Mark Goldsmith - Councillor for Cheshire East ( Wilmslow West and Chorley)

Councillor Mark Goldsmith

 Independent  Wilmslow West and Chorley  Chair of Highways and Transport Committee

Email: mark.goldsmith@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Council: Cheshire East

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Corporate Policy Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Cheshire and Warrington Joint Committee (Committee Member) Highways and Transport Committee (Chair) Children and Families Committee (Committee Member) Environment and Communities Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

38 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 11.00 am

December 10, 2025
Corporate Policy Committee Committee Member

Corporate Policy Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 9.00 am

November 27, 2025
Highways and Transport Committee Chair

Highways and Transport Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 20, 2025
Environment and Communities Committee Committee Member

Environment and Communities Committee - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 13, 2025
Children and Families Committee Committee Member

Children and Families Committee - Monday, 10th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 10, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

88 decisions · Page 2 of 18

Strategic Risk Update

From: Corporate Policy Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 9.00 am - November 27, 2025

... the Corporate Policy Committee of Cheshire East approved the recommendations to note the position of the Council's Strategic Risk Register to the end of Quarter 2 2025/26 and to identify a strategic risk for detailed consideration at the next meeting.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

People Strategy

From: Corporate Policy Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 9.00 am - November 27, 2025

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Second Financial Review 25/26

From: Highways and Transport Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 20, 2025

...to approve supplementary capital estimates between £500,000 and £1,000,000, note capital budget reductions, note the available reserves position, and scrutinise the latest revenue forecast for the Highways and Transport Directorate, review progress on the delivery of the MTFS approved budget policy change items, the RAG ratings and to understand the actions to be taken to address any adverse variances from the approved budget, and note the overall in-year forecast capital spending for Highways and Transport Directorate of £70.016m against a revised MTFS budget of £66.626m, and note the Delegated Decisions made for Supplementary Capital estimates and Capital Budget Virements up to £500,000.

For Determination

Town & Country Planning Act 1990 section 257: Proposed Diversion of Public Footpath No. 2 in the Parish of Somerford (Part)

From: Highways and Transport Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 20, 2025

...to enable the construction of an approved development, the committee approved making a Public Path Diversion Order under section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for part of Public Footpath No. 2 in the Parish of Somerford, and also approved giving public notice of the making of the Order, to be confirmed if no objections are received.

For Determination

Statement of Gambling Principles

From: Environment and Communities Committee - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 13, 2025

...to approve the Statement of Gambling Principles 2026-2029, a policy document guiding decisions under the Gambling Act 2005 for the next three years.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 38

Average per Month: 1.7

Decisions Recorded: 88