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

The Wiltshire Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss a range of issues, including council tax premiums, biodiversity, adoption services, education provision, bus shelters, and waste management.

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

72 decisions · Page 9 of 15

Wiltshire Council Climate Change Adaptation Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

...to note the council's climate adaptation approach, endorse the Adaptation Delivery Plan (subject to comments and final approval), and acknowledge the integration of climate risk management into the council's standard operations and governance.

For Determination

Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site Setting Study - Draft Supplementary Planning Document for consultation

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

... to approve the draft Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site Setting Study Supplementary Planning Document for public consultation starting May 5th, 2025, and to delegate authority for final preparation to the Corporate Director Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Development and Strategic Planning.

For Determination

Wiltshire and Swindon Local Nature Recovery Strategy Draft for Public Consultation

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

...to approve submitting the draft Wiltshire and Swindon Local Nature Recovery Strategy to Defra and to undertake a public consultation on it.

For Determination

Future Commissioning of Homecare

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

...to prepare for implementation on April 1, 2026, officers were directed to continue preparing the procurement program for a new joint homecare framework for adults and children, with a final paper requesting approval to proceed to tender to be brought back to the cabinet in July 2025.

For Determination

Lime Down Solar Park

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

...to object to the Lime Down Solar Park application based on concerns about the use of valuable agricultural land, cumulative environmental impact, harm to the landscape and biodiversity, potential amenity issues for residents, and the project's conflict with the council's solar farm policies, while also delegating authority to the Director of Planning and Economy to manage the council's response and participation in the Development Consent Order process.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 72