Dawes Pond
Over a number of years the Parish Council has tried various ways of restoring Dawes Pond to its former glory. Sadly, in spite of considerable effort and expenditure, none has been successful.The problem is two-fold – firstly, stopping leaks and keeping water in the pond and secondly, topping up the water when it gets […]
Tannery Development – Invitation to Briefing Event
Latest plans for Holt Tannery Walk-in event at the Village Hall on Saturday 16th January 2016. 11am to 4pm. Come and view the latest plans for the redevelopment of Holt Tannery. The plans are the basis for a planning application to follow the event. We look forward to seeing you there. The Holt Tannery […]
ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL HOPPER BUS SERVICE
Wiltshire Council is, once again, considering stopping this invaluable service. There is a petition running to save it which people are urged to sign. This can be accessed at https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ruh-hopper. Even if you signed the previous petition it is important that you sign this one as well,
Manor Farm – Proposed Residential Development
Thrings, Solicitors, are holding an exhibition re proposals for a residential development at Manor Farm, Holt on Monday 26th October 2015 between 3.00pm and 7.00pm at the URC Hall. The Parish Council does not have a formal view on this proposal: it will be considered once a planning application has been received,
Footpath Survey 2015
The results of the Annual Holt Footpath Survey can be found on the Footpaths page of this website.
My Wiltshire App
The My Wiltshire App is available to members of the public wishing to report a problem – e.g. a street light that isn’t working, fly tipping, a pot hole, etc. It can be downloaded from the Wiltshire Council website and is very easy to use. If you would prefer to report things to me, I […]
GREEN WASTE BINS
Until recently all green waste bins supplied by Wiltshire Council in West Wiltshire were 240 litre capacity, however, the new bins now being supplied are 180 litre in line with the size of bins in other parts of the County. The charge for green waste collection is the same for all sizes. The reduction in […]
Wiltshire Council offer Holt Neighbourhood Plan for Consultation
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 […]
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 […]