Councillor Suresh Patel
Email: Cllr.S.Patel@westlancs.gov.uk
Council: West Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
52 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Planning Committee - Thursday, 28th May, 2026 7.00 pm
Planning Committee - Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 7.00 pm
Planning Committee - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 7.00 pm
(Budget Meeting), Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.30 pm
Decisions from Meetings
182 decisions · Page 11 of 37
Minutes
From: Council - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 15, 2025
...to approve the minutes of previous meetings, various committee minutes and recommendations, financial outturns, a treasury management report, the results of a public budget consultation and a citizen survey, food waste collection grants, an extension to a Public Spaces Protection Order, a parental leave policy for councillors, housing regulation updates, a corporate health and safety update, a housing scheme, and to address motions regarding loans to Tawd Valley Development Company, co-location of NHS A&E services, traffic flow on Derby Street, and flood protection for Halsall Lane.
Recommendations Approved
Whalleys Conditional Land Purchase
From: Council - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 15, 2025
To set out details of a proposed land purchase to facilitate a new housing scheme at Whalleys Road, Skelmersdale.
Recommendations Approved
Tawd Valley Developments Limited - Business Plan Update
From: Council - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 15, 2025
To seek approval for the latest Business Plan of Tawd Valley Developments Limited (TVDL), which is the Council's wholly owned development company.
Recommendations Approved
CAPITAL PROGRAMME REVIEW
From: Council - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 15, 2025
...to address Local Government Reorganisation and a budget gap, the Council approved a change in the 2024-25 slippage figure and the reallocation of GRA capital resources, including adding £285k to the Restructuring Costs scheme and allocating £600k to a new LGR transition and transformation scheme.
Recommendations Approved
Vacancy Factor Budget Virements
From: Council - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 15, 2025
...to improve budget monitoring and control, delegated authority was granted to the Director of Finance & Corporate Resources to make budget virements between staff expenditure budgets and vacancy factor budgets, even if over £100k, for 2025/26 and future years, amending the scheme of delegation in the constitution accordingly.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 52
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 182