Cllr Andrew Davis

Licensing Committee - Monday 16 June 2025 10.30 am

The Licensing Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss a number of licensing issues in Wiltshire, including proposed changes to hackney carriage fees, and updates from the police, passenger transport, taxi licensing and public protection teams. The committee was also scheduled to review the minutes of previous sub-committee meetings and licensing appeals.

Western Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 11 June 2025 3.00 pm

The Western Area Planning Committee met to discuss planning appeals and applications in the western region of Wiltshire. The committee approved an outline application for an indoor training facility at Bradford Rubin Football Club in Winsley, and deferred a decision regarding the retrospective change of use of the George Hotel in Codford to allow for further discussion with the applicant. A decision on a retrospective application for a summer house/shed in Melksham was also deferred pending a site visit.

Extraordinary - On the rising of Full Council, not before 11am, Warminster Area Board - Tuesday 20 May 2025 11.00 am

At the Warminster Area Board meeting, Councillor Russell Hawker was elected as Chairman, Councillor Barry Pirie as Vice-Chairman, and Councillor Bill Parks was appointed as the Lead Representative to the Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG).

Council - Tuesday 20 May 2025 10.30 am

The annual meeting of Wiltshire Council saw Councillor Laura Mayes elected as the new chairman, and Councillor Ruth Hopkinson elected as vice-chairman. Councillor Ian Thorne was appointed leader of the council for 2025-2029, and he announced his cabinet. Councillors also voted to delegate decisions on committee appointments to a later meeting, and to authorise work to establish a new financial scrutiny committee.

Standards Committee - Wednesday 9 April 2025 1.00 pm

The Standards Committee of Wiltshire Council scheduled a meeting to discuss code of conduct complaints, motions referred from Full Council, and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for elected members. The agenda included a review of the current position on code of conduct complaints, consideration of two motions regarding council procedure, and an update on the council’s DBS policy for elected members.