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 6 of 42

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Planning Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Application No. P2025/0370 - House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), Ena Avenue, Neath

From: Planning Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...Application No. P2025/0370 for a change of use from a dwellinghouse to a 6-bed House in Multiple Occupation at 27 Ena Avenue, Neath, was refused due to unacceptable impacts on highway and pedestrian safety and on residential amenity and the character of the area.

Recommendations Approved

Presentation for Application No. P2025/0370 - House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), Ena Avenue, Neath

From: Planning Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...the recommendations for application P2025/0370, concerning the change of use of a dwellinghouse to a 6-bed House in Multiple Occupation at 27 Ena Avenue, Neath, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Bus Franchising Base Network Endorsement

From: Culture, Connection and Place Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 14th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 14, 2025

...the committee supported the recommendation to Cabinet for endorsement of the updated proposed base network plan for South West Wales, which includes delegated authority for continued partnership work with Transport for Wales on the Neath Port Talbot local bus base network to implement detailed timetable information, service connection details, and review feedback from public engagement and statutory consultation.

Recommendations Approved

Chairs Announcements

From: Culture, Connection and Place Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 14th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 14, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 90

Average per Month: 3.8

Decisions Recorded: 206