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Members and meetings

Conservancy Board | Advisory Committee | Planning Committee

Conservancy Members 2024-2026

Pieter Montyn (Chairman), West Sussex County Council
Jackie Branson, (Vice-Chair), Hampshire County Council
Ann Briggs Hampshire County Council
Jeremy Hunt, West Sussex County Council
Sarah Payne, West Sussex County Council
Donna Johnson, West Sussex County Council
Jackie Branson, Hampshire County Council
Lance Quantrill, Hampshire County Council
Roger Price, Hampshire County Council
Iain Ballantyne, Chichester District Council
Stephen Johnson, Chichester District Council
Gillian Harris, Havant Borough Council
Andy Briggs, Havant Borough Council
Robert Macdonald, Advisory Committee
Simon Radford, Advisory Committee
Alison Wakelin, Advisory Committee

* Declarations of interest can be found linked on the relevant members Council webpage.

Forthcoming meetings

The Conservancy meetings are usually held at County Hall, Chichester. Committee meetings start at 2pm. Members of the public must register their interest in attending with the Executive Officer by 12pm on the day of the meeting by emailing info@conservancy.co.uk.

For Part 1 items, any member of the public may attend any meeting of the Conservancy as an observer.
Since Part 2 items consider confidential matters, any member of public will be required to leave the meeting.

25 November 2024 (moved from 21 October 2024)

Past meetings

24 June 2024

8 July 2024 (moved from 5 July 2024)

Advisory Committee Members 2024-2025

Alison Wakelin (Chairman) Commercial Interests
Robert Macdonald (Vice-Chairman) Federation of Sailing Clubs
John Goodspeed, Naturalists
Marcus Lawson, Chichester Harbour Federation
Heather Baker, Friends of Chichester Harbour
David Foster, Chichester Harbour Federation
Steven Borland, Wildfowlers
Richard Harmer, Recreational and Sports Anglers
Kate Bull, Natural England
Simon Radford, Chichester Harbour Federation
Nicolette Pike, Chichester District Association of Local Councils
Robert Pearson – Sussex Inshore Fishing and Conservation Authorities
Matthew Wright, Royal Yachting Association
Rachel Hodgson, Farming and Landowners
Jane Dodsworth, Havant Residents

The Advisory Committee meet one week before each Conservancy meeting to consider the Conservancy agenda and papers. These meetings are not open to the public.

Planning Committee members

Heather Baker, Advisory Committee
Jane Dodsworth, Advisory Committee
John Goodspeed, Advisory Committee
Nicolette Pike (Chairman), Advisory Committee
Jackie Branson, Conservancy
Pieter Montyn (Vice-Chairman), Conservancy
Iain Ballantyne, Conservancy
Sarah Payne, Conservancy
Lance Quantrill, Conservancy

Three positions vacant, Conservancy

The Planning Committee meetings are usually held at Eames Farm, Thorney Road, Thorney Island, PO10 8DE. Committee meetings start at 10.00am.

• Any member of the public may attend any meeting of the Planning Committee as an observer.
• At the Chairman’s discretion, a member of the public may be allowed to make a short deputation to the Planning Committee.

Members of the public must register their interest in making a deputation with the Executive Officer at least 72 hours before the meeting by emailing info@conservancy.co.uk. The email must clearly indicate the case(s) of interest and a reason for making a deputation (objector, supporter, other). A strict time limit of 3 minutes will be applied.

Terms of Reference for the Planning Committee