Cllr Jackson NgBeaconsfield · On the record Search

My council speeches, as reels

When Beaconsfield's fire station loses a fire engine, your community loses it too.
Proposing the motion to protect Beaconsfield's fire engine Full Council, 26 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
To address the substance of the recommendation, I wish to place on my record my thanks to my Vice Chairman, members and staff of the Committee for the…
Presenting the Standards Committee's report on the Code of Conduct Full Council, 15 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Scrutinising how your council spends your money Finance & Resources Select Committee, 8 October 2026
Scrutinising Hollands Farm Strategic Sites Committee, 24 September 2026
Housing targets: where is the infrastructure? Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 23 September 2026
Nearly a third of the cross-border fire engine attendances across the county relate to Beaconsfield, the highest of any station.
Fire cover for Beaconsfield as development grows Full Council, 15 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
What is the quantified funding gap in pounds for Buckinghamshire?
Who pays for the infrastructure? Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 27 January 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
…now that the Council knows which specific parcels of Buckinghamshire's green belt would lose their footnote 7 protection, what is our strategy for…
Protecting Green Belt land Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 17 March 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
…what happens if we have to dip further into that 10% for the first year, and in subsequent years, what happens then?
Special educational needs funding: what if the cover falls? Finance & Resources Select Committee, 16 July 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
The formula, I've been told and I've been lobbied by my residents, does not quite reflect Buckinghamshire's actual demographic picture.
Challenging the housing target Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 17 March 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
However, there is a real infrastructure issue.
Has the infrastructure kept up? Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 23 September 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
What is the plan's exposure if, in between, the National Labour Government decide that, well, we're going to change the NPPF again?
The Local Plan timetable and national policy Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 10 July 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
But data centres by nature generate very few permanent jobs for the county…
Data centres and the jobs balance Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 10 July 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Our residents will expect us not just to hit targets but to set ourselves to do better and better.
Are the performance targets ambitious enough? Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 18 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
We need to know our workforce because we're accountable taxpayers.
HR People Plan Update Finance & Resources Select Committee, 8 October 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
What I've picked up from Sarah is that you're happy to come back with a further report on this to come back to the committee so that we have more…
HR People Plan Update Finance & Resources Select Committee, 8 October 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
56 jobs professional manager post that's been effectively deleted, regraded or moved.
HR People Plan Update Finance & Resources Select Committee, 8 October 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I think for all members of the committee that we'd be grateful if that takes place because we are concerned about the welfare of our colleagues and…
HR People Plan Update Finance & Resources Select Committee, 8 October 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I'll be grateful if the officers can work with us on that.
HR People Plan Update Finance & Resources Select Committee, 8 October 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
One of the things I might just put in at the moment is that I note that with the investment portfolio, it states that sometimes, or typically, most of…
Strategic Asset Management Plan Finance & Resources Select Committee, 8 October 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
What Councillor Crabtree has alluded to, and I think a bit of a Councillor Tad myself, is I know the SAM is pretty new.
Strategic Asset Management Plan Finance & Resources Select Committee, 8 October 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Through the Chairman, thank you for coming today.
21/06215/OUTEA - Hollands Farm, Hedsor Road, Hedsor, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5EE Strategic Sites Committee, 24 September 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I think that when High Wycombe or Wycombe District Council did the Local Plan, it also took into consideration potentially children coming from…
21/06215/OUTEA - Hollands Farm, Hedsor Road, Hedsor, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5EE Strategic Sites Committee, 24 September 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Councillor Smith's point of view, I'm intrigued as well because you have a development in front of this committee with presumably whichever…
23/07579/OUTEA - Land Off Princes Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire Strategic Sites Committee, 24 September 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Essentially you're saying that if Princes Road was the main access point, more people would use that road, whereas if Bridgestone Drive was used as…
23/07579/OUTEA - Land Off Princes Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire Strategic Sites Committee, 24 September 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
On one hand we're thinking about impact on residents and traffic flows.
23/07579/OUTEA - Land Off Princes Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire Strategic Sites Committee, 24 September 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Our residents know if anything comes true.
Local Plan for Buckinghamshire Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 23 September 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
145 live planning appeals and about 40 live enforcement appeals.
Planning Team Update Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 23 September 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
It says that the local ward members are consulted where required.
Overview of the Council's Approach to Managing Property & Capital Assets Finance & Resources Select Committee, 16 July 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
The increase of birth budget, how much of it came from increased volume of children or is it an increase in unit price?
Budget Outturn 2025-26 Finance & Resources Select Committee, 16 July 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I picked up that we spent or underspent £18 million in relation to capital funding.
Budget Outturn 2025-26 Finance & Resources Select Committee, 16 July 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I think that nicely wraps up item seven, basically.
Budget Outturn 2025-26 Finance & Resources Select Committee, 16 July 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
If there are no other questions from councillors, we can close item 8.
Performance Monitoring Q4 Finance & Resources Select Committee, 16 July 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
In relation to talking about specific cases, I think if members wish for, we can talk about it in a private setting to protect people's identities so…
Annual Review of Member Code of Conduct Complaints 2025/26 Standards & General Purposes Committee, 23 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Before I put that question to the officers, are there any members who would like to jump in on this point, this specific point, or should I just ask…
Annual Review of Member Code of Conduct Complaints 2025/26 Standards & General Purposes Committee, 23 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Work is what the council does in relation to complaints, which basically there's an initial assessment and stage one and stage two, basically.
Annual Review of Member Code of Conduct Complaints 2025/26 Standards & General Purposes Committee, 23 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
We have in every committee, including planning committees, surrendered spot checks on officers' assessments and recommendations for planning…
Annual Review of Member Code of Conduct Complaints 2025/26 Standards & General Purposes Committee, 23 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
The formal formula needs further discussion or investigation, but the latter seems like a really good idea to get going with if members, colleagues…
Annual Review of Member Code of Conduct Complaints 2025/26 Standards & General Purposes Committee, 23 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I'm talking about the military code that's coming down the line.
Annual Review of Member Code of Conduct Complaints 2025/26 Standards & General Purposes Committee, 23 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I think it's good to have it, the association come in to talk about all this with us.
Annual Review of Member Code of Conduct Complaints 2025/26 Standards & General Purposes Committee, 23 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I think a lot of discussion about the annual review report.
Annual Review of Member Code of Conduct Complaints 2025/26 Standards & General Purposes Committee, 23 April 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
You've argued that the site is not practical to serve as a SANG.
CM/0011/25 - Spade Oak Quarry, Marlow Road, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3SB Strategic Sites Committee, 19 March 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Is the MOU going to be explicit in saying that, you know, so what I'm trying to get is that because the applicant is the council, we want to be very…
CM/0011/25 - Spade Oak Quarry, Marlow Road, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3SB Strategic Sites Committee, 19 March 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Chairman, I'm going to try some, I'm going down the same angle, but I'm going to try it from a different angle, basically.
CM/0011/25 - Spade Oak Quarry, Marlow Road, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3SB Strategic Sites Committee, 19 March 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Chairman, I second Councillor Moore's motion and I support the officer's recommendation.
CM/0011/25 - Spade Oak Quarry, Marlow Road, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3SB Strategic Sites Committee, 19 March 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
From the Council or the Cabinet that if and when the Local Plan is in place, the Council's Planning Department will take our steps to fight…
The Buckinghamshire Local Plan Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 17 March 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Maybe I'm speaking out of line, but speaking on behalf of many councillors and planning committees and local ward councillors, I think a lot of us are…
The Buckinghamshire Local Plan Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 17 March 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I rerun the arguments that I raised back in September last year in depth, whereby I was a bit surprised by the approach the council officers were…
PL/25/0354/FA Boveney Court Farm, Boveney Road, Dorney, Buckinghamshire East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 3 February 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Planning, Inspectorate and Decisions and Tilted Balance, etc.
PL/25/0354/FA Boveney Court Farm, Boveney Road, Dorney, Buckinghamshire East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 3 February 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
My memories go back to what happened in September and it's come back to me that the applicant I believe is Eton College.
PL/25/0354/FA Boveney Court Farm, Boveney Road, Dorney, Buckinghamshire East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 3 February 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Undertaking, Wording, but it's actually not available online.
PL/25/0354/FA Boveney Court Farm, Boveney Road, Dorney, Buckinghamshire East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 3 February 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
This is not an easy decision and I would like to be clear that I have given careful consideration to the additional information that the
PL/25/0354/FA Boveney Court Farm, Boveney Road, Dorney, Buckinghamshire East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 3 February 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Specifically raised about grey belt and I'm going to come back to that.
Update on the progress of the Buckinghamshire Local Plan Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 27 January 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
The implementation of the MPPF Green Belt methodology got squashed in the High Court.
Update on the progress of the Buckinghamshire Local Plan Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 27 January 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
We all know that our local area needs more homes, but our duty is to secure the right homes in the right places, not to just simply approve…
PL/25/3469/FA - 40 Woodside Avenue, Beaconsfield HP9 1JH East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 13 January 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I'm an expert on architectural things or design codes.
PL/25/3469/FA - 40 Woodside Avenue, Beaconsfield HP9 1JH East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 13 January 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
The mitigation scheme for the Burnham Beaches, I think.
PL/25/3469/FA - 40 Woodside Avenue, Beaconsfield HP9 1JH East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 13 January 2026 TranscriptCouncil webcast
The leader of the Court about the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, which is one of our county's greatest assets, a world -leading…
Reports from Cabinet Members Full Council, 26 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
As I stated, we have a statutory duty to be concerned here and to raise this concern because we're in charge of various statutory duties such as…
Notices of Motion Full Council, 26 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Report, which is the performance reports.
Active Places and Spaces Strategy Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 18 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I asked about whether they are sufficiently ambitious enough because if I look at the number of visits to cultural venues, country parks and leisure…
Performance Monitoring Q2 2025 to 2026 Growth, Infrastructure & Housing Select Committee, 18 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
What if the management company fails to maintain the suds?
PL/25/1227/FA - 2 Westfield Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1EG East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 11 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
So based on your answer, I would like to know, because this application came in front of this exec committee, of which I wasn't a
PL/25/1227/FA - 2 Westfield Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1EG East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 11 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Appendix D, this is the unilateral undertaking between your client and, I suppose, Buckinghamshire Council.
PL/25/1227/FA - 2 Westfield Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1EG East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 11 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Unilateral undertaking, and I can't spot a clause where this undertaking will bind future landowners.
PL/25/1227/FA - 2 Westfield Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1EG East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 11 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
This question for the planning officer, this is in relation to the standard 7 of the national SUDS which came in in July the 31st, 2025.
PL/25/1227/FA - 2 Westfield Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1EG East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 11 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Did you want to go with the motion or do you want to speak now?
PL/25/1227/FA - 2 Westfield Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1EG East & South Bucks Area Planning Committee, 11 November 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Has there been any complaints or FOI requests to the Council in relation to outside bodies and councillors and remuneration or benefits?
Transparency of All Member Fees and Allowances for All External Bodies for 2024/2025 and Annually Thereafter Standards & General Purposes Committee, 16 October 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I've listened to a lot of colleagues speak.
Transparency of All Member Fees and Allowances for All External Bodies for 2024/2025 and Annually Thereafter Standards & General Purposes Committee, 16 October 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I think that's a big issue, but can we just try to stick to points that perhaps new points, instead of re -articulating?
Transparency of All Member Fees and Allowances for All External Bodies for 2024/2025 and Annually Thereafter Standards & General Purposes Committee, 16 October 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
I'm listening a lot to colleagues and trying not to talk.
Transparency of All Member Fees and Allowances for All External Bodies for 2024/2025 and Annually Thereafter Standards & General Purposes Committee, 16 October 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
And that's 7b, which is no recommendation to the code but self -inclusion to register could be an option required as it has been previously.
Transparency of All Member Fees and Allowances for All External Bodies for 2024/2025 and Annually Thereafter Standards & General Purposes Committee, 16 October 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
In some respects I think we have suggested some of the wording could be in any case...
Transparency of All Member Fees and Allowances for All External Bodies for 2024/2025 and Annually Thereafter Standards & General Purposes Committee, 16 October 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
So that motion will now go forward to full Council as a recommendation from yourself, a debate at Council.
Transparency of All Member Fees and Allowances for All External Bodies for 2024/2025 and Annually Thereafter Standards & General Purposes Committee, 16 October 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast
Any other comments, questions for officers?
Member Code of Conduct Complaints - Quarter 2 Review Standards & General Purposes Committee, 16 October 2025 TranscriptCouncil webcast