Mike Best - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Mike Best

Liberal Democrat Chair of Council

Email: mike.best@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee - South (Committee Member) Full Council (Chair) Local Community Network - Crewkerne and Ilminster

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

33 meetings · Page 1 of 7

Planning Committee - South Committee Member

Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 20, 2026, 2:00 pm
Full Council Chair

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

December 17, 2025
Full Council Chair

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

December 17, 2025
Planning Committee - South Committee Member

Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Planning Committee - South CANCELLED Committee Member

Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 2.00 pm

October 21, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

97 decisions · Page 3 of 20

Motion

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

Recommendations Approved

Planning application 25/00678/FUL - Podimore Inn, Podimore, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8JF.

From: Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 16, 2025

...planning permission was granted for the erection of a four-bedroom dwelling adjacent to the Podimore Inn, including associated parking and landscaping, with conditions.

Recommendations Approved

Planning Application 25/00734/FUL - Maperton Dairy Unit, Maperton, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 8EN

From: Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 16, 2025

...planning permission was granted for the demolition of existing agricultural buildings and the erection of four residential dwellings, subject to planning conditions and the satisfactory completion of a S106 Legal Agreement for biodiversity net gain measures.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 33

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 97