Gerry Murray - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Gerry Murray

 Liberal Democrats

Email: gerry.murray@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet - Shareholder Group (Guest Part II) Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Vice-Chairman) Southern Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Finance and Procurement Seelct Committee (Committee Member) Environment Select Committee (Committee Member) South West Wiltshire Area Board (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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South West Wiltshire Area Board Committee Member

South West Wiltshire Area Board - Wednesday 17 September 2025 6.30 pm

The South West Wiltshire Area Board met to discuss community grants, local policing, and highway improvements. The board approved funding for a bend warning sign in Sedgehill and considered grant applications from several local organisations. Councillors also heard updates from Wiltshire Police and discussed local priorities.

September 17, 2025
Environment Select Committee Committee Member

Environment Select Committee - Tuesday 9 September 2025 2.00 pm

The Environment Select Committee met to discuss the Waste Transformation Programme, air quality, and a local nature recovery strategy. They agreed to form a Waste Transformation Scrutiny Task Group and supported a draft air quality plan. The committee also reviewed a draft of the Wiltshire and Swindon Local Nature Recovery Strategy, designed to align efforts to improve biodiversity.

September 09, 2025
Finance and Procurement Seelct Committee Committee Member

Finance and Procurement Select Committee - Tuesday 9 September 2025 3.00 pm

The Finance and Procurement Select Committee met to discuss the council's projected revenue and capital budget monitoring for the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, with a projected £6.510m overspend on revenue and a capital programme of £245.577m. The committee made a number of recommendations to the cabinet, including requesting written reports on the adult social care payments to providers programme, the safety valve outturn, and payment process fees for parking. The committee also requested that the cabinet response to the fair funding consultation be circulated to all members.

September 09, 2025
Southern Area Planning Committee Committee Member

Southern Area Planning Committee - Thursday 14 August 2025 3.00 pm

The Southern Area Planning Committee met to discuss planning appeals, updates, and two planning applications. The committee approved the construction of a new dwelling at Styles Close in Porton, despite local objections. They also refused a variation to a previously approved application for a highway depot near East Knoyle, citing concerns about its impact on the Cranborne Chase National Landscape[^2].

August 14, 2025
Environment Select Committee Committee Member

Environment Select Committee - Thursday 31 July 2025 2.00 pm

July 31, 2025

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Summary

Meetings Attended: 31

Average per Month: 3.9

Decisions Recorded: 0