Cllr Adrian Foster

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.

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

The Chippenham and Villages Area Board met to appoint a chair, vice-chair, and representatives to the Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG). Councillor Liz Alstrom was appointed as Chairman, Councillor Ross Henning as Vice-Chairman, and Councillors Ross Henning and Adrian Foster were appointed as the Chippenham and Villages Area Board representatives on the LHFIG.

Eastern Area Planning Committee - Thursday 17 April 2025 3.00 pm

The Eastern Area Planning Committee scheduled a meeting to address planning appeals, updates, and consider planning applications, including one for The Wheatsheaf Inn in Chilton Foliat. The meeting also included opportunities for public participation.

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 15 April 2025 10.30 am

The Strategic Planning Committee met to discuss planning appeals and updates, and to decide on two planning applications. Outline planning permission was granted for land north of Melksham Road in Holt, subject to conditions and a Section 106 agreement[^2]. A decision on a residential development for land off Freestone Grove in Westbury was deferred.

Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday 10 April 2025 10.30 am

The Audit and Governance Committee met on 10 April 2025, to discuss external audit reports, the Statement of Accounts 2023/24, accounting policies, internal audit reports, and the forward work programme. The committee delegated approval of the Statement of Accounts 2023/24 and associated documents to the Corporate Director of Resources (S151 Officer) in consultation with the Chair of the Audit & Governance Committee, and approved an amendment to the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2023/24. The committee also received presentations on management action plans related to internal audits of Business Continuity, Business Information and Data Quality, and Leisure Income Financial Controls.