David Vasmer -  for Shropshire

David Vasmer

 Liberal Democrats  Shadow Portfolio Holder Highways

Email: david.vasmer@shropshire.gov.uk

Council: Shropshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership. (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

14 meetings · Page 1 of 3

Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 11, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.30 am

The Shropshire Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, to discuss a range of topics including the All Age Autism Strategy, the council's Improvement Plan, financial monitoring, and the School Library Service. They will also discuss the Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement and setting the council tax taxbase for 2026/27.

December 03, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.30 am

Shropshire Council's cabinet met to discuss the financial situation of the council, performance against the Shropshire Plan, and a number of other matters. The cabinet agreed to continue emergency action to improve the council's financial position, supported public consultation for the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme, and approved recommendations for a skateboard and BMX pump track in Oswestry. They also noted progress against the outcomes of the Shropshire Plan, and agreed to review and align Shropshire’s Performance Management Framework with the new administration’s priorities.

November 19, 2025
Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership. Committee Member

Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership. - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 9.30 am

The Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership was scheduled to meet on Thursday, 13 November 2025, to discuss a range of topics including the Shropshire Council's new priorities, the team's work programme, and new partnership structures. The meeting was also scheduled to include updates on landscape connections, the management plan review, sustainable tourism strategy and farming in protected landscapes.

November 13, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am

At a meeting on 15 October 2025, Shropshire Council's cabinet approved a CPC action plan, a draft financial strategy for 2026/27-2030/31, a highways future operating model report, application of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code from 1 April 2026, and a plan to deliver a new skateboard and BMX pump track in Oswestry in partnership with Oswestry Town Council. Councillors also reviewed the financial monitoring for period 5, noting a potential illegal financial position by the end of the financial year.

October 15, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

49 decisions · Page 3 of 10

Exempt Minutes

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 19, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Draft Financial Strategy 2026/27 - 2030/31

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am - October 15, 2025

...to address emerging financial pressures and achieve a balanced budget for 2026/27 and the medium term, officers were directed to reduce non-essential spending, prepare savings options, and explore exceptional financial support.

Recommendations Approved

CPC Action Plan

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am - October 15, 2025

...to approve the CPC action plan and its incorporation into the overarching improvement plan as the initial section of the Council’s Strategic Plan.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am - October 15, 2025

...the Cabinet of Shropshire approved the minutes of the meeting held on 10 September 2025 as a correct record, declared a financial emergency, approved a minimum six week public consultation on the draft Shrewsbury Town Centre Design Code and the draft Design of New Dwellings and Residential Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Documents, agreed to allocate £680,000 of CIL funds to the Bishop's Castle Pool Refurbishment project, agreed the designation of the proposed Neighbourhood Area covering the Parish of West Felton, and approved recommendations regarding the proposed sale of the former St Marys Church of England Primary School.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Item - Skateboard & BMX Pump Track Provision in Oswestry

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am - October 15, 2025

...to accept the need for a skatepark and BMX pump track in Oswestry, committing to work with the Town Council to deliver a new facility and instructing a rapid options appraisal of suitable council-owned sites to be reported back to Cabinet in November.

Recommendations approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 14

Average per Month: 1.1

Decisions Recorded: 49