Rich Rogers - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Rich Rogers

 Conservative

Email: rich.rogers@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet - Shareholder Group (Guest Part II) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Guest Part I) Southern Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Southern Wiltshire Area Board (Vice-Chairman) Strategic Planning Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

44 meetings · Page 3 of 9

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
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
Southern Area Planning Committee Committee Member

Southern Area Planning Committee - Thursday 10 July 2025 3.00 pm

The Southern Area Planning Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss planning appeals and updates, and to consider planning applications. The committee was also expected to receive public questions and statements.

July 10, 2025
Southern Wiltshire Area Board

Southern Wiltshire Area Board - Thursday 19 June 2025 7.00 pm

The Southern Wiltshire Area Board met to discuss a range of community issues, including the Shared Lives scheme, community safety, and local highway improvements. The board considered a grant application for the Southern Wiltshire Community Area Youth Forum. They also received updates from partner organisations such as the Neighbourhood Policing Team and Alzheimer's Support.

June 19, 2025
Southern Area Planning Committee

Southern Area Planning Committee - Thursday 12 June 2025 3.00 pm

The Southern Area Planning Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss planning appeals and a planning application for alterations to The Cathedral Hotel in Salisbury. The committee was also expected to receive updates on planning appeals and consider any urgent items.

June 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

19 decisions · Page 1 of 4

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter One Capital Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

... to approve the virement of £0.175m to the Stonehenge School project and note additional budgets funded by grants and contributions, budget removals due to lower grant awards, budgets brought forward from future years, budgets reprogrammed to future years, the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast, and the capital spend as of June 30, 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter One Revenue Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to approve the creation of a new earmarked reserve and a virement of funds, while noting a forecast revenue budget overspend, savings delivery performance, a net operating surplus on the HRA, receipt of grant funding, transfers from reserves, and an overspend against Dedicated Schools Grant budgets.

Recommendations Approved

Land Appropriation

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to better align property use with appropriate holding powers, the Cabinet agreed to appropriate assets between the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account, subject to necessary approvals, and to make corresponding accounting adjustments for the 2025/26 financial year.

For Determination

Exclusion of the Press and Public

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to exclude the press and public from the meeting for Item Number 14 due to the likely disclosure of exempt financial or business information, where withholding that information was deemed to be in the public interest.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 19