Laura Mayes - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Laura Mayes

Conservative Chairman of the Council

Email: laura.mayes@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Eastern Area Planning Committee (Substitute) Council (Committee Member, Chairman) Appeals Sub-Committee (School Transport) (Substitute - Part II) Officer Appointments Committee (Substitute, Vice-Chairman) Staffing Policy Committee (Committee Member) Children's Select Committee (Chair, Committee Member) Cabinet (Guest Part I) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Cabinet Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Committee Member) Finance and Procurement Seelct Committee (Guest Part I)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

74 meetings · Page 9 of 15

Officer Appointments Committee

Officer Appointments Committee - Wednesday 15 January 2025 1.30 pm

January 15, 2025
Officer Appointments Committee Vice-Chairman

Officer Appointments Committee - Thursday 9 January 2025 9.00 am

The Officer Appointments Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Thursday 9 January 2025 to appoint a new Corporate Director for Care and Wellbeing. Following an interview process, Emma Legg was appointed to the role.

January 09, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary Meeting, Council - Thursday 9 January 2025 6.00 pm

January 09, 2025
Eastern Area Planning Committee

Eastern Area Planning Committee - Thursday 12 December 2024 3.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to consider a report on recent planning appeals and to decide on a reserved matters application for 54 homes on land north of Quakers Road in Devizes.

December 12, 2024
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday 10 December 2024 10.00 am

December 10, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

63 decisions · Page 1 of 13

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: 74

Average per Month: 3.1

Decisions Recorded: 63