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.
83 meetings · Page 3 of 17
Western Area Planning Committee - Wednesday, 22 April 2026 - 3.00 pm
The Western Area Planning Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Wednesday 22 April 2026 to consider a range of planning applications and rights of way matters. The agenda included discussions on proposed diversions and extinguishments of public footpaths, as well as decisions on several planning applications for new developments and alterations to existing properties.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday, 21 April 2026 - 10.30 am
The Strategic Planning Committee of Wiltshire Council was scheduled to consider two significant planning applications. These included a proposal for an anaerobic digestion facility near Ashton Keynes and a solar farm with battery storage at Whistle Mead, near Melksham.
Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 24 March 2026 10.30 am
The Strategic Planning Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Tuesday 24 March 2026 to discuss several significant planning applications. The committee granted planning permission for the expansion of Abbeyfield School in Chippenham, subject to infrastructure contributions, and approved an outline application for a new Motorway Rest Area at Junction 16 of the M4 near Swindon, also subject to legal agreements and conditions. However, the committee refused planning permission for a proposed warehouse development near Melksham due to concerns about its location, scale, and impact on the surrounding environment and heritage assets.
Trowbridge Area Board - Thursday 19 March 2026 6.30 pm
The Trowbridge Area Board met on Thursday 19 March 2026 and approved a significant number of grant applications for local community projects and young people's initiatives. The board also received updates on highway improvements, partner activities, and noted information items from various organisations.
Western Area Planning Committee - Wednesday, 18 March 2026 - 3.00 pm
The Western Area Planning Committee met on Wednesday 18 March 2026 and approved a variation to planning conditions for Kingsdown Farm, Lords Hill, Longbridge Deverill, Warminster, BA12 7DY, extending the timeframe for land reprofiling works. The committee also noted updates on planning appeals, with several dismissed and some allowed.
Decisions from Meetings
31 decisions · Page 1 of 7
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
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
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
Exclusion of the Press and Public
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 7 October 2025 10.00 am - October 07, 2025
...to exclude the press and public from the meeting to prevent the disclosure of exempt financial or business information, as it was deemed that withholding the information was in the greater public interest.
Recommendations Approved
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
Summary
Meetings Attended: 83
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 31 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.