Gareth Rice - Councillor for Neath Port Talbot (Briton Ferry East)

Councillor Gareth Rice

Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru Briton Ferry East

Council: Neath Port Talbot

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Registration and Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee (Committee Member) Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee Statutory Licensing Committee (Committee Member) General Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Standards Committee Annual Meeting of Council Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Joint Meeting of the Community Finance and Strategic Leaderhip / Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Scrutiny Committees Joint meeting of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing / Environment, Regeneration and Street Scene Scrutiny Committees Culture, Connection and Place Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

90 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Planning Committee Committee Member

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

February 10, 2026, 2:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 1.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 1:00 pm
General Licensing Committee Committee Member

General Licensing Committee - Monday, 26th January, 2026 10.00 am

January 26, 2026, 10:00 am
Culture, Connection and Place Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Culture, Connection and Place Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 23rd January, 2026 10.00 am

January 23, 2026, 10:00 am
Planning Committee Committee Member

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

January 20, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

206 decisions · Page 11 of 42

20mph Review Update

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 29, 2025

...to note the report on the 20mph review update, which indicated that officers had assessed routes and, based on current guidance, suggested no changes to the existing 20mph speed limits, with further reviews planned in line with upcoming Welsh Government guidance.

Recommendations Approved

Easement Report

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 29, 2025

...to grant delegated authority to the Director of Environment and Regeneration, in consultation with the Leader of NPT Council, to agree and enter into an Option Agreement with Mynydd Fforch Dwm Wind Farm Energy 2021 Limited for an easement in perpetuity on Council-owned land for road widening and electrical apparatus works related to the proposed Mynydd Fforch Dwm Wind Farm, subject to certain obligations and the granting of necessary consents.

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Compliments and Complaints Annual Report 24/25

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 29, 2025

... that the Cabinet noted the monitoring report on the Corporate Compliments and Complaints Annual Report 2024/2025.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 90

Average per Month: 3.8

Decisions Recorded: 206