Gavin Grant - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Gavin Grant

 Liberal Democrats  Cabinet Member for Finance

Email: gavin.grant@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet - Shareholder Group (Committee Member) Wiltshire Pension Fund Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member - Non-Voting) Northern Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Guest Part I) Malmesbury Area Board (Vice-Chairman) Cabinet (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee Electoral Review Committee (Chairman) Officer Appointments Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

94 meetings · Page 7 of 19

Malmesbury Area Board Vice-Chairman

Malmesbury Area Board - Tuesday 8 July 2025 7.00 pm

The Malmesbury Area Board met to discuss a range of community issues, including updates from partners such as Wiltshire Police and Community First. Councillors considered grant applications, reviewed highway improvement projects, and discussed strategic frameworks for community engagement. The board approved funding for the Malmesbury Public Living Room and discussed priorities for the coming year.

July 08, 2025
Northern Area Planning Committee Committee Member

Northern Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 2 July 2025 3.00 pm

The Northern Area Planning Committee of Wiltshire Council met to discuss planning appeals and a planning application for a self-build home. The committee noted the planning appeals and updates, and approved the planning application for a self-build home subject to conditions and a legal agreement.

July 02, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Extraordinary, Cabinet - Tuesday 24 June 2025 10.00 am

At a meeting of the Wiltshire Council cabinet, those present discussed the revenue and capital outturn positions for the financial year 2024-25, as well as the treasury management outturn position. The cabinet approved transfers to and from earmarked reserves, the creation of new earmarked reserves, and a revenue contribution to capital for works related to Salisbury City Hall. They also noted the general fund outturn position, savings delivery, and overspends in the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG).

June 24, 2025
Wiltshire Pension Fund Committee

Wiltshire Pension Fund Committee - Thursday 19 June 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Pension Fund Committee was scheduled to meet on Thursday 19 June 2025 to discuss responsible investment, review the minutes of the Local Pension Board, and consider a question from the public regarding investments in companies linked to the war in Gaza. The committee was also scheduled to receive updates on investment performance and investment manager fees.

June 19, 2025
Cabinet - Shareholder Group

Cabinet - Shareholder Group - Tuesday 17 June 2025 4.00 pm

The Cabinet - Shareholder Group of Wiltshire Council met on 17 June 2025 to discuss updates and business plans for the Stone Circle Housing Company and Stone Circle Development Company, as well as to review the minutes of their previous meeting. Due to the confidential nature of some of the information to be discussed, the public and press were excluded from part of the meeting.

June 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Chippenham Avon Project

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...to facilitate the Chippenham River Avon Project, the Cabinet increased the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) allocation to £1.8 million, delegated expenditure approval to the Director of Planning, Economy, and Regeneration, and authorized contract agreements with the Environment Agency, contingent on Defra funding.

Recommendations Approved

Report on Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...to note the report on the Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025, confirming its alignment with the existing strategy and the performance of investments and borrowings against established parameters.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Capital Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...the Cabinet approved budget virements for Facilities Management and Integrated Transport, and noted additional budgets, budget removals, budget reprofiling, and the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Revenue Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...to approve drawdowns from various reserves to fund specific initiatives in supporting families, children's social care prevention, and adult care, while also noting a forecast revenue budget overspend of £6.658m and an overspend against Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budgets of £12.892m.

Recommendations Approved

West Wiltshire Nursing Home Provision

From: Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday 15 October 2025 11.30 am - October 15, 2025

...to approve the recommendations outlined in a Part II report concerning nursing home provision in West Wiltshire.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 94

Average per Month: 4.1

Decisions Recorded: 61