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 2 of 13

Council Committee Member

Extraordinary meeting - On the rising of the ordinary meeting of Full Council taking place on 21 October 2025, not before 14:00, Council - Tuesday 21 October 2025 2.00 pm

The Wiltshire Council was scheduled to meet to discuss a statutory recommendation from external auditors, Grant Thornton, regarding delays in the preparation of the council's financial accounts. The council was expected to consider the recommendation and approve a response.

October 21, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 21 October 2025 10.30 am

The Wiltshire Council meeting on 21 October 2025 addressed a range of topics, including the approval of the Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-2035, an update on the council's response to the climate emergency, and discussions on various motions from council members. The council also considered supplementary planning documents related to air quality and the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. Additionally, the council addressed questions from members regarding tourism, council investments in Israel, and other local issues.

October 21, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday 15 October 2025 11.30 am

The Wiltshire Council Cabinet met to discuss and approve a future development aligned with the council's Accommodation Strategy for Older People, which will focus on nursing home provision in West Wiltshire. Due to the commercially sensitive nature of the report, the press and public were excluded from the meeting during the discussion of this item.

October 15, 2025
Western Area Planning Committee Chairman

Western Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 8 October 2025 3.00 pm

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October 08, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am

Wiltshire Council's cabinet convened to discuss a range of issues, including the adoption of a new council plan, climate emergency response, and asset management. Key decisions included approving a policy to remove parking charges for blue badge holders and recommending the adoption of the Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-35 to the full council. The cabinet also discussed the future of St Stephen's Place car park in Trowbridge, with a decision deferred to a later closed session.

October 07, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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West Wiltshire Nursing Home Provision

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

...to approve the recommendations outlined in a Part II report concerning nursing home provision in West Wiltshire.

Recommendations Approved

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

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

Revenue Budget 2025-26 - Blue Badges

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

...to recommend that Full Council adopt a policy removing parking charges for Blue Badge holders in the council's 'off-street' car parks.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 44