Steve Ashton - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Steve Ashton

Liberal Democrat

Email: steve.ashton@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Constitution and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee Executive (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources Audit Committee (Committee Member) Planning Committee - East (Substitute) Planning Committee - South (Committee Member) Local Community Network - Crewkerne and Ilminster

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

67 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Thursday, 28th May, 2026 10.00 am

May 28, 2026, 10:00 am
Full Council Committee Member

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
Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place - Thursday, 23 April 2026 - 10.00 am

April 23, 2026, 10:00 am
Planning Committee - South Committee Member

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

April 21, 2026, 2:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

147 decisions · Page 7 of 30

Planning Application 2020/1874/FUL - Butleigh Landscaping, Wood Lane, Butleigh, BA6 8TR

From: Planning Committee - East - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 2.00 pm - January 06, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Planning Application 2025/0531/FUL - Rubbery Farm, Rubbery Lane, Lydford on Fosse

From: Planning Committee - East - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 2.00 pm - January 06, 2026

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

Review of Part G of the Constitution

From: Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Report of the Chief Executive

From: Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 67

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 147