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Conservancy Members 2023-2026

[The PMSC requires each harbour authority to accept and demonstrate accountability for the discharge of its statutory duties and powers to a defined national standard. At Chichester Harbour Conservancy, the Members of the Conservancy Board are collectively and severally the “Duty Holder.”]

Pieter Montyn (Chair), 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
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 or Eames Farm, Thorney Island with the particulars of each meeting set out in the published agenda. Members of the public are asked to register their interest in attending with the Governance Officer by 12pm on the day of the meeting by emailing info@conservancy.co.uk.

Requests for deputations must be submitted to the Governance Officer at least 72 hours before the meeting by emailing info@conservancy.co.uk. The email must clearly indicate the interest and a reason for making a deputation (objector, supporter, other). Deputations are at the discretion of the Chairman with a strict time limit of 5 minutes applied.

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.

20 April 2026

22 June 2026

3 July 2026

23 November 2026

Past meetings

26 January 2026

24 November 2025

7 July 2025 (Agenda & Papers )

23 June 2025 (Accounts)

31 March 2025 (being held at Eames Farm, Thorney Island)

27 January 2025

Advisory Committee Members 2025-2028

Simon Radford(Chair) Chichester Harbour Federation David Foster (Vice Chair) Chichester Harbour Federation Wez Smith, Naturalists
Heather Baker, Friends of Chichester Harbour
David Foster, Chichester Harbour Federation
Steven Borland, Wildfowlers
Philip Linsell, Amateur Fishing
(Vacant), Natural England Ivan Western, Chichester District Association of Local Councils
Robert Pearson – Sussex Inshore Fishing and Conservation Authorities Robert Macdonald, Federation of Sailing Clubs
Matthew Wright, Royal Yachting Association
Andrew Gentle, Farming and Landowners
Jonathan Raper, Havant Residents
Gareth Williamson, Chichester Harbour Federation Alison Wakelin, Commercial Interests Warren Scott, Professional Boatsman Association

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 (Chairman), Advisory Committee
Jonathan Raper (Vice Chairman), Advisory Committee
Jackie Branson, Conservancy
Pieter Montyn, Conservancy
Iain Ballantyne, Conservancy
Sarah Payne, Conservancy
Ivan Western, Advisory Committee

One Conservancy position vacant.

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 Governance 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