Gwen Duchesne MBE - Cllr for Mid Devon (Halberton)

Cllr Gwen Duchesne MBE

Liberal Democrats Halberton Cabinet Member for Parish and Community Engagement

Council: Mid Devon

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee (Guest) Cabinet (Committee Member) Community Policy Development Group (Guest) Environment Policy Development Group (Guest) Grand Western Canal Joint Advisory Committee (Committee Member) Service Delivery & Continuous Improvement Policy Development Group (Guest) Audit Committee (Guest) Economy Policy Development Group Standards Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Grand Western Canal JAC Working Group (Committee Member) Homes Policy Development Group Regulatory Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

97 meetings · Page 1 of 20

Standards Committee Committee Member

Standards Committee - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 5.15 pm

February 04, 2026, 5:15 pm
Scrutiny Committee Guest

Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 26th January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 26, 2026, 5:00 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 5.15 pm

January 13, 2026, 5:15 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 2.15 pm

January 07, 2026
Council

Extraordinary, Council - Wednesday, 8th January, 2025 6.00 pm

December 31, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

163 decisions · Page 4 of 33

Access to Information- Exclusion of Press & Public

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.15 pm - December 02, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement; The Infrastructure List

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.15 pm - December 02, 2025

... the Cabinet approved the amended list of infrastructure that the Council intends to fund, either wholly or partly, by developer contributions, for inclusion in the annual Infrastructure Funding Statement to be published on the Council's website.

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Risk Report

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.15 pm - December 02, 2025

... to approve the recommendations within the Corporate Risk Report, including reviewing the Corporate Risk Register and providing feedback on any areas of concern.

Recommendations Approved

Tax Base Calculation 2026/27

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.15 pm - December 02, 2025

...to recommend to Council the approval of the Council's Tax Base for 2026/27, calculated at 31,180.16, based on a 97.5% collection rate.

Recommendations Approved

Strategic Grants renewal 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.15 pm - December 02, 2025

...to ensure continued support for community and voluntary sector partners, a Strategic Grant funding programme of £120,000 per annum was approved for the three-year period of 2026/27, 2027/28, and 2028/29, with grant allocations to individual organizations to continue as previously set out for 2026/27, subject to confirmation for the following two years.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 97

Average per Month: 4.4

Decisions Recorded: 163