Adrian Foster - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Adrian Foster

 Liberal Democrats  Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Development Management, and Housing

Email: adrian.foster@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel Appeals Sub-Committee (School Transport) (Substitute - Part II) Eastern Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee Chippenham and Villages Area Board (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Children's Select Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

76 meetings · Page 4 of 16

Cabinet Committee Member

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.

July 08, 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
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
Eastern Area Planning Committee CANCELLED

Eastern Area Planning Committee - Thursday 5 June 2025 3.00 pm

June 05, 2025
Chippenham and Villages Area Board

Chippenham and Villages Area Board - Monday 2 June 2025 6.30 pm

The Chippenham and Villages Area Board met to discuss funding for local initiatives, updates from partner organisations, and key issues within the community. The board approved grants for various projects, including the Teen Takeover 2025, Zero North Wiltshire Community Energy website, Wilts and Berks Canal Trust, Sheldon Student Opportunity Fund, and Sheldon Road Methodist Church. Councillors also discussed community engagement, appointments to outside bodies, and updates from Wiltshire Police and other partners.

June 02, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

50 decisions · Page 1 of 10

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: 76

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 50