Dawn Denton - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Dawn Denton

Conservative Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Opposition Lead Member for Finance, Procurement and Performance

Email: dawn.denton@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee - East (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member, Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Communities Audit Committee (Committee Member) Executive (Guest) Local Community Network - Vale of Frome Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place (Committee Member) Somerset Board Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee (Guest)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

68 meetings · Page 2 of 14

Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Monday, 22nd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 22, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Special Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 12.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Planning Committee - East Committee Member

NEW, Planning Committee - East - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Audit Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary Audit Committee Meeting, Audit Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

223 decisions · Page 1 of 45

Planning Application 2018/1843/OTS - Mid Somerset Showground, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5RT

From: Planning Committee - East - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 2.00 pm - January 06, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Planning Application 2020/1874/FUL - Butleigh Landscaping, Wood Lane, Butleigh, BA6 8TR

From: Planning Committee - East - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 2.00 pm - January 06, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Planning Application 2025/0531/FUL - Rubbery Farm, Rubbery Lane, Lydford on Fosse

From: Planning Committee - East - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 2.00 pm - January 06, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Interim External Auditor’s Annual Report – Year ending 31 March 2025

From: Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm - December 17, 2025

...to consider the Interim External Auditor’s Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2025, the Council resolved to consider the three statutory recommendations and whether to accept them, and to endorse the management responses and proposed actions set out in the report.

Recommendations Approved

Annual Report of Corporate Parenting Board

From: Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 3.1

Decisions Recorded: 223