The government is encouraging autocracy in the regions, and Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire Councils have revised their ‘Expression of Interest’, committing to a Mayoral Combined Authority for the ‘Heart of Wessex’ region.  This would mean higher Council Tax bills. In a joint statement, the leaders of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire Councils, Nick Ireland, Bill Revans, […]

Wiltshire Council has officially submitted its Local Plan to the Secretary of State for independent examination. The examination process will assess whether the plan has been prepared in accordance with legal and procedural requirements. The Plan is the framework for housing, infrastructure, and employment land to 2038. Once adopted, it will become the key document […]

To look at an application on the WC website, copy the reference number, go to the WC planning website, then paste the reference number into the ‘Keyword Search’ box. ………………………… PL/2024/10686: 77 Bradford Road: Rear Ground Floor Extension: comments by 26 December 2024 PL/2024/10668: 106 CHURCH STREET- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: comments […]

Wales & West Utilities are going to be replacing a gas main between the Bradley Road and Woodmand junctions. The works are scheduled to start this week and continue until March ’25.

A message from the case officer: The determination deadline for this application is likely to be extended beyond the current date at the end of the month, as the applicant is in the process of responding to the objection raised by the Environment Agency and revising the Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy. Officers are […]

The present version is widely disliked, particularly as it often gives insulting replies to those who use it to report problems.  Despite this it has over 45,000 registered users, and is the most efficient way to report highways defects, fly-tipping, overgrown vegetation etc. You can also report via the MyWilts webpage. The app will update automatically, […]

Exorbitant costs are to be applied at the 2025 local elections, as part of Wiltshire Council’s policy of squeezing cash out of parish and town councils. The estimated fee for a contested election is £2 per elector, which would have to be paid for from the parish precept of the council tax. WC will even […]

The government says councils must offer households a regular collection of these recyclable items: Wiltshire Council doesn’t currently collect food waste or flexible plastics. It will though have to begin collecting flexible plastics from April 2027, and food waste from August 2027. From that time residents will be asked to use one wheelie bin for […]

To look at an application on the WC website, copy the reference number, go to WC planning website  then paste the reference number into the ‘Keyword search’ box. ……………………….. PL/2024/10004:  6 BISHOPSMEAD:  Rear Single-Storey Extension:  comments by 11 December 2024 PL/2024/08765:  80 School Lane:  Change of use from a residential dwelling to office use for domiciliary […]

The road will be closed from 9pm on Sunday 10 November.  The work is due to be completed in the spring.