WILTSHIRE Council is currently consulting on the proposed Westbury Neighbourhood Plan, which has been formally submitted by Westbury Town Council.
The consultation started on Monday 5th June and responses must be received no later than 5pm on Monday 17th July.
A town’s Neighbourhood Plan is a document that gives local people the power to protect valued heritage sites and green spaces, as well as creating a plan for where housing sites should be allocated.
If given approval, the Neighbourhood Plan will provide local planning policies for the town and become a part of the development plan that Wiltshire Council must use when determining planning applications in Westbury.
As part of the plan, the town council has allocated two sites for development in Westbury for around 65 houses at land off Bitham Park, and 30 dwellings on land between Mill Brook and Coach Road.
To view the submitted draft neighbourhood plan, for details on how to comment and for more information, visit http://www.wiltshire .gov.uk/planning-neighbourhood-consultations
If you have no access to the internet and you wish to view the draft Neighbourhood Plan, a copy can be sent to you on request by calling neighbourhood planning on 01225 713698 or can be viewed at:
- The Laverton, Bratton Road, Westbury, BA13 3EN.
- Westbury Library, Westbury House, 15 Edward Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BD.
- Leigh Park Community Centre, Leigh Park Way, Westbury, BA13 3FN
Following this consultation, the comments received will be passed to an independent examiner, to be appointed by the council, who will consider the representations and recommend whether the draft Neighbourhood Plan should be put to a community referendum.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Neighbourhood Planning on 01225 713698 or by email to neighbourhoodplanning@wiltshire.gov.uk
Please be aware that all representations will be publicly available and may also appear on the Wiltshire Council website.
