Cllr Martin Smith

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.

Cabinet - Tuesday 8 July 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council Cabinet met on 8 July 2025, and approved a new bat mitigation strategy for Trowbridge and Westbury, and discussed the outline of the new council plan. They also discussed the disposal of council assets and a new traffic signal maintenance contract.

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.

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 1 July 2025 10.30 am

The Strategic Planning Committee met to discuss planning appeals, a large warehouse application in Melksham, a solar farm proposal near Potterne, and the conversion of agricultural buildings in Winterbourne Earls. The committee voted to instruct officers to address a flaw in an appeal decision relating to a Gypsy and Traveller site, deferred a decision on the warehouse for further consideration, refused the solar farm application, and approved the conversion of agricultural buildings.

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).