The Appointments Committee - Assistant Director Planning and Transportation met on Tuesday 28 April 2026 to discuss the appointment of a new Assistant Director for Planning and Transportation. The meeting's agenda included the election of a chair, apologies for absence, and declarations of interest.

Appointment of Assistant Director - Planning and Transportation

The primary focus of the meeting was scheduled to be the interview and appointment of a candidate for the role of Assistant Director - Planning and Transportation. This position is a chief officer role, and the committee's terms of reference include discharging the authority's functions in respect of the appointment and dismissal of such officers, in accordance with the Employment Procedure Rules and other relevant council policies. The report pack provided to attendees contained information related to this item, covering pages 3 to 36 of the public reports pack.

The meeting was scheduled to take place in Room 507 at County Hall. The attendees included Councillor Dan De'Ath (Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Strategic Planning & Transport), Councillor Sean Driscoll, Neil Hanratty, Councillor Jon Shimmin, Paul Orders, Kate Rees, Councillor Ed Stubbs, and Councillor Chris Weaver (Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance). The Director of Governance & Legal Services & Monitoring Officer, D Marles, and Kate Rees, from Krees@cardiff.gov.uk, were also associated with the meeting.

The agenda documents can be found at Public reports pack 28th-Apr-2026 10.00 Appointments Committee - Assistant Director Planning and T.pdf and Agenda frontsheet 28th-Apr-2026 10.00 Appointments Committee - Assistant Director Planning and Tra.pdf.