Simon Coles - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Simon Coles

Liberal Democrat

Email: simon.coles@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee - West (Chair) Local Community Network - Taunton Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Communities (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Pension Fund Committee (Chair) Licensing and Regulatory Committee Human Resources Committee Planning and Transport Policy Sub-Committee Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources (Substitute) Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place Scrutiny Committee - Adults and Health Regulatory Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Constitution and Governance Committee Executive

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

113 meetings · Page 3 of 23

Planning Committee - West Chair

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

December 16, 2025
Pension Fund Committee Chair

Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 12th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 12, 2025
Audit Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary Audit Committee Meeting, Audit Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 09, 2025
Scrutiny Committee - Communities Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Communities - Monday, 8th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 08, 2025
Regulatory Sub-Committee Committee Member

Regulatory Sub-Committee (West), Regulatory Sub-Committee - Friday, 5th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

222 decisions · Page 1 of 45

Appeal Decisions

From: Planning Committee - West - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 2.00 pm - January 27, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Interim External Auditor’s Annual Report – Year ending 31 March 2025

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

...to consider the Interim External Auditor’s Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2025, the Council resolved to consider the three statutory recommendations and whether to accept them, and to endorse the management responses and proposed actions set out in the report.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 113

Average per Month: 5.1

Decisions Recorded: 222