Helen Belcher OBE - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Helen Belcher OBE

Liberal Democrats Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Regeneration and Assets

Email: helen.belcher@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Strategic Planning Committee Cabinet - Shareholder Group (Committee Member, Vice-Chairman, in the Chair) Children's Select Committee Staffing Policy Committee (Committee Member) Corsham Area Board (Vice-Chairman) Cabinet (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Guest Part I)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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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
Corsham Area Board

Corsham Area Board - Thursday 12 June 2025 7.00 pm

The Corsham Area Board was scheduled to meet to discuss community grants, appointments to outside bodies and updates from partners including Wiltshire Police. The board was also expected to watch a video about the Shared Lives Wiltshire scheme.

June 12, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday 10 June 2025 10.00 am

Here is a summary of the scheduled Cabinet meeting, based on the provided agenda and report pack.

June 10, 2025
Council

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.

May 20, 2025
Corsham Area Board

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

The Corsham Area Board met on Tuesday 20 May 2025 and elected Councillor Ruth Hopkinson, Corsham Ladbrook as Chairman, Councillor Helen Belcher OBE, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Regeneration and Assets as Vice-Chairman, and also appointed Councillor Ruth Hopkinson as the lead member for the Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG).

May 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Lime Down Solar Park Statutory Consultation

From: Extraordinary, Cabinet - Tuesday 6 January 2026 10.00 am - January 06, 2026

...agreed the proposed response to the statutory consultation in respect of Lime Down Solar Park as the council’s Relevant Representation and delegated authority to the Director for Planning, Economy and Regeneration to finalise and submit it.

For Determination

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

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 55

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 50