Liam Cowles - Councillor for Torfaen ( Blaenavon)

Councillor Liam Cowles

 Labour  Blaenavon

Email: liam.cowles@torfaen.gov.uk

Council: Torfaen

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Members Seminar (Committee Member) Appointments Committee Council (Committee Member) Education Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Joint Meeting of Children & Families and Education Overview & Scrutiny Committiee (Committee Member) Cross-Cutting Resources and Business Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) General Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Statutory Licensing Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

82 meetings · Page 1 of 17

Members Seminar Committee Member

Update on Work to Respond to the Climate and Nature Emergencies / Y Diweddaraf ar y Gwaith i Ymateb i'r Argyfyngau Hinsawdd a Natur, Members Seminar - Monday, 15th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 15, 2025
Education Overview & Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Education Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 11, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 09, 2025
Members Seminar Committee Member

Homelessness Pressures & Response / Pwysau Digartrefedd ac Ymateb, Members Seminar - Monday, 8th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 08, 2025
Statutory Licensing Committee Committee Member

Statutory Licensing Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 2.30 pm

November 27, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

81 decisions · Page 5 of 17

Torfaen LDP: Supplementary Planning Guidance / CDLl Torfaen: Cyfarwyddyd Cynllunio Atodol

From: Council - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 10.00 am - July 22, 2025

To seek approval to adopt the Updated Planning Obligations SPG: Annex 1 on Affordable Housing; and delegate powers to the Team Leader - Planning Policy & Implementation to make any necessary factual updates to all adopted SPGs

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Licensing Committee 11/03/25 / Cofnodion y Pwyllgor Trwyddedu Blaenorol 11/03/25

From: General Licensing Committee - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 2.00 pm - July 17, 2025

...to approve the proposed licensing fees falling to the committee for determination, and to set the licence fees for 2025/26 in relation to hackney carriage and private hire as proposed in Appendix 1 of the report.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 82

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 81