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 6 of 22

Treasury and Prudential Indicator Management Report Quarter 1

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 25, 2025

...to note the Treasury Management and Prudential Indicator position for 2025/26 and the forecast of £2,500,000 for investment and bank interest, an increase of £500,000 from the approved budget.

Decision Made

Capital Management Report Quarter 1

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 25, 2025

...to manage capital expenditure effectively, the Cabinet approved variations to the Capital Programme, including a new scheme, movement between years, and an additional sum of up to £219,000 for Torrington Car Park lift refurbishment, while also noting the financial position as of June 2025.

Decision Made

Audit and Governance Committee Annual Report

From: Audit and Governance Committee - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 16, 2025

...to agree the Audit and Governance Committee Annual Report for 2024/25 and recommend that the Chair presents it to a future meeting of the Full Council.

Decision Made

Date of the Next Meeting

From: Finance, Innovation and Transformation Cabinet Advisory Board - Monday, 1st September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 01, 2025

...to note that the next scheduled meeting would be on Monday 6 October 2025.

Decision Made

Parking Charges 2025-26

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 24th July, 2025 6.00 pm - July 24, 2025

Review Parking Charging Tariffs to be implemented from 1 October 2025.

Decision Made

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 106