Councillor Peter Armitage
Chair of West Suffolk Council and Chair of Performance and Audit Scrutiny
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
55 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 24 September 2026 - 5.00 pm
Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 23 July 2026 - 5.00 pm
The Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee of West Suffolk Council met on Thursday 23 July 2026 to review the council's performance and financial reports. Key discussions were scheduled to include the first quarter's performance report for 2026-2027, the annual treasury management and financial resilience report for 2025-2026, and the committee's work programme.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 6.00 pm
The West Suffolk Council Cabinet met on Tuesday 21 July 2026, approving plans for the enhancement of Haverhill High Street and the refurbishment of the former HSBC building, alongside the adoption of a new Cyber Security Strategy. The Cabinet also approved the write-off of significant amounts of unrecoverable debt across Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Benefit overpayments, and sundry debt.
Council - Tuesday 14 July 2026 7.00 pm
The Council meeting on Tuesday 14 July 2026 saw a wide range of topics discussed, from national issues like asylum seeker accommodation and large-scale development proposals to local neighbourhood plans and environmental stewardship. Key decisions included the adoption of the Withersfield and West Row Neighbourhood Plans, and a motion on practical environmental stewardship was carried.
Decisions from Meetings
48 decisions · Page 1 of 10
Brandon Commission Update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026
...the Cabinet approved the response to the report of the Independent Commission on the Future of Brandon, receiving and noting the commission's report and a related future scenarios study.
Recommendations Approved
Draft Culture and Heritage Strategy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026
...the Draft Culture and Heritage Strategy and Delivery Plan was approved.
Recommendations Approved
Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee: 22 January 2026 - Treasury Management Report - December 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026
...forwarded the Treasury Management Report for December 2025 to the Council for approval, following recommendations from the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee.
Recommmend Forward to Council
Thriving Communities Grants 2026 to 2027
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026
...the allocation of Thriving Communities funding for 2026 to 2027 was approved, with specific amounts awarded to numerous organizations and other applications being declined.
Recommendations Approved
Recommendations of the Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee: 22 January 2026 - Financial Resilience - Strategy Statement 2026 to 2027 and Treasury Management Code of Practice
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm - February 03, 2026
...recommended to Council the approval of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2026 to 2027 and the Treasury Management Code of Practice.
Recommmend Forward to Council
Summary
- Meetings attended
- 55
- Average per month
- 1.7
- Decisions recorded Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.
- 48