Dominic Muns - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Dominic Muns

Conservative

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Guest Part I, Committee Member, Guest Part II) Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel Children's Select Committee (Committee Member) Environment Select Committee (Committee Member) Eastern Area Planning Committee (Chairman) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Substitute) Officer Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Finance and Procurement Seelct Committee (Substitute - Part II)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

75 meetings · Page 6 of 15

Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary meeting, Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 5 August 2025 10.30 am

The Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) met to discuss two planning applications. Outline permission for 300 homes south of Snarlton Farm in Melksham was refused due to conflict with the Wiltshire Core Strategy and the Joint Melksham Neighbourhood Plan. Outline permission was granted for 95 dwellings west of Marlborough Road in Royal Wootton Bassett, subject to a Section 106 agreement[^2] and planning conditions.

August 05, 2025
Environment Select Committee Committee Member

Environment Select Committee - Thursday 31 July 2025 2.00 pm

July 31, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 29 July 2025 10.30 am

July 29, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Substitute

Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.30 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee of Wiltshire Council met on 23 July 2025, to discuss the outline of the Council Plan 2025-2035, the priorities for the new Finance and Procurement Select Committee, and to set up a task group to review the MyWilts app. The committee also agreed to re-establish the Stone Circle Task Group.

July 23, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 22 July 2025 10.30 am

Wiltshire Council met on 22 July 2025, and among the topics discussed were youth services, treasury management, a bat mitigation strategy, and a motion to repudiate the council's climate emergency declaration. Councillors also debated and voted on motions regarding weight limits on roads and the Ask Angela scheme.

July 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

102 decisions · Page 1 of 21

Future Waste Service Delivery Arrangements

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

...to approve future waste service delivery arrangements, including contract extensions, public-to-public Local Authority Trading Company partnerships, and service delivery and cost mitigation proposals, while noting updated budget requirements and capital borrowing needs.

Recommendations Approved

Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

... the Cabinet of Wiltshire approved the Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report, noted the actions taken to date, and endorsed the 5-year plan for biodiversity improvements, fulfilling the legal requirement for public authorities to report on their efforts to conserve and enhance biodiversity.

Recommendations Approved

Performance Monitoring 2025/26 Q2

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

...to note and agree the performance against selected measures mapped to the Council’s strategic priorities, providing a quarterly update on progress against the nine Priorities laid out in Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-35.

Recommendations Approved

Fees and Charges Framework

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

...the Cabinet approved the proposed principles and methodology for setting fees and charges, as well as the contents of the Fees and Charges Framework, and noted the proposed increase to fees and charges for 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Council Tax Long-Term Empty Homes Premium

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

...to recommend to Full Council to approve increasing the Long-Term Empty Homes Premium to the maximum permissible levels from April 1, 2026, charging 100% for homes empty 1-5 years, 200% for 5-10 years, and 300% for 10+ years, with only compulsory exceptions.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 102