Chris Vaughan - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Chris Vaughan

Reform UK

Email: chris.vaughan@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Western Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Northern Area Planning Committee (Substitute) Cabinet (Guest Part I, Committee Member) Appeals Sub-Committee (School Transport) (Substitute - Part II) Trowbridge Area Board (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee (Substitute) Licensing Committee (Guest Part I) Finance and Procurement Seelct Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Guest Part I)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

29 meetings · Page 4 of 6

Trowbridge Area Board Committee Member

Trowbridge Area Board - Thursday 18 September 2025 6.30 pm

The Trowbridge Area Board met to discuss a range of community safety and wellbeing issues, including updates from the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, Wiltshire Police, and Community First, as well as considering grant applications and the reinvigoration of the Wiltshire Carers Champions. Watch Manager Liam Diffey from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service provided an update on the service's activities since December.

September 18, 2025
Cabinet Guest Part I

Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council cabinet met on 16 September 2025, and among the decisions made, the key topics discussed were the future of community based services, and a new approach to short breaks for children with additional needs. The cabinet also reviewed the financial position of the council, and agreed to land appropriations.

September 16, 2025
Licensing Committee Guest Part I

Licensing Committee - Monday 15 September 2025 10.30 am

The Licensing Committee met on 15 September 2025 and discussed a range of licensing issues, including primate licensing, updates from the police, passenger transport, public protection and taxi licensing teams. The committee also approved the minutes of the previous meetings.

September 15, 2025
Appeals Sub-Committee (School Transport) Substitute - Part II

School Transport Appeal - BF, Appeals Sub-Committee (School Transport) - Tuesday 2 September 2025 1.00 pm

The Appeals Sub-Committee (School Transport) met to consider a school transport appeal. Councillor Adrian Foster was elected as Chairman for the meeting. The panel upheld the original decision that there was no obligation to provide free home to school transport, and found no exceptional circumstances that would necessitate a discretionary decision to depart from policy.

September 02, 2025
Northern Area Planning Committee Substitute

Northern Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 6 August 2025 2.00 pm

The Northern Area Planning Committee met to discuss planning appeals and a reserved matters application for a housing development in Calne. The committee noted several appeal decisions, including the dismissal of appeals against the refusal of planning permission for holiday lets, extensions, and loft conversions, and the approval of appeals for dwellings in Calne and Sutton Benger. The committee approved a reserved matters application for a housing development in Calne, subject to conditions.

August 06, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Future Waste Service Delivery Arrangements

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

...to approve future waste service delivery arrangements, including contract extensions, public-to-public Local Authority Trading Company partnerships, and service delivery and cost mitigation proposals, while noting updated budget requirements and capital borrowing needs.

Recommendations Approved

Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

... the Cabinet of Wiltshire approved the Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report, noted the actions taken to date, and endorsed the 5-year plan for biodiversity improvements, fulfilling the legal requirement for public authorities to report on their efforts to conserve and enhance biodiversity.

Recommendations Approved

Performance Monitoring 2025/26 Q2

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

...to note and agree the performance against selected measures mapped to the Council’s strategic priorities, providing a quarterly update on progress against the nine Priorities laid out in Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-35.

Recommendations Approved

Fees and Charges Framework

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

...the Cabinet approved the proposed principles and methodology for setting fees and charges, as well as the contents of the Fees and Charges Framework, and noted the proposed increase to fees and charges for 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Council Tax Long-Term Empty Homes Premium

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025

...to recommend to Full Council to approve increasing the Long-Term Empty Homes Premium to the maximum permissible levels from April 1, 2026, charging 100% for homes empty 1-5 years, 200% for 5-10 years, and 300% for 10+ years, with only compulsory exceptions.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 29

Average per Month: 3.2

Decisions Recorded: 36