Gaynor James - Councillor for Torfaen ( Pontypool Fawr)

Councillor Gaynor James

 Labour  Pontypool Fawr

Email: gaynor.james@torfaen.gov.uk

Council: Torfaen

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee (Committee Member) Members Seminar (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Adults & Communities Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Cross-Cutting Resources and Business Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

91 meetings · Page 2 of 19

Members Seminar Committee Member

Raise the Rate Update / Codi’r Gyfradd – Y diweddaraf, Members Seminar - Monday, 10th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 10, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 10.00 am

October 28, 2025
Cross-Cutting Resources and Business Overview & Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Cross-Cutting Resources and Business Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 2.00 pm

October 23, 2025
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 10.00 am

October 22, 2025
Members Seminar Committee Member

Section 113 Agreement /, Members Seminar - Monday, 20th October, 2025 2.00 pm

October 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Planning Application - 25/P/0296/FUL / Cais Cynllunio - 25/P/0296/FUL

From: Planning Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 19, 2025

...to authorize the Group Leader (Development Management) to grant planning permission for application 25/P/0296/FUL, subject to a Section 106 agreement and the conditions outlined in the report, with potential amendments.

Recommendations Approved

Federation and Collaborative Arrangements between Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent County Borough Councils / Ffederasiwn a Threfniadau Cydweithredu rhwng Cynghorau Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen a Blaenau Gwent

From: Council - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 28, 2025

...to support a federated approach with Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, the Council approved a Section 113 Agreement for shared leadership roles and a joint pay structure.

Recommendations Approved

Caring for the Deceased / Gofalu am yr Ymadawedig

From: Council - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 28, 2025

...to note the update on the implementation of the Caring for the Deceased initiative, which aims to establish a volunteer network to attend public health funerals for Torfaen residents with no known family or friends.

Recommendations Approved

Annual Self-Assessment and Well-Being Report 2024/25 / Adroddiad Blynyddol Hunanasesu a Lles 2024-25

From: Council - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 28, 2025

...they unanimously agreed to approve and adopt the Annual Self-Assessment and Well-being Report 2024/25, as set out in Appendix 4.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 91

Average per Month: 3.8

Decisions Recorded: 84