Mike Best - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Mike Best

Liberal Democrat Chair of Council

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

39 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Full Council Chair

Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 1.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 1:00 pm
Planning Committee - South Committee Member

Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 19th May, 2026 2.00 pm

May 19, 2026, 2:00 pm
Planning Committee - South Committee Member

Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 2.00 pm

April 21, 2026, 2:00 pm
Planning Committee - South Committee Member

Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 17th March, 2026 2.00 pm

March 17, 2026, 2:00 pm
Full Council Chair

Budget Setting Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 4th March, 2026 11.00 am

March 04, 2026, 11:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

108 decisions · Page 3 of 22

Tree Preservation Order No 1 2025- Whitelackington

From: Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 24th February, 2026 2.00 pm - February 24, 2026

...confirmed Tree Preservation Order No. 1 2025 Whitelackington without any changes.

Recommendations Approved

Planning Application 23/01537/OUT - Land Off Crewkerne Road, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1HB

From: Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 2.00 pm - January 20, 2026

...planning permission was granted for up to 230 dwellings, public open space, landscaping, a sustainable drainage system, and new access points, subject to the completion of a Section 106 agreement and specific planning conditions, including the provision of a new footpath link to Oaklands Avenue.

Recommendations Approved

Planning application 21/02654/FUL- Land OS 6300 Longforward Lane Kingstone

From: Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 2.00 pm - January 20, 2026

...planning permission was granted for the erection of buildings to store and facilitate the construction of carnival floats at Land OS 6300 Longforward Lane, Kingstone, subject to stated conditions and confirmation that the LLFA's latest local design standards will be met.

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: 39

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 108