Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in relation to items on the agenda for this meeting. (NB. When verbally declaring interests, members are also asked to complete the Disclosure of Interests at Meetings form).

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the previous Authority meeting

The Chair will allow members of the public to ask questions make statements or present a petition on any matter on the agenda for this meeting or on any matter that falls within the Authority’s powers, subject to the procedures set out in Schedule 3 to the Authority’s Standing Orders. Any member of the public who wishes to address the meeting under this item should notify Vicki Gibbon (contact details at the end of this agenda) not less than two clear working days before the commencement of the meeting (i.e. by 5.00 pm on the Monday preceding the meeting) and indicate in what capacity he or she would like to speak, together with a contact telephone number.

This key report summarises progress of delivery of our National Park purposes and duty since the preceding Authority meeting. This is delivered through the Business Plan / Work Programme overarching themes of: • Re:New Climate – Net Zero with Nature • Re:New Nature – Nature Recovery • Re:New People – An Inclusive National Park • Re:New Place – Thriving Forest • Re:New Partnership – Team New Forest • Re:New Organisation – Achieving Excellence

Thursday 23 July 2026 at 10.00 am – Council Chamber, Lymington Town Hall, Lymington, SO41 9ZG