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 21 of 22

Capital Management Report Qtr 1

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 6.00 pm - September 26, 2024

To receive the financial position as at the end of June 2024.

Decision Made

Revenue Management Report Qtr 1

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 6.00 pm - September 26, 2024

To receive the financial position as at the end of June 2024.

Decision Made

Performance Summary Qtr 1

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 6.00 pm - September 26, 2024

To consider an outline of the Council’s performance against key strategic indicators.  Measures prescribed by central government through the Single Data List (SDL) and the progress against each of the strategic projects as at end of June 2024.

Decision Made

Public Spaces Protection Order Expirations September 2025

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 6.00 pm - September 26, 2024

Recommendations for five Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) that are set to expire in either September or December of this year will be presented to Cabinet.  The PSPOs to be discussed include restrictions on begging and rough sleeping (where anti-social behaviour is a factor), anti-social drinking in public, amplified music causing an unreasonable disturbance in the town centre and various dog controls.  Full details of PSPOs in Tunbridge Wells, please visit tunbridgewells.gov.uk/pspo.

Decision Made

Application for Affordable Housing Grant for development at Land at Down Farm, Lamberhurst

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 6.00 pm - September 26, 2024

The report considers an application to the Affordable Housing Fund from Town and Country for funding to assist with the delivery of affordable housing permitted at Land at Downs Farm, Lamberhurst under the full planning permission 22/01822/FULL.  The scheme is a 10 unit Section 106 affordable housing scheme, which forms part of a wider development of 26 units total.  The agreement requires 4 of the units to be shared ownership and 6 to be for social rent.

Decision Made

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 106