Stewart Palmén - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Stewart Palmén

 Liberal Democrats  Portfolio Holder for Schools

Email: stewart.palmen@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Western Area Planning Committee (Chairman) Cabinet (Guest Part I, Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Trowbridge Area Board (Chairman) Western Area Licensing Sub Committee Environment Select Committee Children's Select Committee (Guest Part I)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Western Area Planning Committee Chairman

Western Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 17 December 2025 3.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 16 December 2025 10.30 am

December 16, 2025
Trowbridge Area Board Chairman

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.

November 13, 2025
Children's Select Committee Guest Part I

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.

November 13, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

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.

October 23, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

44 decisions · Page 9 of 9

Recommissioning of Children and Young People's Mental Health Services

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024

To ensure we meet our statutory responsibilities to provide community mental health services for children and young people from April 2025

For Determination

Enforcement Policy

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024

... the Cabinet of Wiltshire decided to recommend that the Full Council adopt the Enforcement Policy as set out in Appendix 1, delegate the maintenance of service-specific enforcement policies to Directors in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member, and approve the incorporation of relevant Enforcement Indicators into the Corporate Scorecard, subject to ongoing review by the Leader of the Council.

For Determination

Household Support Fund

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024

The purpose of this report is to provide Members with an overview of the Household Support Fund should we be advised of an extension to the Fund post 30 September 2024 and delegate the payment criteria of the grant to the Director, Finance and Procurement (S151 Officer), Corporate Director, People, and the Director, Public Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities, Leisure, and Libraries

For Determination

Chippenham One Plan and Chippenham Avon Project Master Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024

...to support Chippenham's regeneration, the Cabinet recognized the Chippenham One Plan and Chippenham Avon Project Master Plan as evidence-based documents to inform future planning and endorsed them as material considerations in planning decisions, also noting the intent to contribute up to £1 million via Community Infrastructure Levy, subject to conditions.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 44