Wiltshire Council’s Wiltshire Online programme are pleased to inform you that fibre broadband has been brought to Holt . Further details are available here
Gladman Appeal on Melksham Road Development
Gladman Developments Ltd lodged appeal reference APP/Y3940/W/15/3063775 on 10 July against Wiltshire Council’s refusal of outline planning permission for up to 98 dwellings on land south of Melksham Road Holt.
Neighbourhood Plan Submitted to Wiltshire Council
The final draft of the Neighbourhood Plan has been submitted to Wiltshire Council. It can be viewed or downloaded from the Neighbourhood Plan page to the left of this notice.
A copy of the article from the July magazine can be seen here. This gives an update on the status of the project and the next steps.
Potential Development Leigh Road
The Parish Council has recently been approached by a Landhold Capital Ltd who have purchased 2 fields to the east of Leigh Road. A map, their proposal and the PC response can be found here.
Neighbourhood Plan
The Neighbourhood Plan detail and library is now up to date on this site. Everything you ever wanted to know can be found on the neighbourhood plan page which has a link from the left hand panel on the Home page.
Wiltshire Council Refuse Development
Wiltshire council have refused permission for the housing development proposed by Gladman Ltd on land off the Melksham Road. The key reasons for the refusal may be found in the Decision Notice. The notice also states the following “As the proposal is in clear conflict with the policies of the up to date development plan,
for the reasons set out above the applicant is advised that the Council believes that any appeal against this decision would have no reasonable prospect of succeeding. Accordingly, the applicant is advised that if an appeal is submitted the Council will be making an application for a full award of its costs incurred in dealing with the appeal, based on substantive grounds.” Detailed examination of the application is given in the Planning Officer’s Report.
Parish Finances – That’s the way the money goes.
Richard Goodman who chairs the Finance Committee has written an article explaining the Parish finances which can be viewed here.
Copies of the Audited End of Year Accounts can be found under REFERENCE ITEMS on the front page
Proposed Gladman Development
The proposed 100 home development on land adjacent to Great Parks remains with the Council planning department. Should the planning officer be minded to approve the proposal, it will be passed to the full planning committee for a decision at a public meeting. Eighty residents have written in opposition and the Council’s Spatial Planners and Drainage officers have come out strongly against. Our local MP, Duncan Hames, has written opposing the proposal. Our local councillor, Trevor Carbin, is clear in his opposition and believes that the proposal will be rejected.
Playground
The annual safety inspection of the playground found wood rot in the top beam of the climbing frame. This equipment has been put out of use until a new beam is fitted.
Update June 2015: We have agreed funding to replace the top beam and hope to have the equipment back in use very soon.
Your views on the Planning Application
If you wish to comment to Wiltshire Council planners on the Gladman application please do so by 13 February to one of the following:
- by e-mail to developmentmanagement@wiltshire.gov.uk quoting application ref 14/12109/OUT
- by filling in the Wiltshire Planning Comment Form
- in writing to Development Management, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN.
Full details of the application can be found at Wiltshire Planning Control