Ashley O'Neill - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Ashley O'Neill

 Conservative

Email: ashley.oneill@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Officer Appointments Committee Council (Committee Member) Cabinet Calne Area Board (Chairman) Staffing Policy Committee Northern Area Planning Committee Strategic Planning Committee Electoral Review Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 3 of 13

Officer Appointments Committee

Officer Appointments Committee - Thursday 5 June 2025 9.00 am

The Officer Appointments Committee met on 5 June 2025, and appointed Councillor Ian Thorn as Chairman of the committee. The main business of the meeting was to conduct interviews and appoint a new Director of Finance and Procurement, a decision which was made in private session.

June 05, 2025
Calne Area Board

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

The Calne Area Board met to elect a chair and vice-chair, and to appoint a representative to the Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG). Councillor Ashley O'Neill was elected as Chairman, Councillor Sam Pearce-Kearney as Vice-Chairman, and Councillor Ashley O'Neill was also appointed as the Area Board’s lead representative on the LHFIG.

May 20, 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
Northern Area Planning Committee

Northern Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 16 April 2025 2.00 pm

The Northern Area Planning Committee were scheduled to meet on 16 April 2025 to discuss planning appeals, and consider planning applications for a site in Lydiard Millicent.

April 16, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 11.00 am

At a meeting of the Wiltshire Council Cabinet, members agreed to award a new contract for surface dressing and micro asphalt surfacing, and noted a report on the same topic. Councillor Adrian Foster asked questions about Stone Circle, and was promised a written response.

April 07, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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New Surface Dressing and Micro Asphalt Surfacing Contract Award

From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 11.00 am - April 07, 2025

...to note the report regarding the award of the Surface Dressing and Micro Asphalt Term Surfacing Contract and consider the proposal further in a closed session due to exempt information.

Recommendations Approved

Wiltshire Council Climate Change Adaptation Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

...to note the council's climate adaptation approach, endorse the Adaptation Delivery Plan (subject to comments and final approval), and acknowledge the integration of climate risk management into the council's standard operations and governance.

For Determination

Future Commissioning of Homecare

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

...to prepare for implementation on April 1, 2026, officers were directed to continue preparing the procurement program for a new joint homecare framework for adults and children, with a final paper requesting approval to proceed to tender to be brought back to the cabinet in July 2025.

For Determination

Lime Down Solar Park

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

...to object to the Lime Down Solar Park application based on concerns about the use of valuable agricultural land, cumulative environmental impact, harm to the landscape and biodiversity, potential amenity issues for residents, and the project's conflict with the council's solar farm policies, while also delegating authority to the Director of Planning and Economy to manage the council's response and participation in the Development Consent Order process.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 53