the Verderers. The agenda also includes any other business and lists future meeting dates: 3 December 2026, 4 March 2027, and 3 June 2027. Apologies should be emailed to Vicki Gibbon by midday on 3 September.
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New Forest Consultative Panel

Thursday 3 September 2026

7:00pm in the Linden Hall, Lyndhurst Community Centre,

Lyndhurst SO43 7NY

AGENDA

  1. Presentations:

    1. Hurst Spit to Lymington Strategy –
      Marianne Piggin, Rhian Edwards, Environment Agency

    2. New Forest Marque Update –
      Brice Stratford, New Forest Marque Chair

  2. Apologies

  3. Approval of the Minutes of the last meeting (11 June 2026)

  4. Matters for reporting to include:

    1. Forestry England update – Craig Harrison / Richard Burke

      1. A31 Wildfire incident

      2. Operational updates

    2. NFNPA update – Nigel Stone (Head of Resources and CFO)

      1. Wildfire Response / New Forest Resilience

      2. NPA Annual Review 2025/26

      3. Partnership Plan 2027-32 Update

      4. Project Updates – Youth for Climate & Nature ending, potential future projects

    3. NFDC update – Derek Tipp

      1. Revised Approach to NFDC Local Plan Review

      2. Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

    4. Verderers Update – Edward Heron

  5. Any other business

  6. Dates of next panel meetings:

    • 3 December 2026
    • 4 March 2027
    • 3 June 2027

If you wish to send your apologies, please do so by emailing Vicki Gibbon before midday on Thursday 3 September: vicki.gibbon@newforestnpa.gov.uk

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