Cllr Christopher Newbury

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.

Warminster Area Board - Thursday 10 July 2025 7.00 pm

The Warminster Area Board met to discuss community issues, funding requests, and local priorities. The board approved several grants for local initiatives, discussed concerns about speeding and anti-social driving, and received updates from community partners such as the Warminster Health and Wellbeing Forum and Wiltshire Police.

Western Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 9 July 2025 3.00 pm

The Western Area Planning Committee were scheduled to discuss planning applications, planning appeals, and a rights of way application at a meeting on 9 July 2025. The meeting was to be held at County Hall, Trowbridge. Cllr Stewart Palmén, Portfolio Holder for Schools, was scheduled to chair the meeting.

Standards Committee - Wednesday 2 July 2025 1.00 pm

The Standards Committee of Wiltshire Council scheduled a meeting to discuss code of conduct complaints, constitutional changes, and appointments to sub-committees and working groups. The meeting was also scheduled to cover a status report on code of conduct complaints, and proposed changes to the constitution.

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 1 July 2025 10.30 am

The Strategic Planning Committee met to discuss planning appeals, a large warehouse application in Melksham, a solar farm proposal near Potterne, and the conversion of agricultural buildings in Winterbourne Earls. The committee voted to instruct officers to address a flaw in an appeal decision relating to a Gypsy and Traveller site, deferred a decision on the warehouse for further consideration, refused the solar farm application, and approved the conversion of agricultural buildings.