Ian Thorn - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Ian Thorn

 Liberal Democrats  Leader of the Council

Email: ian.thorn@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet - Shareholder Group (Chairman) Cabinet (Chairman) Health and Wellbeing Board (Chairman) Council (Committee Member) Northern Area Planning Committee (Guest Part I) Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel Calne Area Board (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Guest Part I) Electoral Review Committee Officer Appointments Committee (Chairman)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

58 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Cabinet - Shareholder Group Chairman

Cabinet - Shareholder Group - Tuesday 16 December 2025 3.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Cabinet Chairman

Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am

Here is a summary of the items scheduled for discussion at the Wiltshire Council Cabinet meeting on 9 December 2025.

December 09, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board Chairman

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 27 November 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council Health and Wellbeing Board is scheduled to meet on Thursday, 27 November 2025, to discuss a range of topics including public participation, safeguarding, community safety, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, health protection, and the Better Care Fund.

November 27, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Guest Part I

Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Wednesday 19 November 2025 10.30 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee met on 19 November 2025, and agreed to note an update on the Wiltshire Community Strategic Partnership's work, including improvements to systems for the public to report anti-social behaviour, and to receive a further update in six months. The committee also endorsed the findings and recommendations of a Rapid Scrutiny Exercise on corporate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), while expressing disappointment at the Executive's limited acceptance of the recommendations, and agreed to consider two notices of motion regarding screenwash and billposting, task group updates, and select committee forward work programmes.

November 19, 2025
Officer Appointments Committee Chairman

Officer Appointments Committee - Friday 14 November 2025 9.00 am

The Officer Appointments Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Friday 14 November 2025 to discuss a single item of business. The main item on the agenda was the appointment of a Director of Adult Social Care. The meeting was scheduled to be held in two parts, with the public excluded from the second part, during which the appointment was to be discussed.

November 14, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Exclusion of the Press and Public

From: Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday 15 October 2025 11.30 am - October 15, 2025

...to exclude the press and public from the meeting to avoid disclosing exempt financial or business information, as it was deemed that withholding the information was in the greater public interest.

Recommendations Approved

Air Quality Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am - October 07, 2025

...that Full Council should adopt the Air Quality Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) to improve air quality by setting requirements for developers to protect and improve air quality through the development control process, helping the council achieve its Air Quality Action Plan objectives.

For Determination

Revenue Budget 2025/26 - Local Visitor Economic Partnership

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am - October 07, 2025

...to ensure due governance processes are followed as part of the Budget and Policy Framework, the Cabinet recommended that Full Council delegate to the Director of Planning, Economy and Regeneration the responsibility to procure a Destination Management Plan through VisitWiltshire, reversing previous decisions to cease funding for VisitWiltshire and aligning with VisitEngland's requirements for Local Visitor Economic Partnerships.

For Determination

Our Wiltshire Plan 2025–2035

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am - October 07, 2025

...that Full Council should adopt 'Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-35' as the council's principal strategic document.

For Determination

The North Wessex Downs National Landscape Management Plan - Draft for Adoption

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am - October 07, 2025

...to adopt the North Wessex Downs National Landscape Management Plan 2025–2030, fulfilling the Council's duty under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to manage the area.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 72