Alfie Best - Councillor for Torfaen ( Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood)

Councillor Alfie Best

 Labour  Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood

Email: alfie.best@torfaen.gov.uk

Council: Torfaen

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Members Seminar (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Education Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Joint Meeting of Children & Families and Education Overview & Scrutiny Committiee (Committee Member) Cross-Cutting Resources and Business Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Pensions Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

95 meetings · Page 5 of 19

Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 20th August, 2025 10.00 am

August 20, 2025
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 23rd July, 2025 10.00 am

July 23, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 10.00 am

July 22, 2025
Members Seminar Committee Member

The Deal / Y Fargen, Members Seminar - Monday, 21st July, 2025 2.00 pm

July 21, 2025
Members Seminar Committee Member

A Persons Journey from the Communities Offer to Adult Services and Back / Siwrnai Unigolyn o’r Cynnig Cymunedau i Wasanaethau Oedolion ac Yn Ôl, Members Seminar - Monday, 14th July, 2025 2.00 pm

July 14, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

120 decisions · Page 1 of 24

Planning Application - 25/P/0296/FUL / Cais Cynllunio - 25/P/0296/FUL

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 19, 2025

...to authorize the Group Leader (Development Management) to grant planning permission for application 25/P/0296/FUL, subject to a Section 106 agreement and the conditions outlined in the report, with potential amendments.

Recommendations Approved

Pension Fund Annual Report & Accounts 2024/25 / Adroddiad Blynyddol a Chyfrifon y Gronfa Bensiwn 2024/25

From: Special Meeting, Pensions Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025

...to approve the Pension Fund Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25 and endorse the signing of the accounts and Letter of Representation by the Chair of the Pension Committee and the Section 151 Officer.

Recommendations Approved

Caring for the Deceased / Gofalu am yr Ymadawedig

From: Council - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 28, 2025

...to note the update on the implementation of the Caring for the Deceased initiative, which aims to establish a volunteer network to attend public health funerals for Torfaen residents with no known family or friends.

Recommendations Approved

Federation and Collaborative Arrangements between Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent County Borough Councils / Ffederasiwn a Threfniadau Cydweithredu rhwng Cynghorau Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen a Blaenau Gwent

From: Council - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 28, 2025

...to support a federated approach with Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, the Council approved a Section 113 Agreement for shared leadership roles and a joint pay structure.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 95

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 120