Ben Chapelard - Councillor for Tunbridge Wells (St James')

Councillor Ben Chapelard

Liberal Democrats St James' Leader of the Council

Email: Ben.Chapelard@TunbridgeWells.gov.uk

Council: Tunbridge Wells

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Chair) Full Council (Committee Member) Corporate Cabinet Advisory Board (Committee Member, Guest) Communities Cabinet Advisory Board (Guest) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Audit and Governance Committee (Guest)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

40 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 10, 2025
Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 04, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Local Government Reorganisation, Full Council - Monday, 17th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 17, 2025
Cabinet Chair

Extraordinary: Local Government Reorganisation, Cabinet - Monday, 17th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 17, 2025
Communities Cabinet Advisory Board Guest

Communities Housing and Environment Cabinet Advisory Board - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

106 decisions · Page 11 of 22

Complaints Summary Quarters 3 and 4

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 26, 2025

A review of the complaints received under the Council’s complaints procedure between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025.

Decision Made

Appointments to Outside Bodies

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 26, 2025

To appoint representatives to the Council’s Outside Bodies.

Decision Made

Affordable Housing Delivery

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 26, 2025

Report summarises a Consultants view and recommendations of the affordable housing delivery options available to the Council and makes recommendations for the approach to the delivery of affordable housing in the borough.

Decision Made

Council Accessibility Task and Finish Group Final Report

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 26, 2025

Cabinet response to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Task and Finish Group on Council Accessibility.

Decision Made

Recommissioning of the Grounds Maintenance Contract

From: Additional, Cabinet - Wednesday, 7th May, 2025 5.00 pm - May 07, 2025

This report will consider the route to recommission the grounds maintenance contract for the council’s parks, recreation parks, recreation grounds and sports pitches from January 2027.

Decision Made

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 106