I a major step forward, the Holt Neighbourhood Plan has entered its final consutation stage. Details of the consultation may be found at http://consult.wiltshire.gov.uk/portal/spatial_planning/np/holt_np/holt_neighbourhood_plan. Following this consultation, the comments received will be passed to an independent examiner, to be appointed by Wiltshire Council, who will consider the representations and determine if the plan should be put to a community referendum. The consultation ends on 28 October 2015.
Representations to The Planning Inspector
The Parish Council and the neighbourhood Plan team have posted representations to the Planning Inspector with reference to the Gladman appeal. The representations may be viewed here – Holt Parish Council Representation to the Planning Inspector and here Holt Neighbourhood Plan response to Appeal
Footpaths
The Parish Council will be walking all the footpaths in Holt over the summer holidays – this is to ensure that they remain open and accessible. The Ramblers are also undertaking a national FPath survey which you can get involved in and help report any problems. Further details of The Big Pathwatch can be found here
Fibre Broadband comes to Holt
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