North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 167,446 in the 2011 census. The borough includes the towns of Scunthorpe, Brigg, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Kirton in Lindsey and Barton-upon-Humber.

What area does North Lincolnshire Council cover?

North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 167,446 in the 2011 census. The borough includes the towns of Scunthorpe, Brigg, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Kirton in Lindsey and Barton-upon-Humber.

What is a council planning committee?

Planning committee meetings are public meetings where elected councillors assemble to decide whether planning applications should be approved or rejected and whether approved applications should have planning conditions or planning obligations attached to them.

Who is CEO of North Lincolnshire Council?

Pete Thorpe
North Lincolnshire Council has named Pete Thorpe as its new chief executive. Mr Thorpe, formerly the unitary council’s director of learning, skills and culture, succeeds Denise Hyde, who is retiring.

Which council is Epworth in?

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What is the purpose of a planning committee?

The committee members’ role is to consider all the planning issues and merits of each application put forward in the report and then make a decision. The members cannot consider any other issues other than planning issues.

Is Scunthorpe a poor town?

Data released by the End Child Poverty coalition shows in the Town ward in Scunthorpe, 46.4 per cent of children are growing up in poverty, an estimated 900 children. In comparison, in Bottesford, one in 10 children, or 10.5 per cent, are living in poverty, the lowest rate in North Lincolnshire.

Is Grimsby bigger than Scunthorpe?

Grimsby is also the second largest settlement by population in Lincolnshire after Lincoln, with Scunthorpe being the third largest.

What is the composition of the North Lincolnshire Council?

North Lincolnshire is divided into 17 electoral wards represented by 43 councillors. These wards have one, two or three council seats. The composition of the Council is Conservative Party has 28 seats, the Labour Party 14 seats and there is one Independent seat on the council. There are currently four vacant seats.

How many seats does North Lincolnshire have in the general election?

North Lincolnshire is divided into 17 electoral wards represented by 43 councillors. These wards have one, two or three council seats. The composition of the Council is Conservative Party has 28 seats, the Labour Party 14 seats and there is one Independent seat on the council.

What do the North Lincolnshire Council group offices do?

North Lincolnshire Council has two group offices, staffed by non-political officers to enable the council’s elected members (councillors) to go about their business in the most effective and efficient way. The group offices are there to provide a full secretarial and administrative support service to the elected politicians.

How many councillors are there in a council?

It consists of seven councillors and two independent persons (non voting) and one co-opted member (non-voting). Each of these committees is made up of elected councillors.