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Conservancy Members 2026 – 2029

[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.”]

Heather Baker, Advisory Committee
Iain Ballantyne, Chichester District Council
Chrissie Bainbridge, Hampshire County Council
Tracie Bangert, West Sussex County Council
Richard Bates, West Sussex County Council
Gillian Harris, Havant Borough Council
Jonathan Hulls, Havant Borough Council
Stephen Johnson, Chichester District Council
Robert Macdonald, Advisory Committee
Izabela Mayne, West Sussex County Council
Simon Radford, Advisory Committee
Grainne Rason, Hampshire County Council
Michael Rennie, Hampshire County Council
Nicholas Russell, West Sussex County Council
Paul Woolley, Hampshire County Council

* 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 The Castle, Winchester 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.

3 July 2026

23 November 2026

Past meetings

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, Chichester Harbour Friends
Steven Borland, Wildfowlers
Philip Linsell, Amateur Fishing
(Vacant), Natural England
Ivan Western, Chichester District Association of Local Councils
Robert Pearson – Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
Robert Macdonald, Chichester Harbour Federation
Matthew Wright, Royal Yachting Association
Andrew Gentle, Farming and Landowners
Jonathan Raper, Havant Residents
Graham Williamson, Chichester Harbour Federation
(Vacant), 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

* Members to the Planning Committee will be appointed at the Annual Meeting held on 3 July 2026.

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