Cllr Stewart Palmén
Email: stewart.palmen@wiltshire.gov.uk
Council: Wiltshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
63 meetings · Page 1 of 13
Western Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 17 December 2025 3.00 pm
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16 December 2025 10.30 am
Trowbridge Area Board - Thursday 13 November 2025 6.30 pm
The Trowbridge Area Board met to discuss a range of issues, including the disposal of St Stephen's car park, updates on the Trowbridge Leisure Centre and highways improvements, and to decide on an application to create a legal street art wall in the Hilperton Road underpass, which was approved. The board also received updates from partner organisations, including Wiltshire Police, and discussed the Area Board priorities and action plan.
Children's Select Committee - Thursday 13 November 2025 2.00 pm
The Children's Select Committee were scheduled to discuss a range of reports and updates, including the Safety Valve Programme, school attendance, updates from the Department for Education (DfE), education performance outcomes, safeguarding, adoption, and the committee's forward work programme. The meeting was also scheduled to include verbal updates from the Cabinet Member and Directors.
Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 23 October 2025 10.30 am
The Strategic Planning Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss a planning application for a solar farm, as well as updates on planning appeals. The committee was also expected to review the minutes from their previous meeting. Public participation was also on the agenda, allowing members of the public to voice their opinions on the matters being discussed.
Decisions from Meetings
44 decisions · Page 3 of 9
Asset Management Strategy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am - October 07, 2025
...to adopt the proposed Assets Management Strategy and delegate minor changes to the Director of Assets in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Regeneration and Assets, to reflect adoption of the Our Wiltshire Plan.
For Determination
The Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Wiltshire and Swindon - Draft for adoption
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am - October 07, 2025
... that Full Council be recommended to adopt the Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Wiltshire and Swindon as a framework strategy and to publish the final LNRS for public inspection.
For Determination
Update on the council's response to the Climate Emergency
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am - October 07, 2025
...to note the actions taken in response to the climate emergency since October 2024, the progress outlined in the council's annual Greenhouse Gas Report and Monitoring Report, and the direction of travel for 2026.
For Determination
Asset Management Paper -Trowbridge St Stephens Multi-Storey Car Park
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am - October 07, 2025
...to mitigate financial risk and asset liability, enable potential redevelopment, and facilitate the freehold transfer of the Trowbridge St Stephens Multi-Storey Car Park to the adjoining owner of Castle Place Shopping Centre, subject to Full Council approval of funding allocation.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter One Capital Budget Monitoring
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025
... to approve the virement of £0.175m to the Stonehenge School project and note additional budgets funded by grants and contributions, budget removals due to lower grant awards, budgets brought forward from future years, budgets reprogrammed to future years, the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast, and the capital spend as of June 30, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 63
Average per Month: 2.7
Decisions Recorded: 44