Councillor Peter Armitage
Chair of West Suffolk Council and Chair of Performance and Audit Scrutiny
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
55 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 24 September 2026 - 5.00 pm
Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 23 July 2026 - 5.00 pm
The Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee of West Suffolk Council met on Thursday 23 July 2026 to review the council's performance and financial reports. Key discussions were scheduled to include the first quarter's performance report for 2026-2027, the annual treasury management and financial resilience report for 2025-2026, and the committee's work programme.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 6.00 pm
The West Suffolk Council Cabinet met on Tuesday 21 July 2026, approving plans for the enhancement of Haverhill High Street and the refurbishment of the former HSBC building, alongside the adoption of a new Cyber Security Strategy. The Cabinet also approved the write-off of significant amounts of unrecoverable debt across Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Benefit overpayments, and sundry debt.
Council - Tuesday, 14 July 2026 - 7.00 pm
The Council meeting on Tuesday 14 July 2026 saw a wide range of topics discussed, from national issues like asylum seeker accommodation and large-scale development proposals to local neighbourhood plans and environmental stewardship. Key decisions included the adoption of the Withersfield and West Row Neighbourhood Plans, and a motion on practical environmental stewardship was carried.
Decisions from Meetings
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Draft West Suffolk Annual Report 2025 to 2026
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 6.00 pm - July 21, 2026
The Cabinet decided to approve the draft West Suffolk Annual Report 2025 to 2026, subject to amendments, on 21/07/2026. The Cabinet also noted that changes will be required to the Housing, Homelessness Reduction and Rough Sleeping Strategy and Action Plan. Amendments include providing further clarity on temporary accommodation units, amending details on Thriving Communities Funding, providing weblinks for locality budgets, and including comparator data with 2024 to 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Revenues Collection Performance and Write Offs
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 6.00 pm - July 21, 2026
West Suffolk Cabinet approved the write-off of outstanding debts on 21/07/2026. This included Council Tax totalling £51,631.96, Business Rates totalling £216,773.82, Housing Benefit overpayments totalling £11,049.75, and Sundry Debt totalling £17,285.76.
Recommendations Approved
Haverhill High Street Enhancements and Former HSBC Building
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 6.00 pm - July 21, 2026
The Cabinet decided to approve recommendations regarding the Haverhill High Street enhancement project and the former HSBC building on 21/07/2026. They agreed to proceed with refurbishing the former HSBC building and implementing public realm schemes.
Recommendations Approved
West Suffolk Council Cyber Security Strategy 2026 to 2028
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 6.00 pm - July 21, 2026
West Suffolk Council Cabinet approved the West Suffolk Cyber Security Strategy 2026 to 2028 on 21/07/2026. The strategy aims to minimise the likelihood and impact of cyber-attacks.
Recommendations Approved
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in West Suffolk
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 6.00 pm - July 21, 2026
The Cabinet decided to approve recommendations regarding Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in West Suffolk on 21/07/2026. The council will continue to monitor HMO supply, distribution, and impacts, reporting significant issues back to the Cabinet.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
- Meetings attended
- 55
- Average per month
- 1.7
- Decisions recorded Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.
- 54