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Extra-ordinary Authority Minutes May 2026

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An extraordinary meeting of the New Forest National Park Authority was held on 1 May 2026 at Appletree Court, Lyndhurst, chaired by Victoria Mander. Members and senior officers attended, and apologies were received from five members. No declarations of interest were made, and there were no chair’s announcements or public questions. Approval of the minutes from the 26 March 2026 meeting was deferred to the next full Authority meeting on 23 July 2026. The Authority unanimously agreed to exclude the press and public to hear a confidential item, citing exemptions under the Local Government Act 1972 to protect sensitive financial and business information. The meeting moved into the closed session at 10:05 to consider the item titled “Vernon Dene,” which was discussed and recorded in Part II minutes. The next meeting was scheduled for 23 July 2026 at 10:00.
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New Forest National Park Authority

Minutes of the New Forest National Park Authority Extraordinary Meeting held on Friday 1 May 2026 at 10.00 am in the Council Chamber, Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst

Present

Members

  • Victoria Mander (Chair)
  • Richard Clewer
  • Zoe Clewer
  • George Meyrick
  • Joe Reilly
  • Ann Sevier
  • Mary Davies
  • Gordon Bailey
  • Barry Rickman
  • Adarsh Parekh
  • Brice Stratford
  • Keith Mans (Deputy Chair)
  • Michael Thierry
  • David Harrison
  • Caroline Rackham
  • James Wylor-Owen
  • Derek Tipp

Officers

Alison Barnes Chief Executive
Nigel Stone Head of Resources (Chief Finance Officer)
Gareth Hale Solicitor & Monitoring Officer
David Illsley Interim Head of Planning & Place
Paul Walton Head of Environment & Rural Economy

222. Apologies for Absence

222.1 Steve Trow, John Adams, Ella Mason, Mel Kendall, Malcolm Wade.

223. Declarations of Interest

223.1 There were no declarations of interest on this occasion.

224. Chair’s Announcements

224.1 None

225. Minutes

225.1 The minutes of the meeting held on 26 March 2026 are to be approved at the next Authority meeting on 23 July 2026 given this is an extraordinary meeting.

226 Public Question Time

226.1 None

Date of next meeting – Thursday 23 July 2026 at 10.00 am in the Council Chamber at Appletree Court, Lyndhurst.

Part II

The Chair read out the resolution to move into Part II

Members are asked to resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 5, Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, namely the need to avoid disclosing sensitive information relating to the Authority’s financial and business affairs.

Proposed and Seconded

Resolved: Unanimous

Part II items which may be taken in the absence of the press and public on the grounds that exempted information may be disclosed

227 Vernon Dene

227.1 This item was heard and minuted in part 2 of the meeting in accordance with the Authority’s Standing Orders

The meeting moved into Part II at 10:05

Signed: ………………..

Date: …………..……...(Chair)

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