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 15 of 22

Council Tax Empty Property Policy

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

To adopt the Empty Property Policy that would enable the Council to charge a premium on a second home.

Decision Made

*Treasury Management Policy and Strategy

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

To recommend to Full Council the Treasury Management Policy and Strategy to set the parameters and key information regarding the Council’s treasury activity, with specific regards to investments and cash flow.

Decision Made

Property Transaction Report July to December 2024

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

This report informs Cabinet of the property transactions completed under delegated authority between 1 July 2024 and 31 December 2024.

Deleted

*Capital Strategy

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

To recommend to Full Council the Council’s Capital Strategy for 2025/26.

Decision Made

*Asset Management Plan 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 06, 2025

To recommend to Full Council the revised Asset Management Plan following public consultation.

Decision Made

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 106