Sarah Thomas - Councillor for Neath Port Talbot (Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynaman)

Councillor Sarah Thomas

Labour and Co-operative Party / Llafur a'r Blaid Gydweithredol Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynaman

Council: Neath Port Talbot

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Special Appointments Committee Planning Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Community, Finance and Strategic Leadership Scrutiny Committee Cabinet (Invitees) Visual Services and Streetscene Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee Annual Meeting of Council Governance and Audit Committee (Committee Member) Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Joint Meeting of the Community Finance and Strategic Leaderhip / Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Scrutiny Committees Education Scrutiny Committee (Substitute)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

124 meetings · Page 1 of 25

Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 2:00 pm
Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Budget 2026/2027, Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 1.00 pm

February 05, 2026, 1:00 pm
Cabinet Invitees

Cabinet - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 04, 2026, 2:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 1.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 1:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

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

January 20, 2026, 2:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

650 decisions · Page 45 of 130

Declarations of Interest

From: Planning Committee - Tuesday, 5th August, 2025 2.00 pm - August 05, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Abervaon Seafront Car Parking Charges

From: Special, Cabinet - Monday, 4th August, 2025 2.00 pm - August 04, 2025

...to revert to free parking in the on-street layby parking along The Princess Margaret Way and to introduce £1 and £2 parking tariffs for one-hour and two-hour parking respectively, in addition to the existing £4 all day tariff at Bay View, Ocean Way, Scarlet Avenue and Victoria Road car parks, with an implementation date of the 1st April 2026, while also suspending enforcement action in respect of the laybys until the completion of the legal processes required to revoke the tariffs associated with on-street parking at the seafront.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 124

Average per Month: 5.0

Decisions Recorded: 650