Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Community Survey Report June 2018
By Lemon Gazelle
CONTENTS
Introduction 1 Method 1 Who answered the Survey 2 Q1. Do you have any comments about the scope of the plan? 2 Housing 3 Q6. Would you support the development of small housing sites (up to 10 dwellings) in Lyneham and Bradenstoke to support local needs and provide some community benefits? 3 Q6 Supporting answers – areas of concern 3 Q7. How important would be the building of the following types of small scale housing be for Lyneham and Bradenstoke? 4 Q7. Other type or support for answers (text answers) 5 Q8 Do you have any comments to make on the design (eg materials and appearance) and layout of new housing? 6 Housing Need 7 Q9 Do you consider yourself to be in Housing Need? 7 Q10 Housing Need Detail – what size of housing would you need? 7 Q11 Do you have a housing tenure preference? 8 Leisure and Recreation 9 Q12 Do you have any ideas about the sort of leisure/recreation facilities that would be appropriate? 9 Q13 Where do you think leisure/recreation facilities could be provided? 11 Local Employment 12 Q14. Are there obstacles to running businesses locally that the Neighbourhood Plan could address? 12 Getting Around 13 Q15 Are there ways in which people could be encouraged to walk, cycle and use public transport more in Lyneham and Bradenstoke? 13 Green Spaces 15 Q16 Please could you name the green spaces or areas that are important to you so that we can work towards protecting them in the Neighbourhood Plan. 15 Other issues 17 Q17 If you have further comments to make on planning for the future in Lyneham and Bradenstoke, please make them here. 17 Summary 18
Appendix 1: Other responses – where did you hear about the survey? 19 Appendix 2: Q6 - Respondent full comments 23 Appendix 3: Q7 – Respondent full comments 30 Appendix 4: Q8 – Respondent full comments 32 Appendix 5: Q9 – Do you consider yourself to be in Housing Need? Text comments 36 Appendix 6: Q12 – Do you have any ideas about the sort of leisure/recreation facilities that would be appropriate? Text comments 37 Appendix 7: Q13 – Where do you think leisure/recreation facilities could be provided? Text comments 47 Appendix 8: Q14 – Are there obstacles to running businesses locally that the Neighbourhood Plan could address? Text comments 54 Appendix 9: Q15 – Are there ways in which people could be encouraged to walk, cycle and use public transport more in Lyneham and Bradenstoke? Text comments 62 Appendix 10: Q16 – Please could you name the green spaces or areas that are important to you so that we can work towards protecting them in the Neighbourhood Plan. Text comments 77 Appendix 11: Q17 – If you have further comments to make on planning for the future in Lyneham and Bradenstoke, please make them here. Text comments 88
Introduction The following represents the analysis of the data from the consultation / engagement work undertaken by the Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan. The engagement was undertaken in April and May 2018.
Method The data underpinning the following analysis is primarily that of the online survey. Of the 366 respondents, 361 completed the survey directly online and 5 completed the survey on paper, the latter then being transcribed into the online system. The full methodology will be described in the Statement of Community Involvement, one of the documents which is part of the Neighbourhood Plan Submission.
Question 1 asked respondents where they’d heard about the survey.
The single most popular response was that of Facebook, with 124 of the 329 responding to the question, answered that way. The range of other answers are available in Appendix 1. The majority of those who answered they had heard about the survey through other means (124 respondents) commented they had received a flyer/leaflet through the door which told them about the survey.
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Parish Council Website 15
Facebook 124
Twitter 0
Parish Magazine 5
Newspaper Article 0
Personal Contact 61
Other 124
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Who answered the Survey Of the 353 respondents answering the question 60% stated they were female and 37% male; with 3% preferring not to say.
The 355 responding to question regarding their age showed respondents to be most common age group completing the survey was aged between 45 and 59.
How old are you?
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
0-9 0
10-14 1
15-19 1
20-29 15
30-44 77
45-59 133
60-74 90
75+ 30
I'd rather not say 8
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Respondents were asked to give their postcode, so that it is possible to understand approximately where they lived without being able to identify individuals.
The map below shows the spread of the results. These are based upon complete postcodes submitted (244). Apart from one complete postcode, all of those postcodes are shown to be evenly spread throughout, or near to, the settlements of Lyneham and Bradenstoke
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Postcode spread in relation to Lyneham and Bradenstoke settlements (the numbers under the pins represent the responses from that postcode; postcodes representing a number of houses and also that a number of individuals may answers from the same household).
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Q1. Do you have any comments about the scope of the plan? The word cloud represents the main words revealed in the text answers (the bigger the word, the more it appeared in the text answers). The issues raised by respondents corresponded closely to the scope of the plan, reinforcing previous survey/consultation findings. Some issues identified are not within the scope of land use planning to address, and therefore cannot be dealt with in the Neighbourhood Plan, a land use document.
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Housing Q6. Would you support the development of small housing sites (up to 10 dwellings) in Lyneham and Bradenstoke to support local needs and provide some community benefits?
Not sure / It depends, 82, 24%
No, 62, 18% Yes, 201, 58%
345 answered question Q6 Supporting answers – areas of concern 153 individuals provided additional 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 information to support their answers and to raise issues or concerns. 51 Affordable 16 people commented that “it depends”, with the variables being Brownfield 17 the location of sites, the number of sites proposed to be developed, and Depends 51 the availability of housing for local people. Design Issue 16
Residents also commented on the Greenfield Protection 14 need for infrastructure to come with any housing development, so that Infrastructure 31 the parish can be more self- contained. 16 people made MoD 7 comments about the design of new housing, suggesting that development should be inkeeping Oppose Housing 21 with current village styles, avoiding high density or flats. Affordable Small Sites Only 19 housing was remarked upon by 16 residents, who felt that currently Support Development 11
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 3 some local people are not able to stay in the villages because they cannot afford to rent/buy here.
21 people commented that they were opposed to further housing development in the villages, and 11 people commented in support of housing growth. The need to protect greenfield land from development and to promote development first on brownfield sites was commented upon by a number of residents, who felt that the rural setting of Lyneham and Bradenstoke should be protected as it is something they value about living here.
Respondent answers; Appendix 2 (Q6)
Q7. How important would be the building of the following types of small scale housing be for Lyneham and Bradenstoke?
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
12 45 Flats 71 51 10
57 87 Small Houses 38 11 5
35 62 Larger Family Dwellings 56 37 4
53 66 Sheltered / retirement housing 55 21 6
Very important Important Neutral Not important Don't know
204 answered question
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Q7. Other type or support for answers (text answers)
44 individuals made extra comments to support their answers (see chart below for the groups of comments made). The desire for affordable housing for local people was commented on by 10 people, and others supported their answers by making further comments on the need for smaller dwellings for first time buyers, and for accommodating older people within their community. Whilst a wide range of comments was received, it seems that a mix of housing to suit all ages of individual/family may best meet the needs expressed.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Affordable 10
Bungalow 6
Family Housing 2
Housing Mix 5
Housing Need 6
No flats 3
Sheltered Housing 5
Small Houses 7
Other 7
Full respondents’ answers, see Appendix 3 (Q7)
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Q8 Do you have any comments to make on the design (eg materials and appearance) and layout of new housing?
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Environmentally Friendly 6
Garden / Green 12
In keeping character 55
Parking 9
Size 9
Other 8
94 people answered this question, providing their views on the things that would be important to them in any new housing development. Clearly the greatest number of comments made were about the character of new development and how it would need to blend into the village (55 comments).
Other aspects such as adequate parking to keep roadways clear and gardens for families to play were also seen as important. High environmental standards in new development were commented on by 6 people, with some looking for high energy efficiency and others commenting on the use of domestic solar panels to create green energy. 13 people stated they had no comments to make on this issue.
Full Respondents’ Answers, see Appendix 4 (Q8)
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Housing Need Q9 Do you consider yourself to be in Housing Need?
Yes, 16, 5%
No, 324, 95%
Other comments See Appendix 5 (Q9)
Q10 Housing Need Detail – what size of housing would you need? (those answering Q9 that they were in housing need)
4 bedroom, 2, 11%
3 Bedroom, 2 9, 47% bedroom, 8, 42%
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Q11 Do you have a housing tenure preference?
Private rented, 1, 5%
Social rented, 5, 28% Outright ownership, 11, 61%
Part ownership, 1, 6%
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Leisure and Recreation Q12 Do you have any ideas about the sort of leisure/recreation facilities that would be appropriate?
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Basketball Court 6
Bowling 7
Café / Restaurant / pub 24
Cinema 5
Community Centre 22
Gym 14
Maintenance 12
Outdoor Recreation 70
Skate Park 27
Sports Facility 53
Swimming 21
Tennis 12
Youth Facility 56
The engagement revealed a wide range of views about the possibilities for further recreation/leisure facilities in Lyneham and Bradenstoke, with many individuals coming up with ideas and suggestions. Whilst some people commented that they didn’t have a view, or didn’t feel further facilities were needed, the majority of those who answered felt that increased indoor and outdoor facilities for young people would be positive, as well as additional sports and recreation facilities for all ages.
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Residents noted that, although maintenance of play areas can be a problem, provision for young children seems to be available, but that there is much less for teenagers to do. Formal and informal recreation facilities were supported, with ideas such as sports pitches, improved parks and green spaces, tennis and swimming suggested as options. Many people noted that improved provision for young people, such as activities and youth clubs, would also need funds to staff and run activities. 24 individuals noted that cafes, pubs and restaurants would be positive for Lyneham and Bradenstoke, so that people have a place to meet informally and socially.
Full answers – see Appendix 6 (Q12)
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Q13 Where do you think leisure/recreation facilities could be provided?
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Brownfield / building 15
Existing Hall 38
Existing Park 20
Garage Site 15
Good Access 11
Lyneham 14
MOD 31
Preston Lane 10
Slessor Park 9
The Green 7
White Hart Area 15
Other 32
Many individuals felt that existing premises, such as parks and halls, could be better maintained and used for leisure/recreation activities, to avoid the necessity of providing new spaces, and others suggested a shared use of MoD facilities would also benefit the local community. The need for facilities to be located to allow for good access and parking was raised by several people, and residents suggested brownfield, previously developed sites, such as the garage land as possible locations for new facilities, avoiding the need to develop greenfield sites. Some residents felt that new facilities were not necessary and that people should travel to the towns or other locations for leisure activities to help the villages remain peaceful and rural.
Full respondent answers Appendix 7 (Q13)
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Local Employment Q14. Are there obstacles to running businesses locally that the Neighbourhood Plan could address?
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Appearance / premises 34
Business rates / tax 11
No obstacles known 63
Not needed 6
Parking / Travel 28
Support Local Business 27
Technology 12
Type of Business 26
189 people made comments in response to this question, with over 30% stating that they were not aware of obstacles to running businesses here. 27 people remarked that they support local businesses and would like to see more enterprises run from the villages, and 34 commented that a lack of suitable premises or the appearance of some premises might be off putting to businesses. Issues around access, parking, public transport and road congestion were felt to be a possible problem by 28 people. 26 individuals commented on the types of businesses they would like to see in the villages. These included a variety of food and other shops, small office/business premises, a doctors’ surgery and high-quality restaurant.
Full respondent answers Appendix 8 (Q14)
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Getting Around Q15 Are there ways in which people could be encouraged to walk, cycle and use public transport more in Lyneham and Bradenstoke?
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Congestion 21
HGV Danger 10
Parking 10
Public Transport 73
Road Maintenance 49
Safe Crossings 22
Safe Cycleways 69
Safe Footpaths 73
Speed Limits / Speeding 55
Other 20
Residents raised a wide range of issues in relation to sustainable transport, and were particularly concerned about road safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Comments focused on speeding, traffic volumes, HGV traffic, safe crossings and poor quality road/pavement surfaces, and suggested there is much that could be done to improve the experience of walking and cycling in Lyneham and Bradenstoke. High quality, dedicated pedestrian and cycle routes which are away from traffic would help people feel safer and this would make these transport options more attractive.
Some residents commented that the settlements are too remote from other larger centres to make walking and cycling a viable option for most people. Congestion and inconsiderate parking, especially near parks, playgrounds, shops and schools was a concern. Public transport to and from Lyneham was felt by many of those who responded to be a good
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Full Respondent answers see Appendix 9 (Q15)
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Green Spaces Q16 Please could you name the green spaces or areas that are important to you so that we can work towards protecting them in the Neighbourhood Plan.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Aero Park 11
All Green Space 49
Baileys Hill 11
Bradenstoke Park 49
Chippenham Road 4
Melsome Park 3
Pound Close 15
Pound Farm 11
Provision Needed 15
Preston Lane 22
Slessor Road 13
The Green 79
Victoria Drive 28
Webbs Court 13
Other 34
250 people provided long-answer information in response to this question. The green spaces in Lyneham and Bradenstoke are highly valued by residents, who named many specific parks, recreation grounds and open spaces that they use regularly for sports and leisure. A number of residents commented on the need for improvements or maintenance to these facilities, especially in terms of play equipment, shelters, cleaning, provision of benches and bins and care of plants. 49 people commented that they valued all green space
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Full Respondent answers see Appendix 10 (Q16)
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Other issues Q17 If you have further comments to make on planning for the future in Lyneham and Bradenstoke, please make them here.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Character / Look 26
Development Comment 50
Green Space / Recreation 14
Medical Facilities 38
Oppose Development 28
Roads / Transport 33
Shops / Services 23
Support Development 8
Other 21
In this section, residents were encouraged to note further issues of importance to them, and 188 people chose to comment. Concerns over future development in Lyneham and Bradenstoke were raised by over a quarter of those who responded, with residents feeling that empty and underused MoD property should be brought fully into use before further development is undertaken, and a concern over keeping growth at small scale to preserve the village atmosphere.
28 people stated that they did not support further development, and 38 were concerned about the lack of medical facilities in the villages to support the population. Issues around local politics and participation in local democracy were raised by 21 individuals. Transport and shops/services were again raised as concerns by some residents.
Full Respondent answers, Appendix 11 (Q17)
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Summary
The community engagement has received responses from 366 residents, who have made almost 2,000 individual long-answer comments in response to the survey. This is a very positive response rate and has provided an excellent set of data to understand the issues the Neighbourhood Plan should aim to address.
Whilst some residents are resistant to development, others believe some growth is necessary to maintain a vibrant community, and seek the necessary community services and facilities that new and existing residents will need. The most commonly mentioned services required are medical facilities. Additional leisure and recreation provision, especially for young people, is supported by many residents, who have ideas about better use of existing facilities, new options, with many suggesting involving young people in the decision making.
Transport issues are a concern for residents, especially as walking and cycling do not currently seem like attractive options given the distances, the condition of roads and safety fears, though Lyneham residents are supportive of regular bus services as a sustainable alternative to car travel. The green spaces within and around the villages are highly valued by residents, who wish to see them protected, and have ideas of how they can be improved still further for the benefit of all.
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Appendix 1: Other responses – where did you hear about the survey?
Please note that I'm slightley dislitic Hand delivery House to house delivery I told the Parish Council about this as clerk to other Parishes c1998. The Parish Clerk should hold an A4 written by myself giving my ideas for general points to be included as the then Councillors were not interested mail drop Parish council flyer through letterbox Note dropped through the door leaflet sent to house note through the door Flier posted through my letterbox. Hand out Then subsequent maildrop. A hand typed flyer posted through my door with a very long web link to this page. piece of paper through the door Slip of paper put through the door Note through door We are kept informed about important information via other concerned local residents. Mailshot through the door. Flyer through my letterbox leaflet through letter box Leaflet delivered to home Note through the door Piece of paper through the door Mum leaflet drop through door Leaflet through door Notice put through the door Leaflet through door Your email via Lyneham Facebook page We also received a leaflet through our letterbox. The Parish Magazine requires a total revamp to justify the cost. There should be only two copies a year of better quality and better pictures. This job should be given to the Clerk not Councillor Thrussell who does too much already. Typed note came through the door. Through the door leaflet flyer in post Flier from Steering Group leaflet in my door mail box.
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An A5 information sheet, posted through the letterbox on 8th May. A leaflet put through the letter box A slip of paper came through the door last night - 8th May - leaving little time to answer. Leaflet through the door Note through the door I found out about this by more than one source....my mother is not on computers so needs correspondence via by hand or post. message posted through front door Leaflet through the door from Neighbourhood plan steering group . Note through the door from parish council Flyer through letterbox also Facebook. Leaflet through our door Leaflet through our door Hand delivered note through the letterbox Letter through the door Leaflet through the letterbox St Mary's church Lyneham Community page A letter through the door and an e.mail from the steering group flyer through the door Flyer through door Leaflet drop Flyer Leaflet Leaflet through door flyer A flyer through the letter box. Leaflet drop Parish council leaflet drop Flyer Message from the Parish council Flyer Leaflet through the door Leaflet through the door Flyer through the door When the survey dropped through my letterbox Flyer put through the front door of my house. Infuriating put through our letter box Leaflet through door and leaflet through letterbox None Letter throught the door Notice through the door flier through the door Leaflet through door
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 20 message through the door Letter through post box Note through front door Nextdoor website Leaflet through my door Piece of paper pushed through the door. Message through front door Leaflet through the door. Neighbour Next Door Flyer through the door Flyer through the door. I received a leaflet through my door. Flyer through door. Message delivered to the house Leaflet drop Note delivered to house Flyer information slip delivered information slip posted through door Flyer through the front door Through the door Believe parks residents need to be included, as often do not have internet. Door drop Leaflet through door Leaflet through door. leaflet through the door Flyer sent threw post Flyer through door leaflet through the door Leaflet through the door flyer through door Leaflet through the door Paper slip put through my door Post A note was put through my letterbox Hand delivered flyer Leaflet through door flier through door Flyer through the door leaflet Leaflet A flyer put through the door. Flyer through letterbox Leaflet through my door. Leaflet through my door on 01.05.18
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 21 paper in post box Slip of paper in my post box on 29th April, 28 days after the supposed start of the survey. Leaflet Leaflet through the door Flyer through door. Paper through door Flyer through door By notice through the post. Leftlet through door. Flyer Note posted through the letterbox. Leaflet through front door Leaflet through door Your notice through my door Flyer delivered to my home Leaflet through letterbox A leaflet through our letterbox referring to this internet link. Typed message through letterbox. leaflet through the door Flier Leaflet delivered to house.s Flyer Church Darren Hewitt on the lyneham families Facebook page Disappointing that this has come via Facebook, it should be publicised by leafleting the villages A friend Not sure if there are plans to hold a session for the public to attend and give their views in person. There will be people n the village who would prefer this rather than a paper or online opportunity. Also attendance at Parish Council meeting as resident of Lyneham Discuss with friends MOD LYNEHAM Part One Orders Work Email email from Jenny May email pushed out through MOD Lyneham Community weekly newsletter It was circulated by my employer, MOD Lyneham, thankfully Sent via email at MoD Lyneham Was sent to me by another Lyneham resident Email via work Distributed by a member of staff at MOD Lyneham Via contact at MOD Lyneham Publicity about this survey has been woefully inadequate. That, I suspect, will play to the biased views of the noisy few.
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Appendix 2: Q6 - Respondent full comments
I have only almost 2 years i think there are enough dwellings in the parish. Would not support blocks of flats being built And affordable. As long as it stayed at max 10 dwellings and not be added to on the quiet. Only if brown field sites were used first and only if there was a requirement for these dwellings. Depends upon exact location Small developments have a much lesser impact on the local facilities, than a larger one will. You can improve things over a period of time, rather than a great impact in a shorter amount of time. It would depend on who is planned to be housed there Any development has be in consultation with the local residence and should be of a small scale as denoted above of up to 10 houses. Not the large scale developments that have been proposed over recent years by large housing development companies. I fully understand that the area cannot be frozen in time forever and will have to evolve at some point, but small developments are much easier to absorb into the local infrastructure, where impact can be kept to a minimum. Depends upon how many of these small housing sites are planned. It depends upon extending services in the village to match any increase in population. It depends on whether there is a genuine need or whether it is just lining somebody's pockets as there are already so many empty houses in Lyneham! There is still plenty of mod housing lying empty, I don't think there I the need, but would only recommend on brownfield sites, and most definitely not on green field. Provided any development is limited to 10 dwellings or fewer, and within Lyneham’s village boundary, and on Brown Field sites not Green Field sites, as the Core Strategy for Large Villages stipulates. As long as the development was only on BROWN FIELDS thus preserving and safeguarding our GREEN FIELDS. If homes are built they must be for local people and not sold as second or holiday homes. Providing the houses are not obtrusive. Adjacent to existing and not infringing on countryside. Where would it be Lyneham and Bradenstoke need to develop. Lyneham more so as it has the scope to do so. You mention small housing sites (up to 10 dwellings). Is that up to 10 dwellings per site? If so how many small housing sites? We need a home There is no indication of possible numbers of these small housing estates. Small developments in keeping with local surroundings and design are fine If we agree to 10 then more will follow. No more building please
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Since the REME settled in Lyneham and the fact the base is going to be used as an MOD training base, the population in Lyneham seems to have exploded. The water companies and the council can't upkeep the village as it is, so adding more houses will only add to existing problems Rather feel we are being overcrowded by RWB and Calne now Depends on the specific locations for any new development as well as any plans to improve roads in and around the village (In this case Lyneham) as part of the development. The Village amenities would need to be reviewed Not enough facilities Parish residents should be given the opportunity to get first time buyers onto the market with affordable housing. Small sites of affordable housing + Senior Citizen housing. I would but it does depend upon the sites chosen and the types of housing. I would favour 'affordable' housing being developed contiguous with the main areas of existing development. More up market housing could be located further out from the curtelage of existing development but the countryside nature of our environment should be broadly preserved. If max 10 individual houses and not multi store buildings But no more than that stated. The nation needs more houses; there is no place for nimbyism. But the infrastructures must be upgraded or maintained to support the growth. on where these are built. If sites already within the village outlines can used, and any available brownfield sites also within the outer limits of building so far. We would not support any encroachment along Preston Lane towards Bushton, an area of valuable agricultural land and some beauty. Only if it doesn't involve taking away our green fields. I believe it is better to develop/build on brown field sites, not keep building/taking fields This would depend on the location and wether it would lead to further developement in the future. A brown field site would be best As long as they are affordable maybe for first time buyers my son recently bought a house in calne as there were no affordable housing in lyneham There needs to be more than 10 dwellings. More housing is needed for younger people wanting to stay in the village when they can eventually afford to buy. There are currently a couple of run down locations in Lyneham that would benefit from this regeneration Very limited development only and ON BROWN FIELD SITES ONLY The infrastructure of the village needs to be able to support growth. Where I am situated there are plans to build which is a shame and could be used for more allotments etc for children to be involved in. providing the infrastructure is able to cope then yes. But this must not be a green light for further, much larger, development. Lyneham needs more housing for the younger generation that have been born and raised in the village. There needs to be provision for affordable housing to encourage the youngsters to stay in the village
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Absolutely not. There is no need for it. Plenty of new houses have been built in Calne, use those. I would be happy with larger developments also. We need more support facilities for example a doctors surgery guaranteed first Yes as long as it's not on grenland Only if it's on land with buildings on that are no longer in use like the land where the car sales and vets was. Where they are! not rammed in, sufficient off road parking. As long as you don’t have adjacent clusters of small developments which end up looking like a large development On ample car parking provision and roads wide enough to accommodate vehicles parking and still allow access for emergency vehicles. A spread of prices would be good,affordable housing, and not 10 houses rammed into a small area Lyneham does not need new houses Only if built on land already brought by any developer's and not be used or any brown field sites. There is enough already i would like to be sure that the housing would be either truly affordable or social housing/housing asociation to provide an opportunity for young people to stay locally. More for first time byers Road ways inadequate( single Lane) and as you enter village, parked cars etc. create same.
No transport ( regular bus services)
NO shops ( more houses, more people will cause greater difficulties, not less) There should be no further development of any form of housing with the exception of replacing existing dwellings with new. There should be no further development of any type of housing that increases the number of available dwellings Where would they be built I realise that there is a shortage of housing but there needs to be facilities to match; doctors, schools, employment. The biggest employer supplies its employees with accommodation and a doctors/dentist facility. It depends on whether local infrastructure will be improved as well Cannot understand why bigger housing projects keep being turned down important that style of developments fits with the surrounding area There are plenty of houses currently rented by the MOD that are empty and could be used for some civilians. As long as other public services are adequate such as doctors surgery, dentist etc There is ample existing housing Of course this would depend on how many 'small' housing sites. 10 x 10 sites is 100 homes which are not required in our village. Yes I support this as long as it provided some community benefits As long as it was guaranteed the dwellings would be available for locals only
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How many? 1 site, 5 sites, 50 sites? It depends on the target market, and the builders involved. small number of sites acceptable with up to 10 dwellings limit number of sites Depending on where the housing was sited yes to on brown land sites but no to green sites Depends on location and road access 2 sites were developed in the last 12 months in Bradenstoke and Dauntsey, resulting in 2x £600k mansions and a £750K mansion. Neither support local needs or provide benefits so I don't trust Wiltshire Council. Not Bradenstoke. The facilities and access just do not allow for any more housing. The road into and out of Bradenstoke is frequently down to single lane traffic leading to delays. What community benefits do we get for small housing sites? Without additional services to support them and improved infrastructure, there cannot be any. A mix of housing , in particular for the elderly, for young single people and MUST be affordable rents In lyneham not bradenstoke the villages are big enough already and i don't see that we need more houses . especially in bradenstoke as where do you propose to put them!! Houses need to be built, its that simple. Having smaller estates would probably keep the planners and community whingers happy Depending if facilities matched demand Provided the houses are a: affordable and b: firstly offered to young local families 1st It would depend on size and pricing of properties, as cheaper housing needs to be made available for the up and growing younger residents to be able to remain in the are independently IF IT CAN BE PROVEN THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING WITH IN LYNEHAM ND BRADENSTOKE THEN I WOUD SUPPORT THIS. HOWEVER I WOULD PREFER SINGLE HOUSE'S TO BE BUILT IF THE NEED IS ESTABLISHED I don't know of many sites in these two villages that would be suitable for small scale housing except the fields for larger scale development. There are going to be a lot more boots on the ground in Lyneham when the camp is at full training capacity and more housing for sale will be needed. there are many times we have not water and electric and if there was more houses it would be even worse There are far to many houses in the area and we are often with out water and electric because of the over use. If more houses were built this would make it far worse. Also the roads are far to busy now and most houses have at least 2 cars. Yes, provided such developments were not detrimental to the local area and 100% 'supported local needs and provided some community benefits', i.e affordable homes for local people. Small developments would be supported as the parish does need to evolve and there is a lack of affordable 3/4 bed homes but there is no indication of how many small developments would be created, the current infrastructure within the parish could not cope with an influx of new residents if numerous small sites were developed. We are at present renting a a MOD property
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Yes, if there is a proven and demonstrable need. I agree if it is only 10 dwellings. Would they be purely for locals. Why is we need even more houses? This is becoming no longer a village but a town! providing they are situated sensibly and have the necessary infastructure in place before building Depends on location Only if really needed Brownfield sites or scrub, not green fieldstone Up to 10 would be OK. As long as it's not 10 one year, then another 10 the following year, and so on. I am unclear that any community benefits are provided by housing developments however do support small scale development Depending on location I may support As long as it's backed up with local medical facilities. If retaining current green spaces eg keeping the field on Preston Lane/ by pintail court Would welcome conventional housing but would not support further Park home expansion However, more facilities would be needed, i.e. doctors surgery Not on green fields though As long as it does not affect the area in a negative way Depends where in the village and the effect on the roads Lyneham currently has many empty houses and unoccupied MOD quarters. Bradenstoke access roads are narrow and the main street cannot sustain proper parking. The infrastructure, including sewage and water pressure, would have to be improved BEFORE any future further developments are considered It depends on where they would be sited This depends on whether this means the demolition of current houses to make way for more houses at others expense whether owned or not. New housing on brown land however is welcomed, and if said site can sustain more than 10 dwellings then again I would be supportive if it was reasonable. As long as parking and traffic was adjusted accordingly There is already a huge amount of empty housing! It depends whether people will be handed a demolition notice or not and if they'd have to leave the home they've lived in for the majority of their lives. However, Lyneham doesn't really need any more housing as it's pretty full already and the school will struggle. Depends how many vacant military properties there are and whether or not they could be repurposed? I would prefer to see smaller development offering more by way of family homes than big scale development that radically alters the size of the village. Small expansion can be supported in our vague but not large developments. We don't have the infrastructure to support it. Yes in lyneham not Bradenstoke. If with the new housing we would get a doctors surgery something that is needed in the village that is growing There are too few services as it is.
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Yes however we need to look at the provision for school, Dr and dentists etc So long as it does not extend the Village boundary. Village is in danger of becoming a town I believe the village is big enough I would only support new building on brownfield sites, and equally I would totally oppose the use of greenfield sites under any circumstances. Not if it means using green land .We don't need a forsake homes that you cannot fit a family in .We need on the proposed sight just a FEW bigger homes .laid out nicely wigh room for family cars . Small and aesthetically pleasing developments which are not focussed on affordable housing.
Lyneham also needs larger homes 4/5 beds so that people with growing families can move up the property ladder and make their smaller homes available. Families who need larger houses are always pushed out of Lyneham. I see so many local villages?towns being built in and all of a sudden they are towns or small citys.. its wrongto expect that every green belt bit of land is up to make the fat cats fatter I believe Lyneham particularly needs some small scale development of 3, 4 and 5 bed houses to accommodate growing families who wish to stay in the village. Not sure about Bradenstoke. Any development would need to be on Brownfield sites with easy access to the village without altering footpaths, road junctions etc. On brownfield sites first and not seeing this as a multiples of 10s springing up everywhere. Depends of the location and the effect on the viliage. But would definitely consider it. It depends where they were being built and if they were for built for rent by a housing association and only for people in the local community. Where? If the housing is affordable for locals. Bradenstoke has no regular bus service and is reliant on car journeys so creating additional dwellings in an unsustainable location is not a good idea. Lyneham has more scope to accommodate dwellings as you can walk most places I actually think there needs to be bigger development than 10 houses It would depend on location etc.. Concerns about the level of new housing that has been proposed by developers in recent and future years that will inevitably eat into greenfield sites and the number of houses that have been proposed cannot be sustained through Lyneham & Bradenstoke's infrastructure. There are also concerns on the Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish Council's willingness and effectiveness in supporting residents in opposing these planned developments. Historically the Parish Council has endorsed development plans for an inappropriate number of houses behind Webb's Court and Pound Close that determined and vociferous residents managed to persuade Wiltshire Council to reject. Bradenstoke is not big enough to support further housing as in a dead end single line road, no schooling or shops. I’m not too sure why Bradenstoke has even been brought into this discussion. I reside in Lyneham which has the surrounding Space but not the supporting infrastructure i.e. doctor surgery. The small roads around the MOD housing
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 28 sites are a liability when considering fire engines, ambulances. Lyneham looks and feels like a forgotten back end of a town. As long as the facilities are provide as well. Doctors surgery, funded school places, sports facilities, playgrounds etc although I support these small developments it depends on how many we are talking about...5 x 10 dwellings is 50 houses and possible 200 residents of varying ages and an additional 100 vehicles....these should not be developed in isolation and additional medical/dental and educational provision should be considered as part of any developement Yes, I would support SMALL developments but absolutely NOT support anything larger than that as the roads, water supply etc will not cope with the increased cars and people. The road through Lyneham is in a shocking state of disrepair at the moment so to add to the traffic will only exacerbate the problem. I believe that we have met the requirement for Wiltshire housing. The development of small housing sites exacerbates the inadequacy of local services to cope with the incremental load such small developments bring. Current planning decisions (an impotent parish council versus one biased unitary councillor) do not have the competence to determine applications for these 'small' sites and, alarmingly, more are being proposed by housing associations.
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Appendix 3: Q7 – Respondent full comments
Attention to local services important and traffic management Any new houses should only be agreed after the ease of vehicle access to the very busy road is carefully considered. The speed limit of 30mph is only obeyed by about 20% vehicles!! This would be dependent on the need Sheltered accommodation for residents of Lyneham I feel is important and not necessarily retirement housing bringing people from oither areas. Sheltered/retirement housing is already in existance in Goatacre just 1-2 miles from Lyneham. There is ample retirement housing in Bradenstoke and some also in Lynehnam, Surely this relates to demand rather than desire to see particular buildings Lyneham in particular needs small houses. Starter homes. Bungalows also are needed as some residence want to stay in the area but down size Flats are the not the right sort of accommodation in Lyneham and Bradenstoke. I'm not sure what the need is for the local community in terms of size of houses. A good mix of all accommodation is essential. Sheltered/retired housing can only be sensible if the infrastructures, in particular public transport and health provision, continue at their present or improved level. I feel ensuring suitable houses for first time buyers and families is available is vital to keeping the village fresh and allowing a younger group of people to move into the area (particularly bradenstoke) to keep a balance Small scale housing would be good, as the roads could not cope with large scale housing. bungalow...... small By providing more housing will improve the local economy. Retirement dwellings to free up other housing stock for young locals. My concern with sheltered and retirement housing is the lack of support facilities within Lynheham, doctor's dentists social care support. Bungalows?? Bungalows, houses with gardens, sufficient off road parking. We don't need developments of large family homes not unless on land already brought by developer's and a mixture of large and small homes and no larger than 12 homes due to fact family homes which have come on to market have taken along time sell. Lyneham already has a variety of all types. Depends what is needed No comment Do not think we need any social housing Affordable houses for first time buyers. low cost first time buyer properties important to keep young in the village Ex military houses Rented, affordable housing is needed with so little social housing available I'm not convinced flats would be in keeping with the traditional character of Bradenstoke and may encourage occupants to use outside space inappropriately i.e. congregate in the street due to lack of private garden space.
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We have quite a few new, smaller houses, but very few bungalows or three/four bedroom houses being built. There appear to be an abundance of housing for the elderly in Bradenstoke so I don't think there is a requirement for more. I do feel however that small affordable housing for younger families is needed Bungalows freehold. A care/nursing home. The nature of the housing is not important to me as long as there are not too many. More affordable housing is needed everywhere. I believe the need for smaller, affordable properties should take priority when allocating available funding. needs to be more social housing than the private sector Not sure there is a massive need for retirement housing hence neutral. I think lyneham is lacking 'affordable' housing for people looking to get on the housing ladder, regardless of size of property needed I don’t feel that Lyneham necessarily has the services to provide necessary support to sheltered accommodation for the elderly, no local doctors surgery for example. If this issue were addressed then sheltered accommodation would be fine. I wouldn’t support the building of blocks of flats, it feels like it would take away from the village feel that we have thus far managed to maintain. Shared ownership Any small developments of social housing for the young villagers who want to stay where they were born. Historically there has been a big push for small affordable homes. One only has to peruse Rightmove to see there is actually plenty of smaller housing currently for sale in Lyneham (and a lot of it doesn’t sell quickly).
Lyneham really needs larger homes 4/5 beds so that people with growing families can move up the property ladder and make their smaller homes available. Families who need larger houses are always pushed out of Lyneham.
It’s just common sense. Please see my answer to previous question The village has a good mixture of large expensive houses and also small 2 bed houses. With its rural location I don't think retirement housing is suitable and with limited schooling/dental/medical facilities larger dwellings would not be good. Affordable housing for first time buyers or people reaching retirement Family dwellings of 3 beds and above are crucial With further housing you need further infrastructure and schooling, doctors, better roads, more funding.
Bradenstoke is a dead-end village with no amenities and not good roads, single line traffic because of the parking on one side. There is only one decent rodent and one decent road out. The majority of the people residing in Bradenstoke are the elderly.
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Appendix 4: Q8 – Respondent full comments
Houses that fit into a village location. May be in a cul de sac, slightly apart from any estates already in Lyneham Houses should be varied, a mixture of brick and stone. Houses should not be too close to each other. A walk way around each property is preferable. A retirement home should be friendly to all around, not like a prison, though secure. Attention to "outside" space and parking facilities All new buildings should be in the same character of adjacent buildings & not be an 'Eye sore'. As long as the building are not taller than the surrounding buildings next to it . Sympathetic to surrounding buildings Gardens and off road parking should be consistent with the size of the property. Too many newbuilds force pedestrians to walk in the roads. Using local building companies and materials as much as possible to lessen the enviromental impact and give back to th elocal economy To be 'in keeping' with surrounds Materials and design should be in keeping with the Villages' rural character. If new housing were to go up, then they should, indeed, MUST be in keeping with the character of the houses already in existence. Should not menthe removal of any current green spaces and should blend in with the village Must be compatible to existing styles None at all Too much housing will make our village a town and it will lose its character. This has already started to happen with it evolving with facilities such as the puffin hut due to open in the future. Housing would need to be in character with the rest of the village Any housing built should be in keeping of the local surrounding in design and material used Make sure there is enough parking of road No. Mellow brick facings to complement the natural area. Must be 2, 3 or 4 bedroom family houses, i.e. bungalows or max two floor houses. Should blend in with appearance of nearby buildings. The tendency for each house in a new development to be markedly different from its neighbours is not aesthetically pleasing. No no No Maximum of three storeys.
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In keeping with existing housing. Preference for use of sustainable materials and energy efficiency, as well as use of renewables such as solar panels and ground source heat pump etc.. Less than 3 story. With open spaces. no Traditional build. All building should be in keeping with existing forms of building. We should not encourage cheap flat pack homes as they don't have a proven track record The MOD housing stock is not of any coherent design or material so this is not important in the area as there is now no one over riding style. To be kept in keeping with the village style. No town houses (it is a village after all) Max 2 storeys Another development like Webb’s Court, with family houses and bungalows for elderly/infirm. In keeping with area,community houses not ram as much in as possible. Where ever they built they need to blend in and the layout should be as such that trees and other greenery needs to be planted to help with extra co2 emmisions can be mitagated. Should be in keeping with the character of the village. good quality stone faced semi detached houses / some bungalows all with off road parking by the the property No preference Should retain green spaces around developments Should be within keeping of the neighboring houses. No as stated previously they must fit with existing surrounds Similar to other estates in the village Should be in keeping with the local traditional archecture. Not town houses! We live in a village. Must fit in with the village In keeping with the area in keeping with area in keeping with surroundings suitable for the area, i.e. not high rise blocks of flats Should conform with houses that are already around the planned area. It should be similar to existing buildings not the new style designs Often too many houses are crammed onto development sites - this should be avoided as it is not in keeping with village style Must blend in with and preserve the existing character and architecture of the building stock. Non traditional new builds or substantial expansions would spoil Bradenstoke's identity and dilute its historical value. No Give them all a garden and plenty of parking. Sympathetic to existing properties. No
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Materials in keeping with the area It must be in keeping with adjacent properties and village and appropriately planned in terms of parking provision and highways access. My own feeling is that every new house should be built with solar panels. And especially with the most environmentally friendly heating. No. providing they fit in with the current look of the village and suitable, also eco friendly To be as “green” as possible. Should be in keeping with existing developments This must be left to the planners to be in keeping with the area. I don't believe town houses (houses of 3 storeys) are in keeping with the villiage atmosphere Not crammed in together. More open aspect, with enough parking. To blend in with the existing buildings - stone. Conventional developments only and green space around them Must be sympathetic to surrounding areas to blend in and complement the village Should be in keeping with already built housing As long as it fits in with its surrounding buildings no. The area could do with an improvement to curb appeal from co-op down towards goatacre Any developments should be in keeping with the existing local architecture All housing should fit their locality. Traditional brick and mortar consrtuction. In keeping with existing housing. Lyneham as a village has huge potential but because of the large volume of military housing, developments like Pound Close, Victoria Drive, Webb’s Court, St Joseph’s Way which have been built after the military housing have been built to look cheap. Too much red brick and squashed in housing that all looks the same. Developments such as the CJ Fry developments in Mere and Pewsham are built to great standards and are aesthetically pleasing due to the mix of materials; clay tile, thatch and slate roofs- house left as brick and others rendered. They are lovely developments and achieve decent sale values because they are desirable. The design of any new housing should fit with current housing stock and should provide sufficient parking per house Good vehicular access and appearance to be similar to neighbouring properties. Follow the AECB guidelines, consider Passivhaus standards. These standards are shunned by many developers on cost grounds. There are many examples in the UK where these standards are applied to both private and social housing and evidence suggests they do not cost more over the lifetime of the building. No. Should fit and match surrounding properties developments must be in keeping with the environment and maintain green spaces within the development wherever possible I personally believe development should be similar to those new estates in Calne Some of the designs and compactness of some developments such as the that on the old Dairy/yoghurt factory site in Wootton Bassett are horrendous.
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The small developments such as that in progress on the brownfield site near Frankhams (Hercules View?) are appropriate. In keeping with the area With further housing Near all around the green it would have to be in keeping. There are already MOD housing that are vacant why can’t they not be used. No All new houses need bigger gardens and green spaces, and need to be set back from the main road for health reasons. Take a look at the new development in Westbury to see how they have they got it wrong. Far too close to the main road. Compared to Carne, where they are getting it right. No There is already a large mix of styles of housing in Lyneham, so mainly that they are more about environmentally friendly than appearance.
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Appendix 5: Q9 – Do you consider yourself to be in Housing Need? Text comments
The age of L&B occupants appears to be increasing, with fewer children and less mobility. Importantly footpaths / byways and play areas shoudl be better maintained by WCC and Parish Council However I do not feel that this negates any of the answers with regards to further housing development in the village. We need retirement housing with care attached/close by But my 16 Children will need houses in the future. I own my house in Lyneham I currently rent and without further housing I would be forced to move away from the village I was brought up in and want to settle in We recently brought a house with financial help from a family member. It was really hard to get on the housing ladder. Afordable housing is important. But my children who were born and raised here are renting and desperate to a their own home in Lyneham. Lots of other people are and with the New Employment Model (NEM) for the armed forces becoming an unfortunate reality plenty of other people are about to be in need. More council housing required for local people required. But if my landlady should want to sell her house I would want another house to rent in the village as my family is here and my employment. My children go to school locally too. Own our own Not my husband and I but we have two adult girls who are and will be looking for housing. I currently rent from the MOD No imminent housing need My single son is, having worked abroad and therefore not now able to buy or rent at today's prices At the moment no but in a year or two we will need to buy a bigger family home There are young families who have strong ties to the area who cannot afford to buy in the area. Any development which should be council/social housing rather than private housing should put them at the top of the list I like the house i’m in and where it is and would like to keep it that way. Lack of affordable 3/4 family homes within the parish, lack of empathy for young families looking to extend their current home to meet the needs of the family by councillors. I am very satisfied with the house I have. I live in retired type accommodation. Currently housed by the MOD however originally local and would struggle to get our family on the housing ladder I have worked all my life and have bought my own place... if people saved their money and did the same rather than piss it against a wall or spend it on drugs then they wouldn't be complaining expecting a hand out
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I believe that a Housing Needs Survey should be done to inform the Neighbourhood Plan. The last one was done in 2012/13 and many things have altered since then. I believe the response rate was very poor for the last one too.
Appendix 6: Q12 – Do you have any ideas about the sort of leisure/recreation facilities that would be appropriate? Text comments
In Bradenstoke we our pub because that all I have got maybe big village hall The Bowling alley, that was in place when RAF was in Lyneham, was enjoyed by all age groups. We used to use quite frequently, a gym would be useful. With a hall for wedding venues (?) etc. This would help bring in money, to keep building profitable. A club house for use in winter as well as in summer. For old and young folk. A small football pitch (like Lyneham used to have. They are available in Preston Lane and Baileys Hill. The latter is held by 'Lyneham in Need' Charity [which should report annually annually to the Council. I believe an act of Parliament c1898. Baileys Hill is leased by the charity to a local farmer, paying £7-800 pa? , he leases it to Natural England who pays him twice this amount. and does nothing to improve the land or 'Lilly Brook.' A designated youth centre, run by council. Gym, park, swimming pool, youth clubs refurbishing village hall. Making it more of a community hub Extend use of existing village and church halls; consider skate board park and more playgrounds BUT very importantly incorporate properly managed CCTV for the safety of young people and security of other residents. Cinema, bowling alley, sit down eating facility for evenings I.e burger /cafe With Lyneham being an MOD village there are a range of ages requiring such facilities and whilst the serving members may have access to such on camp there isn't any for the public or younger residents without the need for transport to other towns. It has become more apparent with the increase in younger people that there are more disturbances in residential areas and car parks. A community center Lyneham and Bradenstoke have some parks for younger children. I think some other facilities are required for teenagers. Maybe a skate park or BMX track somewhere safe and somewhere where residents are not disturbed to much. Any local youth clubs? Youth clubs for the older children, 12-16. youth clubs I would welcome the addition of some communal areas for familes to meet, even coffee shops. Skatepark for BMX bikes, scooters and skateboards would keep children and teenagers occupied for hours. The bike ramps in the Aero park are useless as it hasn't been built properly - bike tyres are damaged by these ramps and they are never used as a result.
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Literally nobody uses them. A healthy fast food shop such as a 'Subway' or equivalent would go down well with teenagers. The Aero playground facilities could be improved as they are a bit tired. A dedicated enclosed dog park would be welcome. Please no 'sensory playground' as older kids and teenagers do not benefit. Please no 'exercise equipment' in parks as they are not used and are a hazard for young kids. Sportsfield complex would be good to keep local young people engaged in sport. A supervised youth club Tennis Courts and a properly run youth club are some options. Recreation facilities should not be available for the use of the young people in our community. I do believe that leisure as well as,some, physical recreation facilities for the elderly, should also be made available. I think any future development of Lyneham Junior school (Academy?) should include a pool, leisure facility for adults to use in the evenings/weekends Not my area of expertise, but sports based indoor and outdoor. There is nothing. Maybe an ice cream parlour/ milkshake facility. No more fast foods. More sports activities I think that the play parks are well presented at Lyneham and Bradenstoke. Lyneham has a youth club, scouts, brownies, Girl Guides and Air Training Corp No More play parks. Sheltered areas for young people to spend time maybe there could be a sma building with small facilities (vending machines, Xbox etc) could be available for young people to have something else to do. Have rules in place and times it is open with minimal adult supervision and an agreement of rules?? Youth cafe, hang out place. Swimming pool, skate/scooter Park with ramps. Climbing wall centre. No Multi game activity areas. Swimming Pool. Facilities should include places were young can meet the older generation to enable them to learn the basis of life and were they can get help and advise. These facilities should include some sort of sports e.g table tennis Firstly to ensure the current facilities are safe and then to use them better. Youth workers haven’t been here for a couple of years so they need to be sought out and employed. They are better set to decide what is needed than we are. No opinion on this The difficulty is finding people to run these facilities eg youth clubs, sporting groups More children’s play parks, there are mom towards Britannia or Victoria area. Possible monitored skate park area which can be used for both scooter (younger children) & skateboards. A sports centre would be a good thing, with various sports / activities happened .e.g. football, netball, badminton, tennis, etc.. Skate park. Non specific, general interest for all ages There are quite a lot of groups for women and little ones but not much for men and teenagers.
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A leisure complex similar to Calne and Bassett would benefit. Maybe football or other group activities also. A gym Sports centre with outside tennis courts should keep them off the streets. Skate park. Youth clubs, with some type of indoor recreation/sports. Parks with trees and grass for children with sitting for parents and small halls for teenagers with games such as pool tables, darts etc. with some background youth relevante music. I don't have intimate knowledge of the need but sports and social facilities are clearly not sufficient. No idea. No Not on my area of expertise. An all weather enclosed court that children can safely kick a ball around in. Maybe with benches on the outside for seating. A gym or facilities for people would be useful No ideas This question doesn't apply to my household as we don't have young people. outdoor sports court for tennis/basketball. However I would say that before providing additional facilities the existing ones need some regular maintenance and cleaning to keep them safe and enjoyable places to use for all. Improvements/maintanence needed to current facilities: The play park in bradenstoke is good but may benefit from a small youth shelter on the field somewhere to cater for older children and teenagers giving them a place to sit and chat. Lots of effort has been made to make the park more wheelchair friendly, but as a wheelchair user I struggle with the uneven entrance to the park due to broken up tarmac and negotiating the long tufy grass. A few more connecting paths between the play equipment in the fenced area and a path around the outside of the fence to allow access to the play items outside the fenced area would make things much easier to manage and allow me to take my daughter to the park independently. The main aero park in lyneham is always very dirty and i have had to clear away condoms and other nasty rubbish before my young daughter could play. All the equipment needs a good clean to refresh the park and prevent it all being slippery and wet with green moss/algie. Aero park is good for smaller children .and the soft play and cafe in the community center. Skate park, splash pad Play Parks Swimming pool Cinema Park with more facilities Place for teens to meet and catch up safely Accessible and affordable gym/leisure facility Dont want anything built there are ample recreation facilities in wootton bassett and calne
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Don't know. Sport facilities including indoor and outdoor areas and swimming pool More soft play, for young children, outside trampoline park, more youth clubs. Youth club would be good. But also the upkeep of the existing play grounds would be nice. For example the emptying of dog waste bins on a more regular basis would be fab. I used a dog bin by a park today it was overflowing and smelt awful these things do not encourage people to use the existing facilities. no No idea (have no children) no Restaurants, leisure centre. Cafe, day and ev ning centres, sports facilities The children need somewhere safe to kick a football about and not in the roads. A clean pool would be great and maybe a nice little gym. Skatepark leisure centre updated parks Bowling cinema pool/snooker no. All sports clubs locally require transport, a basketball court, muga or similar where it is visible access to supported sports facilities and a youth club Swimming pool and gym. Youth cafe run by the young people but supported by the community. Would be good to have somewhere decent for teens to go and hang out.. with access to food and music. Leisure? We travel to take our son anywhere decent like swimming soft play centre days out. What facilities do we have in the village.... none Anything would be a bonus A second functioning pub in Lyneham (white hart as a community run pub) Sports facility (adjacent to the green?) Restaurant rather than a take away This is a difficult area to get right. My children are now in their 20’s, and never missed out by living in Lyneham. I believe if the bus links to Swindon and back were more ‘teenager friendly’ would help. I don’t really know what would keep teenagers happy n out of trouble!! A skate park? A basket ball court? All I can say is ‘good luck’. And I hope whatever decions are made I hope it’s appreciated! There isn't any facilities for them now, any would be a bonus . Skate park A proper football pitch in lyneham and basketball court. More places to eat. No Tidy up the play parks and modernize so there used more and safe to do so also provide more things suitable for young adults and young children. Youth club. Also skate park or basketball court. Large hall for community use with sports facilities ie. Badminton / Five aside & netball etc.(outside) keep fit equipment
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Youth centre i personally don't but I would ask the younger people. Youth clubs No preference Existing facilities are adequate Developer and reopen the white hart pub A Sports club ie football, cricket, tennis. A youth club would be useful or a cafe for a meeting place. n/a Use of a gym and outdoor facilities for netball / football groups. After school clubs Youth club Swimming pool No BMX facility, bowling alley, pitch and putt No Youth Club Turn the bottom field by Victoria Drive into a play park and Basketball fenced in area. A designated youth centre From what I have seen, there are quite a few things for parents with young children to do (my guess would be up to the age of 5) more is needed for those slightly older and those without children. Maybe a leisure centre of sorts with courts for tennis and the like or a small centre for local youths to go which could consist of pool tables/table tennis, small cafe, video games (or bring your own) balls of different varieties (football, rugby) or even workshops to provide them with experiences which could help their future. Sport facilities and youth clubs. Youth club in Lyneham A sports hall with supervised activities Cinema nights in a community venue. Youth club in Lyneham, not many young people in bradenstoke. Swimming pools and better parks! No Set up sports teams and have youth leaders to engage children in positive activities. Children area without animals in Lyneham as Bradenstoke has anarea No Hockey/Football Leisure centre with various recreational facilities/swimming pool to suit all ages. Skate board park or similar would be great for young people. Swimming pool Gym Triathlon club Better use of the grass area in the bradenstoke playground - perhaps a mulit-use all weather sports area Secondary school aged sport club, perhaps linking with camp gym? no ideas That is for the young people to answer, do you have a youth panel?
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Skate park in Bradenstoke Proper grass management at the parks Ie grass cuttings removed not just cut and left. Coffee shop would be nice. We aren’t all military here so we don’t use the facilities on the camp. Park needed too nearer the Mallard side of the village Parks Youth clubs Playing fields Bradenstoke already has a lovely recreation ground that I see via Facebook the residents of Lyneham often visit . Lyneham could do with a nice coffee shop for young mums to meet up . And not just a cramped table in the back of the shop! A public leisure centre with swimming pool, indoor and outdoor sports facilities and bookable event spaces including kitchen/catering facilities. This would widen the age range, types and sizes of community events to support and promote local health & wellbeing for young and old alike. Look at Stratton Leisure Centre in Swindon as a Parish run example - they're model is very financially & communally successful and provides an excellent range of facilities & services to all age groups and demographics in their similar sized parish on a relatively small site. Skate park type area. Cafe type drop in youth centre. No A nice park in Lyneham. Lots of other surrounding villages have them and I have to drive my children to these as there is nowhere suitable for the under 5s. A few sports pitches with a small pavilion with changing rooms would be ideal. If funding was available a 4g pitch for winter use as well, this would be amazing. A gym would be fantastic as well, if you look at the Wiltshire hotels gym it is small but equipped well(take away the pool), it would also create jobs in the village. A leisure centre would be nice There has to be two facilities for children/teenagers. One in each village, they are too distant to benefit from one facility. There’s plenty for a small village we don’t need it Sports clubs and safe areas to play A skate park would be a good idea. Also include the younger generation in the consultation. If some of it is going to be for them, then they should have a say, rather than an older person who thinks they know what is suitable when intact they do not have a clue Outdoor activities, skatepark or similar SWIMMING POOL, TENNIS COURTS,BMX TRACKS, CYCLE PATHS not really as too much to time spent on internet and social media etc. A youth engagement worker Local leisure centre would be very welcome or something like a small cinema, 10 pin bowling alley No idea. I suggest you ask the youngsters. Young people should NOT be given more facilities as when we were young we coped very well with out the tax paying providing for us A recreation centre for teenagers.
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Probably the best people to answer this question are the young people themselves and their parents who live in the local communities. No increase in noise levels on any day of the week A youth club would be good for Bradenstoke but younger people are needed to run it. Small community asset type facilities such as a trim trail would be the only financially viable options, realistically there would not be a enough footfall or usage to keep a larger facility development open which some feel the need for within the parish. These type of facilities are available locally and people need to be prepared to travel, it can't all be on a doorstep. Provision for young people, rather than young children seems to be lacking here. Especially in Lyneham there is more need for this - there is a large playing field in Bradenstoke. But drop in centres in both Villages, where all sorts of games and possibly food, for young people to visit after school and during holidays so they don't have to resort to collecting in groups around the roads are needed. Youth club If you need more leisure facilities then live in a town. Youth club Children’s play area Tanning salon No you to maintain what’s already available When I was young in the 1950"s we had youth clubs supported by the local church and councils. We did not have i pads etc but young people need to have somewhere to meet, play music and games. We have a good children's field in Bradenstoke for them to release their energy. I agree with the sentiments above, but am uncertain what would be appropriate. a sports area/swimming pool Feel I am too old to make comments? Gym and/or outdoor leisure facilities would be useful Improvement of public footpaths. Nowhere much to go for a leisurely walk. Veterans club, guides and scouts, We could expand the outdoors gyms as currently there is only a small one in one park. Something like Calne has in castle park would be good. I think that activities off of the Airbus is important especially something like a gym as there is only one on the base. Also more restaurants/cafes would mean that young people can have a relaxed environment. A youth club perhaps. Something with a pool table etc that's open more than one night a week - hopefully to get some of the little trouble makers off the streets No They are important but may be this is a question to put to the youth to see what would be used. Whilst it is important to have meeting places for them, these cannot end up appearing threatening. Sports centre with pool Keep the playing fields Make more use of the MOD facilities,after all we help pay for them Youth club
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A swimming pool would be good. Improved parks/play areas The younger generation should be consulted on this Youth clubs Better parks which are maintained All weather sport pitches Clubs and sports facilities More events to get young people involved like making things and music Leisure centre with pool? More cafes maybe designed for young people As a senior citizen it is difficult to understand the leisure needs of modern youth. In the past Scouts, youth clubs, and swimming pool have faded away into obscurity. Sports Hall, Sports pitches, Yes motor cross leisure centre Youth club/cafe Better parks More affordable sports activities There is little for any age group Better parks Youth club/cafe More affordable sports/ club activities Hub for youngsters to meet up. Perhaps a youth centre/club, and adequate outdoor facilities- perhaps a better park for older children, basket ball/tennis courts, skate park etc. More Cafe/hangout areas, youths don't all want to go out drinking on park benches, my girls would love a coffee shop to have a milkshake and slice of cake from, but aren't likely to use the museum. Leisure centre with organised activities, football, rugby etc. A swimming pool would be amazing but us very expense to maintain and manage. We have a number of youth organisations already like scouts, cadets etc. I would question what there is for young adults though 15/16 yrs plus other than standing around on street corners! Safe bike routes for kids, my two love going out but we are limited for local bike rides as the traffic on the lanes is so fast and there are no safe longer routes for us to cycle without getting in the car first. All of the fitness facilities available, gym, squash courts, sports hall, are for military personnel only. Civilian residents have to travel to calne or wootton basset to access anything. BMX/Mountain bike pump track, skatepark, remote control car track Swimming, gym You should consult all families with children on this. Skatepark/organised activities Good play parks with a range of facilities from young to older children. Open spaces, Skate park. Tennis courts Youth club , parks with swings and slides in a safe area that is locked at night
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At multi use games area would be good Somewhere that older kids and teenagers can go multi purpose sports pitch We need somewhere for teenagers to go in the evenings. We need more facilities for teenagers in the evenings. Fine evenings see them congregate in small groups outside St Michael's Church Hall. Any sort of sports facility for all ages Not really Walking and sitting areas .park land ...play area for children to run around in a pretty environment .with trees .and shrubs ..and a local man to be employed by the council o maintain it .cheaper than contractors . Facilities that would be managed and maintained so that teenagers didn’t abuse them and didn’t congregate anti socially like in other areas of Lyneham. Slessor Field, Aeropark, and Cowleaze Copse are areas that are used by teenagers for underage drinking, drug dealing, drug taking and aerosol/solvent abuse. Not just at nighttime - brazen as anything during the day. Areas are not monitored. For teenagers it doesn’t matter what you put in, they just want somewhere to hang out with their mates away from the eyes of adults. Sports facilities would be excellent. Not having contact with young people in the village I’m not sure what they need. However, I feel that a fitness trail, a cycle path and a footpath/cycle track linking both villages would serve quite a number of residents. The village halls and both church halls provide a wide range of recreation classes for all ages so I believe that outdoor recreation should be a priority. Its a village so walking and strolling. There are numerous play areas within the village with swings and slides etc. The limited green space remaining in the village are ideal for playing. Maybe a coffee shop or hub for teens to use as a welfare and information exchange. A small scale skate or BMX park. Youth clubs ? Kids need an indoor facility a small lesiure center perhaps with a rock climbing wall and other things which would get young people engaged. Baileys Hill (Charity Land, lyneham in need Charity. Supposed to be run by the Vicar plus 2 Councillors. This Cttee should annually report to the Council. When did it last report? Also need facilities for the older generation such as bowling, tennis and easy access to the centre of the village. Sports facilities for the younger generation including cycle routes away from the main road. A leisure centre and/or swimming pool would be good for all members of the community as well as bringing in business to the area A better play area for children. Perhaps the MOD could allow use of recreational facilities on their site,obviously there are security issues but these could be overcome There are quite a few play areas for all ages, however there is no formal playing pitch provision or outdoor fitness for adults/all ages More engagement for children Youth club
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Unfortunately previous initiatives such as Youth Shelter that was developed behind Slessor and Play Parks have been vandalised and focal points for anti-social behaviour. Structured, supported, manned activities such as Youth Clubs, Lyneham Bowling Alley could be appropriate. Sport apparatus adult Skate park for young Football field Bradenstoke is constantly brought into the equation. Where is there any space or room or driving facilities or carparks to handle leisure facilities? Or for the amount of people to take part in or attend these extra leisure events. Most of Bradenstoke are elderly residents living on communal parks.
Lyneham has youths that have nothing to do and roam the streets, Play parks for the young kids but no amenities for teenagers. I am a single parent of two teenagers who have nothing to do and are constantly bored. They continually ride the buses to Calne or Bassett for something to do . More playgrounds and open spaces to kit a ball, swing a bat etc. More managed green space - a small open park. a multi-use games facility and a small swimming pool with community space for group meetings/events would be extremely useful to the community I think the area would benefit from sports facilities for younger people - eg tennis courts, cricket nets etc Any to be honest, currently I go out of Lyneham for any Leisure and recreation activities. Outside multi activity pitch for older children.
Skate Park SKATE PARK, FOR YOUTH. MORE EXERCISE FACILITIES AIMED AT THE OLDER POPULATION There are local recreation facilities in the shape of play areas, allotments and dog walking field. These, though, favour Bradenstoke meaning that Lyneham people go without or drive cars through narrow roads to use these facilities. Planned development in Lyneham could remedy this imbalance.
It should be noted that the MOD has attempted to make facilities available, within the confines of military and safeguarding security requirements, but has been stifled by the biased opinions of the one-party politicians who dominate local thought. sports ground
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Appendix 7: Q13 – Where do you think leisure/recreation facilities could be provided? Text comments
I think it great to field where can walk dogs and let them run round I have not got a dog Soemwhere central in Lyneham for a change, but near enough for easy access from Bradenstoke. Are there no large unused barns, that could be converted. Perhaps off the Chippenham Road, behind White Hart public house With fairly easy access to new small developments, by foot / bicycle The above if properly maintained would be sufficient. Nowadays few children walk anywhere. Around the garage/pharmacy area. Lot of old officers housing sitting empty. Around Slessor ? . MOD give some land to the village community In the area currently used by the fairground, space and visible to the road, not hidden. Share with MOD , utilise the White Hart Pub which is being left to rot and empty , village hall, church hall The old garage and adjacent land opposite The Green. MOD Lyneham Possibly on the Green Farm development. Use local church halls or village halls. Access to minibus would be helpful. unsued buildings on the MOD site village halls Lyneham main round about perhaps...maybe along the Calne road or preston lane The Aero park or Slessor field has space for a skatepark. The old bike ramps in the Aero park should be removed and a decent skatepark placed in the village instead. At the very least those old bike ramps should be replaced with proper bike ramps that do not damage bike tyres when used (i.e. they are flush with the ground). Perhaps an all weather pitch down by Pintail Cort Within the village boundary, on brown field sites. CLEARLY on available BROWN Fields In Bradenstoke we have a large playing field that is presently being made use off by the children of the village. A few stationery exercise contraptions such as we see in other country's could be introduced into the field. As above Field by Pintail Court/Preston Lane or Lyneham Playing field School and originally the old barbershop. better availability in the local towns of Royal Wootton Bassett and Calne The white Hart would be nice to turn into a youth cafe as no one runs it now. Skate park on or near slessor field Lyneham area The area between Lyneham and Bradenstoke. We have wonderful halls in the vicinity such as the Bradenstoke Village Hall, Lyneham Village Hall and St. Mary's Church Hall so why the point of building a new venue In existing buildings and outdoor areas.
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 47 no idea Perhaps in the areas where planning permission for housing has been refused! There are two halls in Lyneham neither of which are very big, it would be nice if the MOD would allow residents to use there facilities? In Webb’s court fields. Therefore away from traffic Don't mind Unsure Plenty of available land standing idle by garage/white hart Old car sales shop on corner by roundabout Green Farm Near the green. At the outer rim of residential areas to avoid noise to residences as noise should be expected and with parking availability for parents transport. I think that a partnership with MOD Lyneham could be explored, especially for sports facilities. Don't know. It would be good if the MOD could share its now considerable leisure/recreation resources. Fairly centrally if possible. School? For joint usage. Pintail Road by Preston Lane? Somewhere near the town centre perhaps in farmers field? Not sure See previous question in the field where the play park is in Bradenstoke or on the large field near the areopark in Lyneham. I dont know Vacant Ex RAF housing estates /Bradenstoke recreation park Unsure site of old garage on the Green None Don't know. All development on brown field sites only On the land opposite the community center where the fair ground set up. It is easy to access even on foot from any direction. Community centres , farmland. Within new build sites. Not on green fields. don't know Near town hall or church? On ground next to the pub or on the old car centre at the mini roundabout Bottom of Victoria Drive, The Green, any redundant MOD Land Near the garage? Near/ in White Hart N/A On the land near the aero park where the field meets Preston lane not sure what land is available Brown field sites
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Nothing suitable We had a nappy night night club when I was younger where I lived and a foam party. We had a hall for social club with pool music a bar for food park built onto it. Village hall, Church hall, better used. See above No idea. Slessor Field By the vets Nowhere A good place would be ethier where the now closed White Hart pub is or opposite on the land where the old vets etc used or any brown field sites. I don't know lyneham well enough yet to advise. On the land behind the pub and Indian restaurant. Something needs to be done with that land. it is an island. Land behind the Merlin PH Village hall i don't know but we have plenty of space in our villages to accommodate facilities. Village hall NOT at the one end of the village as now. The traffic into this area during the better weather, and children in the roads trying to gain access to thees facilities, are a hazard, not only to themselves, but also to other road users. We have enough facilities. Where they won’t cause a problem or noise to residents Provide support for existing facilities The garage that closed opposite The Spice of Asia is starting to look shabby would be good for developing. Lyneham Preston lane MOD land or be allowed to use facilities on the base. Church hall Village hall School ideally a part of the military base could be handed over - failing that then maybe where the fairs currently set up Dont know Community Centre Hub A purpose built centre would be nice, but whatever suitable premises are available The community centre would be a good start but maybe a small building somewhere easily accessible to youths Brown field sites Lyneham. Bradenstoke is very much a retirement village The old garage site. Maybe a youth centre. To the rear of the White Hart pub or at the back of Slessor where all the grass and the little park is Village/church hall Where there is the greater need. Yes
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More use of village hall Village halls. Lyneham Lyneham Just utilise one outlying field in environs of Lyneham and Bradenstoke Possibly opposite MOD site Some of the land on the MOD camp at the side closest to Bradenstoke or on the land beside the White Hart pub Football, tennis, etc Somewhere central, with good access and ample parking. The play park and dog walking field in Bradenstoke are at the end of a narrow road at the village end and cause congestion and parking issues. There are community halls available, some play parks and MOD facilities as well as the scout hut We should improve and provide more equipment to the parks we already have and provide better maintained football, rugby and cricket pitches. See above Community centre maybe Purpose built recreation centre on the derelict site opposite the pub by the green, next to the garage. Outdoor pitches could be on the field behind the pub where the visiting fairs are set up. Park in Slessor field could be adapted Not sure but somewhere people can get to and know where it is Where the funfair situates there is a lot of space which in all my time here has been empty and barren! Not sure One at the entrance to the camp, this could also benefit Army personell engaging with the local community. The other needs to be sited in Bradenstoke, possibly utilising the village hall, but would need a relative and controlled continuous budget to support. Calne/Chippenham/Wootton Bassett. Preston Lane There is plenty of open space throughout Lyneham that could be used for recreation facilities Land behind Green Farm, Chippenham Road more for younger families to exercise before they get hooked on social media etc. Pub - have a "dry" night once a month for young people Perhaps these facilities could be housed within the perimeter of Lyneham camp? Or as not sure what the plans are for the brown site at the green in Lyneham Better dog walking facilities in Lyneham. Some regulars at Bradenstoke Dog Field don't like people from Lyneham using "their" facilities. No where Village halls Perhaps part way between Lyneham and Bradenstoke Maybe on fields being sold for housing !! Church Halls or Village Halls.
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If something were to be developed there is area around the petrol station in Lyneham which is looking extremely neglected at the moment. Somewhere central, perhaps on or near MoD base, so that access is easy and safe. I do not know what sites are available for this. But there are places that I believe could be made available in the Villages. I do not know to whom they belong or whether owners would be happy to sell, or rent out vacant places. Church halls or the Hive on camp I don't think we need them. We already have a park area that is now noisy and visited by people who refuse to walk there but drive and fill up the single road with unwanted cars parked all over the place. Utilise village and church halls by alternating their usage On the Military Base Village hall No idea, we have only been here a short time. Existing rec grounds and halls in the villages perhaps between Lyneham and Hilmarton. Difficult due to lack of space already in the village. Must have safe access to the roads without causing more problems with traffic In a central position where as many people as possible can attend. Around the area of the Green? Possibly Victoria Road Church hall In the proposed new development on Potters fields, and also in the green space on the park at Lancaster square The high street could become a bigger focus part of Lyneham with more cafes etc. Clubs could be held in existing facilities; village/church hall. Any new builds could be behind the petrol station Community Centre/village hall for various clubs for all ages Lyneham Village hall School mentioned a pool last summer A recreation hall that can be adapted for sport etc Some land from the forces base would be good There’s plenty of green areas in the village, however I am unsure as to who these patches of land belong to Waste land near the white hart pub Lyneham Village hall, church hall, community centre To be specific where the vacant garage is by the roundabout Maybe on the MOD land where 47AD were located? Preston Lane / Pintail Ct or opposite Scout hut Plenty of fields around Lyneham no point building lots of houses without things for people to do or take part in School Village and church hall Village and church hall School
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The farm land behind the white heart and opposite st Michaels, were development has been proposed. On the main strip near Tesco etc In partnership with MOD Lyneham Am I right in thinking there is some potential development land down by Victoria Drive estate? The park/play area near Pintail Court The MOD base could offer some. Bradenstoke and lyneham And derelict substantial buildings Two sites but both mod property i believe. The field by officers quarters or the field down by slessor road. In a new development or upgrade current ones. Base, Bradenstoke Park, lyneham park Any where they have space. Bradenstoke playing field Improve where the sites are and add a play area on the green near Victoria Drive Slessor field ? At the base community centre? Plenty for adults and younger children but teens get left out. Perhaps a coffee bar type environment at the base community centre? Plenty on there for adults and younger children but the teens get left out. I don't know - possibly on available MOD land Proposed building site on Chippenham Road Lyneham The answer to this question is totally dependent upon the facilities that you plan to put in. MUGAs and playparks can pop up anywhere but you need to have consideration for proximity to housing as these types of areas will always be taken over by teenagers and anti social behaviour. A proper sports facility could go in an area like Green Farm where the access for vehicles is good. Green Farm land behind the White Hart pub could provide some outdoor recreation. A link between the villages could run from this land and skirt the edge of the MOD site up to Bradenstoke. A town or city. Coffee hub - that closed fish and chip shop near Tescos - assuming legalities and ownership can be resolved. Skate and BMX - up near the scout hut, can some of the old 47AD land be acquired or leased from the MOD? Village/church halls. MOD Lyneham area. On the site of the White Hart pub or any brown field site. baileys Hill and Preston Lane Green. Away from the main road through the village of Lyneham. Could be within the school grounds but with adequate parking Fitness and entertainment Sleazier Park and fields
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A above There are quite a few places that already exist and are accessible which could be enhanced Village hall Structured Supported manned youth clubs just outside the wire of MOD Lyneham, RAF Lyneham had a voluntary manned Youth Club for many years at the camp entrance. As many of the Village Youth are from service families, maybe provision of these could be developed between the Council and MOD Lyneham. New housing estate Pockets of land ! Open spaces There is land by the garages that remain uncompleted and a complete eyesore to the Lyneham area. Lyneham looks tired, delinquent, and second-rate. Perhaps on the MoD land. Maybe near the Texaco roundabout. They could give up some land, move the fence line. The village green Lyneham is a good area where there is space to develop and sits between the 2 communities Possibly on the patch behind the White Hart but in plain sight not hidden so that they get up to mischief! large field behind the White Hart or brown site opposite White Hart Behind White Hart PH Grass area at Pintail Court BRADENSTOKE PLAY PARK OR FIELD ON PRESTON LANE See above. And in future developments only if of sufficient size. I think the party-line is probably that leisure/recreation facilities in precious Bassett are the ones to be used by Lyneham residents, thereby justifying investment in that town field on Preston Lane
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Appendix 8: Q14 – Are there obstacles to running businesses locally that the Neighbourhood Plan could address? Text comments
Lower Council Tax or to be having to pay Woudl be great to have Dr Surgery in Lyneham, would also support chemist. We thought we were having a couple of nice restaurants, coming to Lyneham. What happened. We need to support local businesses, and a mixture would be good. I do not know of obstacles of starting a business, if so they can be overcome. They only need be small, as in the past at Church End. 2 areas a) Next to Costa's (Any 'Eye Sore' for 10?yrs) b) The remaining land on the Chippenham Rd which is included a Car sales and Vets about 10 yrs Ago. Opposite to above, "The White Hart" seems to be abandoned! Surely the Council should make enquiries about these areas? There is no opportunity for that in the parish. Most self employed people work farther afield. dont run a business so cant comment. Not sure of the cost of renting shops or business rates. Improve presentation of the village e.g. car park beside the take away area. Improve existing shop signage. clear weeds from paths. Clear litter. Clean road signs. Shop and property owners to keep paths in front of premises clean. Improve easy parking. No speeding. Involve e.g. Co-op and Tesco in sponsorship of open / public areas to upgrade them (perhaps skate park?. Involve MOD Lyneham in upgrading - funds / use of soldiers, community partnership. Need more variety of shops , the village is constantly changing inhabitants due to postings , need more signposting for new personnel to know what is available within the villages, not just use Facebook. No centralised shopping or parking. A small string of food outlets only in central Lyneham, apart from one army surplus store and one handymans store spread along the main road. Possibly with location of any new businesses, Lyneham has three supermarkets a pharmacy and post office, several takeaways a pub in Lyneham and one in Bradenstoke. We are fairly well served. Real estate speed of wireless connectivity? Parking / traffic problems in general. Not aware of any Lower rates for start up business perhaps as an incentive. Too many businesses fold early because they cannot create a business customer base AND pay expensisve rates....they exhaust their startup capital too early and then liquidate. Help them out. Not sure but I'm very disappointed to see that a 'vaping shop' is coming to Lyneham. How does that benefit the village? What about the health risks? N/A
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I am not aware of any obstacles to running businesses locally. Lyneham is very well served with three supermarkets, a post office and chemist, and plenty of take-aways. There are currently empty commercial units at Barrowend. NO, there are units that are currently empty in Lyneham. I always support local business. Don't know. Not my area of expertise, what do local business see as the obstacles Too many fast food, cigarette VAP stores, convenience stores. Need to decide what type of village we want to portray. Quality or run down and a thorough fare? Restriction of type of buildings available. The loss of the Barber shop that had the ladies hair dresser and charity shop. Now turned into flats Don’t know. I do not know of any obstacles to running businesses in either of the Villages Businesses folded because they weren’t used. If the right businessman came here they could do well. Closing the barber shop and other building and turning it into flats hadn’t helped. Now we are stuck with food outlets and no other buildings that can be used. non that I can think of at this time Getting people to use local businesses rather than driving in to larger supermarkets isn’t easy! Yes,a dedicated Lyneham Face book page for everything Lyneham, so all local and local to Lyneham businesses could advertise to local Lyneham people, and community events could also be posted, e.g. Tockenham summer fair, Lyneham Fairs,etc.. Sorry i don’t know Unknown New to Lyneham so unsure Not sure N/A Business Buddies is a closed group who have not helped the community what so ever. Unable to answer this due to insufficient knowledge. Not sure All small local business should be encouraged and provided with adequate free parking for shoppers. Lack of super fast broadband (optic fibre) connection, certainly where I live, is an increasingly significant limitation to modern business development. Not to my knowledge. Don't know, although the lack of a car park by the shops is a discouragement to those on the outer edges of the parish. Again, I can't comment except to say that the whole visual impact of the "Main Street" is not attractive and so does not encourage us to shop there more than just as a quick trip. Don't know. Limited space could try to encourage Futher business in with new development Better advertising Some of the village business really don't appeal to our household. Having the Post office back was a positive move.
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Parking and disabled parking for customers. lack of sites for new businesses to operate from Internet availability can be sporadic so needs improvement to the infrastructure. No Not sure. I would say there is a lack of store / workshop space. For example, if someone wanted to open an independent shop, I'm not sure where they would have the opportunity to that locally. Parking always an issue Aware of some local businesses but I’m sure there are lots I don’t know about I feel it is important to support local businesses however perhaps a survey could be done to see what people in the village want. We have too many takeaways etc. The roads are not maintained very well. With an increase of new homes this would get even worse. And put people of shopping local. don't know No no We already have a captive audience and growing with more Army moving in to the area over the next year. Therefore local businesses can become very successful as demand will be high. More publications for local businesses, a community or parish magazine or business listings easily available available to everyone I don’t know Cannot guarantee the footfall from passing trade. Too close to Calne and Royal Wootton Bassett where larger cheaper stores exist. Don’t think so. Easier planning application Business rates seem to play a big part as do planning constraints for development. supporting local businesses is fine but they should be relevant -not flower shops, fast food or army surpus Bradenstoke has nothing no easy shop to get to I often see he older generation having to walk down to the shops which is dangerous as no public footpath out of bradenstoke and it’s a miles away when walking. Business tax cripples any start up and existing businesses. Small business units. Flexible office space. - no where for local businesses to operate from N/A to me. Not that I am aware of Business tax cripples any new start up, and existing businesses. Do more to encourage business into village area by making any empty shops are used to thier best potential and encourage business that people will support. Location and footfall. This village is to small for businesses and their nearness to homes would prove a health hazard. Transport to and from such, on single lane roads would prove dangerous. Horse riders use these roads as well as visitors to children play area, and dog owners rec. field. Times of operation of such companies would have to be taken into consideration, and speed limits to and from such introduced.
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Always support local business No Smarten up the row of businesses by Tesco, they are an eyesore and central to the village Not aware Only that residents need to use the businesses for them to succeed. Local roads could be improved No Space ! Affordable premises No more parking places in village centre Parking outside Tesco and Kebab shop, needs to be levelled and marked out properly to stop the chaotic parking and inconsiderate behaviour by some using these facilites. Steel bollards outside the small kebab, chinese and library to encourage horizonal parking but also to protect the persons walking along outside the premises, again marked walk ways and parking spaces. Tidy up the shop fronts in the centre of the village with smarter more neutral frontage in keeping with a Cotswold village location.... all a bit tacky at present! I dont mind supporting local businesses as long as their employees have somewhere to park. Don’t know There isn't a lot of space for business, in my opinion. It seems that new properties would have to be built in order to provide premises for other businesses Lack of relevant buildings. The site next to the garage is still waiting to be developed. Trade businesses will always be needed. Trying to provide facilities for 'shop' type businesses is futile with modern e commerce. Not sure With the introduction of Cost cutter in Lyneham and the post office i cannot think of any obstacles now. Size and nature of business The only local business in Bradenstoke is the pub. Suitable premises. Help on rent and rates would make a big difference. Internet access. Bradenstoke has fibre optic yet BT has recently continued to install copper cables to homes. No more than in other village environments ?? I don’t believe there are obstacles not that I know of I would assume BT fixing the fibre upgrade would be useful to some who wish to run a local business. The Business buddies need to answer I’m not sure Owners' attitudes Better parking for families with children too little to walk the couple of miles down a dangerous single track road with no footpath out of Bradenstoke to the shop's in Lyneham. For those who have drive due to disability, mobility or family reasons, the lack
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 57 of appropriate parking is a barrier forcing villagers to go into Calne or RWB, so taking revenue away from village businesses The new businesses being opened don't seem that useful to the majority of residents (e.g. Army surplus/Vape shop etc) they are a niche market that will only receive limited support. No The library being open in the morning? I only use the coop in Lyneham apart from this. not known Yes, if there were any facilities at all in Bradenstoke, this would support local tradespeople and provide a small amount of employment to local people. Bradenstoke does not need anything a pub is plenty there’s three shops in Lyneham to buy groceries and an Indian restaurant plus takeaway food shops a post office in garage what more do we need? Yes why is there no doctors surgery. The village population is getting larger. Any development must/should include a doctors surgery as a prerequisite to being allowed We have plenty of fast food outlets situated by Tesco Express, some other shops would be welcome. MORE PARKING IS REQUIRED BY THEGARAGE. THE FACILITIES ARE GREAT AND THE LOCAL RESIDENTS USE THEM WELL BUT THERE CAN OFTEN BE A BLOCK TO TURN INTO THE AREA. Collapse of the business buddies, strange attitude to business advertising on Lyneham ladies and families - ok for the Crown Cafe and the pub, also some other posts allowed but business posts given a disastrous placement on a Monday. No business rep on the parish council. A lack of any attempt to revive/support local businesses. transport links to them from bradenstoke The parking area around Tesco is appalling and I feel more people would be encouraged to make use of the business if the appearance of the area was improved Don't know No more takeaways, how about a good old fashion news paper shop with delivery’s, get the paper boys and girls back. No Don't know Not aware of any. Keep business rates/rents lower to encourage new business start ups, more presentable business units around the petrol station and opposite white heart to increase passing trade and help local businesses thrive. This area appears to be set up for small or medium sized businesses. Perhaps offices with parking might provide a different option for business owners and a possible answer to the Green Farm application. All the eating places are scruffy...... there is nowhere to go to have proper meal If the business are not noisy ones (i.e. car repair places or other noisy occupations), then I believe it is important that local businesses should be supported. Not sure Why are you asking this question to residents when surely this is a question that only business owners can answer?
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Not aware of any but any new venture would be welcome No Apart from the NHS blocking Dr's surgery, there are no obstacles that I am aware of. Personally, I use the local businesses where possible. I can see no way that more housing and improved environment could not help these businesses. they should be cost effective and relevant to the needs of the villages The council should help/support any new businesses as much as possible that they can. No No. You cannot fight against market forces and shopping trends. We do not need any more kebab takeaways, could do with a cafe in village. The business rates need to be negotiated for new ventures to help them get established N/A Not sure No business premises to rent Parking Getting the right balance of needs eg grocer, butcher, ...... not all supermarket orientated Poor quality of accommodation for businesses. It is all looking very scruffy through Lyneham and really needs to be tidied up Businesses should be more appropriate - no more fast food or flower shops . Butcher , baker vegetables bank doctors Not that many businesses in Lyneham or Bradenstoke. No shopping centre. The line of takeaways in a dreadful state, looks dirty and rundown wouldn't want to eat there! There are currently no stores in Bradenstoke. The access road is dangerous and has no footpath. Lyneham has two supermarkets with very limited parking! Lack of mains Gas Don’t know Affordable and usable business space Facilities Buildings that housed businesses have been turned into housing, that’s a pretty big obstacle. Lack of footfall due to such a busy road. Mostly cars passing and no main car park for the small shops on the strip. Not enough parking at the coop either. Promotion of new businesses and ability to put signs out for 3-6 month periods would help, relaxing those rules for roadside marketing could improve things. No! My husband has a small business which is very busy and we are planning future growth currently. I work for a training provider in RWB and can confidently say there us support, funding and training available in the area for businessed! I don’t know. Very little parking and crumbling/pot holed roads I don’t have any personal experience to be able to comment Businesses not in the centre of the village generally struggle. We somehow need to encourage business owners to open new shops/bars/restaurants That when a premises closes for business purposes it is mandatory it is tried to be key for business prior to alternative uses. You could. Offer reduced rent taxes for local businesses. Demand
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There isn’t enough there to support more opportunities Transport links - bus service is poor The old car lot next to Greenfields has been empty for some time and is looking an eyesore. Now that the White Hart has closed, we have brownfield sites that could be developed for businesses on either side of Chippenham Road. Not aware of any, all the available shops in the village are in use, whether new premises would be taken up is impossible to say. We have a garage that has staff and the coop .I think we have to many takeaways in lyneham Parking is imperative - Businesses like Piggy’s take over the local roads of Pound Close and Webb’s Court with parking as they do not have sufficient parking for their cafe capacity. Business like the Co-Op lose customers to Tesco when their small car park is full. the local businesses seem to be doing very well Don’t know. None known, with the cost of renting premises it would be hard for anyone to beat online shopping. I have just retired from being self employed, working from home, the biggest obstacle was unreliable broadband. The recent speculative development proposal for Green Farm seemed to think there was a desperate need for employment premises resolved by new building on green field. As I recall the now closed car lot at Chippenham Road roundabout was ignored for potential development. Again considering the ownership and legalities this site could provide a small scale office, part industrial employment opportunity - with off road parking available. Domestic style two storey construction in keeping with the surroundings. Depends how the current owner sees this? None that I am aware of. Make sure that shops or any new business that starts up engaged the local community and advertise any jobs locally and employ locally if possible. Adequate off road parking Affordable lock up shops Providing facilities where locals businesses could set up Can’t see any real obstacle, only thing that is a real obstacle is broadband speeds There are empty business premises for small startups in the village and surrounding areas. Apart from MoD there is no larger space available if anybody wanted to set up a new business here. I imagine the constant issues with temporary traffic lights and queues negatively affect local businesses. I don't know Insufficient parking. There are parking issues with the businesses run at Piggies and the Barber Shop. Customers are blocking traffic and foot pathways including disabled access across roads through thoughtless parking. The piece of Grass land opposite Piggies next to Webb's farmhouse is regularly parked on and destroyed. Funding in renovation and upkeep maybe from sola panels fund Not that I am aware of
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The parking and road layout around Tesco, takeaways to the library needs addressing. I have witnessed some suicidal entry into and out of Tesco either at the carpark or mini roundabout. the road/pavement surface around there is awful too. I don't think so, Lyneham has local businesses that are supported by the people of Lyneham already. NA Yes. There is insufficient critical mass in Lyneham and Bradenstoke. Business interests in Bradenstoke are non-existent and Bradenstoke residents when asked by the Parish Council showed no desire to help themselves. Lyneham businesses have been poorly served by a closed group of politically dominated individuals, with some aspiring businesses actually forced into failure. The village needs to grow.
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Appendix 9: Q15 – Are there ways in which people could be encouraged to walk, cycle and use public transport more in Lyneham and Bradenstoke? Text comments
Bradenstoke speeds to 20mph from Lillybrook and AHP thee should be a speed limit of 20mp on Clack Lane We moved 20 years ago expecting to walk to places. Try walking down to Preston, with no paths past Victoria Rd, and cars speeding past. Some we found getting into Bradenstoke on foot, especially with young children, once you have passed Leighbrooke is asking to be knocked down, cars never slow down just speed through. No paths to walk into Wootton Bassett. People should be encouraged to walk more, but please supply safe crossings of main roads. The road from Pound Close to the "Costcutters" store is very dangerous. We have to depend on a KIND HEARTED motorist to pause and let us cross the road. There is no public transport from Lyneham towards Bradenstoke so people of all ages should be able to walk / cycle safely. No pavement from Thurnug (?) to Bradenstoke until Housing. Road is in poor repair with severe blind corners. Poor lighting. Public Transport is good, but little used. All people use their cars in preference. More activities for children and younger teens for Music, Dancing films etc in Parish and Village Halls. Cycle paths around the village. A3102 far to busy for recreational cycling. Cycle paths, walking groups, walking routes available, cheaper public transport costs put in a suitable path to exit Bradenstoke safely and probably a cycle path as the speed of traffic is too fast to be safe Good maintenance of public footpaths. People are too lazy. Bus service is already fantastic, roads are in terrible condition so it doesn't encourage people to cycle. Footpaths also need maintaining , the elderly , infirm or people with young children don't want to be tripping up. Traffic speeding through the village particularly AM and PM rush hour could be calmed or reduced to 20mph at peak times. Discourage parents from driving to school by enforcing restrictions on zigzags. Reduce the cost of public transport between towns. With Lyneham and Bradenstoke being villages away from larger towns walking and cycling maybe a problem if going to their place of work, cheaper and more regularly public transport would be a start. The quality and condition of our local roads are absolutely terrible and dangerous in places! Getting safely out of the Bradenstoke turning onto the 4069 is at the moment very dangerous Few buses from Bradenstoke to anywhere 'big' There is so much traffic coming through Lyneham in particular it is almost impossible to cycle safely. There is still an issue in both villages with cars speeding and ignoring the rules
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 62 of the road. Traffic must be slowed down somehow on a permanent basis and not just when the residents are doing traffic monitoring. Traffic calming measures would benefit cyclists and pedestrians by slowing down the traffic through the village especially in parts where the pavements are exceptionally narrow. More buses Cycle lanes and traffic calming are needed....even a couple of Pedestrian crossings maybe, as it is ovten dificult to simply cross the road. The traffic is excessisve through the village, so we should be doing something to break up the flow....it can be rediculous even exiting a junction into the flow of traffic at peak periods. The school needs a lollipop man/woman outside its gates as that is an accident waiting to happen! Speed bumps through the main part of the village (especially near the shops) are necessary as trucks plough through the village and I can see a child being killed go back and forth to the Coop or Tesco due to the speed of the traffic. I am not comfortable cycling through Lyneham as the traffic goes too fast. I'm surprised somebody hasn't been killed already and this should be a priority for the council. Not really-have always felt a by-pass to take all the heavy traffic passing through Lyneham would be a good thing. Lyneham is very well served with buses, every 20 minutes and usually empty outside rush hours. A cycle path might help. So would the installation of flashing 30mph road signs, to deter speeding motorists. I believe that folk already do walk and cycle, but maybe install means to ensure that road users do not speed. A footpath from Bradenstoke to the main Chippenham Lyneham Road would make walking to Lyneham from the village a less riskier experience. Kyle/foot path to RWB. Traffic - Cars still speed going out go he village towards RWB and in particular win the early hours. Need more Police speed traps/ introduce speed camera near White Hart or other scheme. Most roads have pavements, where not provide such as A3102 out of Lyneham.plus road into Bradenstoke. Cycle paths would provide and encourage safe cycling. Current provision of public transport good for getting to and from Lyneham but not to and from Bradenstoke. Better pavements. Pot holes in pavements could be repaired Cycle path especially between the 2 villages and school. Preston lane need urgent repairs to road! As dangerous. There is a good bus service through Lyneham A restricted transport through from Bradenstoke. The condition of all the roads and pavements in the area desperately require upgrading and maintaining. Calming system through the village is also required. Removal of the 50 mph and reduced to 40 mph Goatacre side of Lyneham I think speeding through Lyneham on the main road is a big issue particularly although not exclusively in the evening. Traffic calming measures through the village would be a help to cyclists and pedestrians. Cycle paths on main roads. Clearer signs for the mini roundabout near Tescos speed bumps in the village to stop numpties from speeding. All of this would make me feel more comfortable going for bike rides with my children
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Too many holes in roads to ride bikes safely. Cycle path for children's safely riding to school. More public transport via Bradenstoke. Also the lane leading into Bradenstoke village from the Chippenham road needs to have a 30mph speed limit along its entire length. Improve paths and introduce cycle lanes. The elderly living in Bradenstoke in three residential Park Homes find walking to Lyneham is a fair distance. If there was an efficient service into just Lyneham people could catch the 55 bus to Wootton Bassett, Swindon or Calne and Chippenham which is a regular bus service. As for Safety, at the Bradenstoke junction on the B4069 a Roundabout is essential for the safety of the Village, and the speed limit into Bradenstoke should be 30 miles per hour. Stop large lorries from parking on pavements on the main route through the village so that people can walk safely on the pathways The street parking through the village could be looked at, and the road surfaces are very poor and speeding is a problem at times also More parents could walk their children to school from married quarter sites. Our roads are not very safe for cyclists, heavy traffic,potholes etc, I speak from experience having almost been knocked off my bike on several occasions in the past The 55 bus is now running from 5.30am past Lyneham into Chippenham, don't know the time of the first one to Swindon, There can be quite a walk to the bus stop for a lot of people and so i think a smaller mini bus would serve well to maybe go where school busses go to pick up the school children going to Bassett high school, and maybe going to Bassett and Chippenham, i would certainly use the bus if the bus stop was closer Very difficult as Lyneham is too far from other towns, and so areas of entertainment and shopping to walk and although there is an excellent bus service driving is such an easy option. More speed control I don't drive anyway but I encourage friends and family to walk and use public transport. The public transport is pretty good. A few more benches around it's along way for some people to walk to the shops some may need to stop for a rest Preston Lane by school has serious parking issues that affect safety and the residents and needs to be addressed. A car park just off main road could be beneficial as Tesco and coop become congested School times, Preston lane gets completely blocked even where it says no parking which creates delays for people trying to get through and on the main road, some of these people live in Preston lane and still drive. Safe footpath at the beginning of Bradenstoke Village needs to be created. Public footpaths round the village, rural fields would be good. Purton has many footpaths, a great example. If people kept to speed limit I would be happier to let my children cycle round the village. Yes. If the bus-stop was a little nearer to Victoria Drive for Senior Citizens, young mothers with small children etc. If only there was a cutting through from Victoria Drive, Hastings Close area and up to the main road, where the nearest bus stop is. As a SC, cant see me carrying shopping all the way along Preston Lane to the estate off Victoria Drive. Therefore I never use the bus.
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Also the speeding cars along Preston Lane, from Argosy Road to Bushton is a real worry! An accident waiting to happen. Not sure what to suggest but road safety is paramount. Are there any places to secure bicycles at or near bus stops? We need to achieve linkage. I cannot get to a bus stop other than by cycling nearly 3 miles. Less large lorries on Chippenham Road, especially the speed they travel. Better control of traffic speed in the 30mph limited areas within the parish. Yes. Firstly: Do whatever is required (re-introduction of speed cameras is the most logical step) to rigidly enforce a 30 mph speed limit through Lyneham. 20mph would be more suitable for the area near the school/around the Tesco's roundabout. I'm a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Motoring. There are no excuses without exception for breaking speed limits. Buses, HGV's and cars all break the limit by at least 10 mph all the time. It is dangerous, life threatening and is an absolute menace for those of us who live on Calne Road. It is in your power to resolve this issue immediately. Secondly: Stop the intermittent use of the Speed monitoring members of the local community. I know they are all well meaning, but they have no medium/long term effect on lowering speed whatsoever. Drivers slow when they spot the high-viz jackets and then immediately speed up again. Instead use this invaluable resource to monitor all of the HGV's driving through Lyneham over a given period. Once data has been compiled on all local businesses routing their HGV's through Lyneham (and using it as a short cut when we have a perfectly good motorway and major link roads), contact the relevant transport managers and work with them to put plans in place to prevent all but absolutely necessary HGV traffic through the village. As I sit typing this our house, some 200 years old, is slowly being shaken to pieces by this blight on our village. Thirdly: Resurface the road through the village. Whilst the longer term eradication of HGV traffic through Lyneham is an achievable but probably more distant goal, prevention of the worst effects of this traffic caused by the horrendous road surface could be solved now. Currently the road magnifies the effect of HGV weight and multi-axles. With the right focus (and if required re-direction of budget), this could be solved in a month. If any members of the Parish Council would like to experience first hand the building-shaking effects of the HGVs/Appalling road surface combo' please feel free to call me on 07834 494876, and you are welcome to spend some time to get a feel of just how horrendous it is. Pavements kept clean and clear all the way around the centre and built areas. Cycle lanes on the main road. Resurfacing of some of the roads Safe Cycle paths I know there are speed observations done which is vital as some seem to use the village like its Castle Combe racetrack. I walk my dogs & would never use public transport, most seem to use the pedestrian path to cycle on which contravenes Highway Code 64!! The road out of Bradenstoke is quite dangerous to walk along due to the lack of a paths linking the village to the main road. I understand this would be difficult to complete due to the landscape, but if there is a way to create a path somewhere that links the village all the way to the main road it would be very helpful. There is a lack of dropped curbs in Bradenstoke and Lyneham and as a wheelchair user this means I have to push along the
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 65 road most of the time. Putting in drop curbs at all road crossings would make the existing paths more usable. The bus service is very good . Pavements required Lyneham to Bradenstoke. Advertise walking trails. Increase schedule bus route Bradenstoke to Lyneham Better provision of footpaths and cycle ways. You need transport to access supermarket and decent shops and public I find is expensive to use often Yes more houses and better amenities. Traffic is increasing throughout the country and has done for a while in Lyneham. This shouldn't deter however, future development and improved facilities. Cycle lane or path as road is very dangerous with large lorries and speeding cars. Do a cycle track/footpath between lyneham and wootton bassett. Possibly have a bus that goes as far as lyneham main camp and wootton bassett every 10-15 mins. Make sure that footpaths can be accessed in fields so walkers can get through paths with ease Don't know Walk or ccle to where?, it all depends how far people are travelling Local amenities are walking distance from anywhere however access to other facilities require to commute further. There are no cycle paths around to get to nearby villages and the public transport is appalling. With the recent roadworks to junction 17 has caused commuting into Swindon lengthy without any other option but to get in the car. Public transport needs to be well developed, fast and economically beneficial to win over car users. I think those who work in the already use the above. There is no bus from Bradenstoke to Chippenham or Swindon. This is fine if you can walk to Lynham, but not everyone can. The road through Bradenstoke is dangerous for cyclists. If the pot holes in the main road were filled in properly then drivers would not swerve to avoid them. This would make the road much safer. Also if the drains were cleared more often then you wouldn't get plashed by passing cars as I did last week. the public transport is excellent N/A the roads around bradenstoke, especially dauntsey bank, are not really safe for walkers or casual cyclists. I dont think that can change but better footpaths would help, espcially if they can be maintained. I would walk,cycle and use public transport if there was something to keep me in the village, rather than spending money in other towns because Lyneham does not provide anything. Public transport is good. Put combined footpaths and cycle paths in Not really as we are in the middle of nowhere and all of the jobs are based outside the village If there were safe passages to Bassett and Swindon to cycle I’d be more inclined to do it. Wider footpaths cycle lanes throughout barriers between pavement s and roads Cycle paths especially Bradenstoke. More buses in Bradenstoke Toucan crossing out side MOD lyneham main gate and more waning as drivers tend to look at the main gate and not notice when the car in front has stopped for the crossing
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 66 leading to an un-usual number of accidents at this crossing. The road surface is awful in the Parrish, as an experienced Cyclist i can report that the road surface in parts of Afghanistan is better than it is hear, and they where dirt roads. Cycle lane into Bassett, I would love to go places on the bikes with the kids but it is just not safe on the main roads, due to poor state of the roads and the speeds. A cycle path perhaps Preston land and bushton way better bus services and stop the rat run on Preston Lane and parking outside school. Better policing Having cycle paths for everyone to use. Maintenance on the potholes / roads. Sorting out the water issue on Preston lane over winter so that next winter it doesn't become a dangerous issue again. Not from bradenstoke as the public transportation is rubbish and u can get a bus early and that’s it to Chippenham which takes forever to get there. I would not Allow my son to walk or cycle till his much much older as no path. dedicated cycle lanes,not just a painted line on the road. upgrade and repair foot paths more holes than a packet of polos, disgusting state Better maintenance of current foot paths. Wider pavements with better crossing points especially around the Texaco Garage I’d have thought the 55 bus going to Bradenstoke would help a lot of people of all ages, especially the elderly who live on the mobile home sites. Lyneham I feel is well served by the No 55 bus, ideal if you work somewhere along it's route, however many people myself included I feel work in locations not serviced by public transport. Not sure what the answer is on this one. Education/electronic signage to remind drivers of the speed limit through the village's and regular speed checks to enforce speed limits would be useful. Any possibility of a pedestrian pathway parallel to Hollow way to make walking to Lyneham safer? Takes far too long to get to Swindon by bus Improve the condition of footpaths, they are in a terrible state in places, the one between Tesco and MOD Lyneham comes to mind. The villages need a 18 tonne wieght limit to stop them using it as a cut through get speed reduced in the area of the shops and on roads into and out of villages. Also thier is need for two pedestrian crossing in the village one by the garage and half way up the village. Cycle paths and stopping folks parking on pavements. Bradenstoke needs more public transport The Chippenham, although a 40 and 30 area, is very intimidating and some sort of speed control is needed. No footpath from The Banks so I have to walk in the road. A Footpath between Chippenham Road & Bradenstoke pathways between Lyneham and Bradenstoke alongside the road would be useful. people have to walk in the road or on grass verges. A cycle track between the villages would be perfect. Build decent sized pavements and more ramps for the disabled on pavements There is no public transport system to, or from this village, yet we pay for one. There is no adequate road system, yet we pay for one.If you wish the residents of this poorly looked after village to have any faith in our council carry out the long over due items
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 67 mentioned, You try walking from Bradenstoke to Chippenham, or riding a bike, bringing home a weekly shop. Better and safer a access from Bradenstoke road onto Chippenham road Put a footpath along hollow way up on the top of the bank on the mod side would make this safer thus providing a safe walking route. Slow traffic through the village with traffic calming schemes REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT AS YOU APPROACH BRADENSTOKE.60 is dangerous and ludicrous,maybe council Lord should walk the road I would think most people work out of the village so are unable to walk. The public transport is excellent and I hope is well used, unfortunately it would take me and my husband several hours to travel to our works as we would have to change many times. Paths and cycle ways could be improved to take cyclists etc off the roads and would be safer a bus service from Bradenstoke At least 800 - 1100 cars per hour are registered at times when speed watch is done. This will be increased as the base increases and we will have no input in who uses the road anyway as this is major route. Speed restrictions need to moved to outer limits of Melsome to make it safer for all. An automated traffic control should be installed outside the base entrance then maybe young families would consider walking to school. If you want people to cycle install a specific pathway for this. Cheaper bus fare No a cycle track linking Lyneham and Bradenstoke would help but the military base does tend to get in the way More speed awareness signage, speed checks, local police to ticket speeding offenders and something done about the speed of traffic approaching the MOD Lyneham main gate in the morning, HiViz signage to alert drivers to the zebra crossing or lights. This is an accident waiting to happen AGAIN! Dont care about this. Cyclists are just not using the cycle lanes provided for them - no point in constructing any more. A link from Bradenstoke to the 55 bus route It's not easy for everyone (especially new people) to walk anywhere. The pathways that are there are very narrow and you could only walk so far before ending up in a road! Cycling for me, would be a big no. Traffic can be incredibly heavy and fast. It's not something I would risk. Bradenstoke need pavements in and out of the village. Road surfaces dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. Mirrors at the top and bottom of roads for blind spots. A safer way to walk or cycle in and out of bradenstoke would be appreciated. Making the bridle way around the old RAF camp passable for its full length would encourage more walking and cycling Cycling is dangerous on our village road due to the heavy traffic constantly passing through. A roundabout at the Piggy's/Pound Close turn would make access out on to the main road easier in busier times, ie 7.30 am, with a bus stop either side of the road, it can and does take an age before being able to pull out safely. Can we have a bus that stops outside Lillybrook Esate and Church Park. A regular bus service. I'd love to walk to Tockenham Reservoir but there are no paths. Road very dangerous,
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Yes. Public transport is already good in Lyneham particularly. The number 55 runs every 20 minutes. People would walk more if the foot paths were maintained better. Most of the foot paths need to be resurfaced and the grass verges near them maintained much better than they are now. The grass and weeds are encroaching on the paths making them difficult to walk on in places. Also if the grass cuttings were removed when the grass was cut that would make the village a much more attractive place to walk in. I notice that more and more people are walking to lyneham from bradenstoke, myself and husband included, it would be nice if there was a coffee shop at the end of the walk, also the lane is very narrow into bradenstoke so you need to be a little cautious. A path walking/cycle would be of benefit to the areas. Cycle lanes/paths would help. Organised walk to school groups. If people want to walk, cycle they will but if don’t want to they won’t. No Not much public transport in Bradenstoke. Potholes need to be repaired, especially on country roads/lanes. Cycle tracks in Lyneham. More public footpaths. Providing road markings for pedestrians, which could also be used as cycle routes. I think maintaining the village speed checks is helpful. Walking group would encourage walkers locally. Already many residents, particularly older residents use public transport.Young people also use public transport but the fares they have to pay are high - if they could be helped in some way it would make getting to work a lot easier. Even crossing the road in Lyneham often causes a problem. Cycle lanes and crossings A bus service that leaves Bradenstoke at peak times rather than having to walk into lyneham to get on the 55. My son can no longer get to the link centre in public transport within 2.5 hours between walking to bus stop, bus into Swindon, second bus out of Swindon or walk to link centre from Swindon... this took him almost 2.5 hours there and 2.5 hours to return I feel people in Bradenstoke are very good at going out for walks and cycling Walk path into Bradenstoke village? Not sure how practical but would help join residents, especially in the winter. Improved road surface and footpath (not easy done) from Bradenstoke to Lillybrook may help. There is an issue with traffic going too fast towards Lyneham from the Banks. It puts me off cycling from Bradenstoke and walkers have to cross the road to get to a pavement. Except for the most mobile of people, it is quite a trek from Bradenstoke to Lyneham, even for the limited facilities there. Improve and widen pavements, possible cycle lanes/walkways and well maintained and signed public footpaths Speed limit should be reduced to 30 through the whole village The road leading into Bradenstoke is very dangerous as its so narrow in places,pedestrians are forced to walk I the road on blind bends however I fail to see how this could be improved with the banks either side being so high . unless a footpath was made along the REME fence? Make crossings safer
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Put a cycle & footpath along or adjacent to The Hollow, which is the single track road out of Bradenstoke to Lyneham. The road itself is in a dreadful condition despite repeatedly reporting it to WCC. It has several blind bends which are very dangerous for residents walking and cycling, particularly children, which discourages Bradenstoke residents from leaving their cars at home when going into Lyneham. If a safe cycle & footpath could be built a lot more residents would use Lyneham facilities rather than driving to Calne Tesco or RWB Sainsbury's etc Cycle lanes or pavements on both sides of the road so you don't have to keep crossing over when it runs out. If there was a pavement on the other side of the road then you could walk a circuit. Road Safety. Provide a safe walkway through the narrow part of Hollow Way to enable safe walking for residents of Bradenstoke and Lillybrook estate to get into out of the village or out to Lyneham. School traffic needs addressing. Preston lane is far too dangerous and the amount of cars is an issue. A scheme to promote walking to school? Or parking further away in a safe place and walking in? Yes... if the speed limit on Hollow Way into Bradenstoke were lowered to 30mph instead of the ridiculously high 60mph in what is virtually a single carriage road. There is also a desperate need, and I mean desperate, to provide a footpath through the above mentioned road as well as repairs to the potholes right through the village main street. It is clearly dangerous for cycling as well as cars and pedestrians. This needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency, but being the remote village of the two, it has clearly been I'll maintained and not considered that I or any of my neighbours are aware of. traffic calming along main road to slow down vehicles No Transiting speed through village a real concern at peak times. Yes traffic in general seems to speed through Lyneham especially larger vehicles. There needs to be some form of traffic calming (similar to the methods used in Lydiard Millicent). The road is so busy, I don't think many people would feel safe enough to cycle along it. the bus service (55) is excellent and well supported. Better surfaced footpath along the main road. Form of crossing at the top of The Banks CYCLE PATHS Bradenstoke public footpaths are a disgrace. The one round the base is on the edge of a site used for a firing range in the afternoons, the one opposite crash gate 6 has disappeared, the one that goes from the side of the house opposite the play park and down the sledging hill to Dauntsy is totally unnavigatable due to impossible signage and cattle that chase dogs are a regular event on the third field and all of the ones near Brittlesea farm that go down the hill have disappeared into obscurity. It's impossible to walk out of the village unless you go by the base and Foxham lock and then you have to contend with the firing range who shout to each other and stop if they see you but I have come out of the woods in bright sunshine before now and they just haven't noticed me. If I had shouted I was afraid I'd startle them and they might fire toward me by mistake. Very frightening.
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Transport need to have speed countering measures in Bradenstoke in order for people to do this more safely. We need public transport in Bradenstoke It's a pity the bus service is so restricted. A bus service that passed the entrance to Bradenstoke and on yo Chippenham would be fantastic Cycle paths would be good but not very realistic really. Not sure. The main problem is that there is a older generation in Bradenstoke and not all would be able to walk and cycle. Safe cycle and pedestrian routes and reliable local bus (community ?) services I personally don't think so Restrict speed levels in Bradenstoke throughout to 20 MPH Not safe to cycle, too many cars parked on the side of roads. Pavements not always safe to walk on, roads have too many potholes. This village is effectively road locked, with pavements ending at each exit location. I’m not sure there is an answer to this and perhaps is actually a selling point in that this is a rural location. You can, however, walk across green fields using permissive paths and make use of healthy amenity. This is also an area with low employment, so unlikely that you will reduce commuting, as most people need to travel beyond the scope of bus services and cycling.... A pavement or somewhere to walk towards farm shop would be good as the only way to get there is to drive It is difficult for residents of Bradenstoke to get to Lyneham to catch the 55 bus. There is a free taxi for people with bus passes but the times that they run do not always fit in with the bus timetable and they are expensive for younger people, especially if they use the bus daily. We are fortunate to have buses from the Village to Royal Wootten Bassett, Chippenham and Swindon but these are only once a day and not suitable if we want to get to Calne. This mainly refers to elderly people. One of the problems that some people have is that walking through Bradenstoke to Lyneham one has to walk through a very narrow road with cars having to slow down suddenly when turning a corner to find a walker in the road. The other problem can be crossing the main road to the footpath at the end of the Village. So far we've all survived that so maybe it is not yet an issue?! More house in the village means more traffic which is bad enough already Where do I start... Bradenstoke needs a footpath in order to avoid being mowed down by drivers. A cycle path would be great but i'm guessing this is dreamland ... lyneham has no cycle path and most bikers use the footpaths for their own safety I guess even though the law objects. The condition of the foot path fro bradenstoke into lyneham is terrible ... ssame from lyenham to goatacre. Proper maintenance of these would help. Crossing the road by the garage can be hazardous especially for children and pensioners. A Zebra crossing or traffic lights would be welcome as there are more shops opening there now. Public transport in Bradenstoke is a joke. Apart from Bradies who do their best, there is none, and if like my wife who at the age of 62 does not qualify for a bus pass it is very expensive. Also as a retired Police Officer I take great exception to OAP's pointing speed guns at me. When I was a Police officer on a Police Officer IN UNIFORM was allowed to use these guns. As a Council you should make sure the police do their job and not pass the buck. We need to catch speeders but do the job properly.
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I believe the T junction of the Bradenstoke/Chippenham road is a real hazard due to the speed of traffic from the Chippenham direction to both pedestrians crossing over to the pavement and vehicles attempting to turn right to Lyneham. personally, we use public transport when the occasion arises, also walk, unable to cycle but for those who can cycle perhaps cycle lanes as it is a busy road. Bus times are already very good As Lyneham and Bradenstoke grow larger, a greater need for roads in the area to be improved, depending on how much larger this area is going to be devoloped? No Sufficient provision already There are no cycle paths in Lyneham. Condition of roads through the village are not conducive to riding a cycle. If there were designated cycle paths that didn't have to be shared with motorised vehicles then more people would cycle to the nearby towns. Cycle paths Current traffic speeds make walking/cycling on the main road a dangerous act. Perhaps some improvements to local footpaths and bridle ways Bus service not too bad now that Stagecoach have ditched single decker for doubles. Sometimes it used to be standing room only on the bus to Swindon in the mornings. The Parish is doing a good job at trying to make the pavements pleasant to walk along, with planting. Cycling would need dedicated paths to be truly safe, given the large lorries that go through as well as the speed of traffic. More public doorways on both sides of the roads Walking bus to encourage children to walk to school , would help ease problems with parking at school of a drop off / pick up zone . Repair pavements, clear footpaths School drop off is troubled by cars parking in areas where they shouldn’t. A walk/ cycle route around the village would be nice to do as a family Walking , rambling club More accessible bus link from Bradenstoke Speed up the banks. Pot holes in roads are atrocious Speed limit passesd camp between Slessor and Melsome needs to be reduced Zebra crossing needed up near Melsome by the bus stop Slow traffic through village stop the rat run that Preston Lane has become Better maintained public walkways across the field from webbs court to Lancaster square would provide safe route from pound close and webbs court to the school avoiding all main roads Bus stop on the main road opposite Bradenstoke road. Pavement from Bradenstoke to the main road. see previous comments! Pedestrian crossings near Malard, Village hall and Spice of Asia Public transport is good in Lyneham but places to cycle be great link up the two villages maybe with cycle track walks bridle path
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No Cheaper bus fare Walk...although there are issues on many roads in lyneham where vechile are parked on pavements causing safe walking a issue or wheelchair issues No The pot holes and condition of roads and paths are terrible, so walking and cycling are no fun in the area. Driving is hazardous at times as drivers speed way over the limit. I worry walking my children around the village, and crossing, and we have only been here 3 weeks. Road safety is a huge concern especially when even residents drive too fast on the estates. Safe cycle routes would be of benefit though especially for youngsters. Safe cycle routes, perhaps linking up with the cycle route between Calne and Chippenham or heading out to Bassett? I don’t even know if this is feasible but something that as a family we would definitely make use of. The speed of cars travelling through he village definitely needs addressing though. Footpaths need to be replaced and repaired... especially the one between Bradenstoke and lyneham A walking bus to school from Melsone Road The way a lot of local people drive in lyneham walking and cycling especially in preston lane is not safe. Introduction of cycle lanes. Better bus links - I.e. Not having to change buses to access West Swindon. Repair the footpaths and fix the water leaks which cause flood / ice risks Love riding my bike but it’s very dangerous due to heavy traffic and speeding traffic A regular bus service for Bradenstoke is critical for residents needing to go to lyneham, Young and old! Bradenstoke needs to have a 20 MPH speed restriction. Another crossing in the village at the green end of the village, a cycle path through the village. And more flashing slow down signs as you enter the village. Very difficult. For a community plan to develop this. Particularly with main road through middle. Of village. Perhaps a cycle route around the edge of the village? Yes Lots of people commute to work . I drive to Malmesbury daily there is no transport to get me to work on time . Lots of local parents drive to school more and afternoon when they could walk ! The school should push this. Some sort of benefit to the school for the more amount of kids that walk rather than be driven More frequent buses - especially at night. cycle paths to get bikes off the road. I think public transport here is very good in Lyneham and Bradenstoke has Bradies bus but people are not encouraged to walk or cycle along Lyneham main road as lorries coming past at speed and too close. I honestly don't know how you could get around that except by sleeping policemen or road narrowing at various points to make traffic slow down. Provide a footpath on the road from Bradenstoke which joins the Chippenham Road towards Lyneham, enabling people to safely walk to Lyneham to catch a bus. It appears to me that there are many people walking and cycling. Unsure about public transport, but reducing fares would probably encourage use.
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The grass verges need cutting back as grass is growing over the foot paths .on the main road .all of the paths have a small concrete strip which yiu cannot see anymore. Public Transport is too expensive for the general public to use unless you benefit from subsidised transport like the elderly with their passes. Cycling is horrifically dangerous on the roads through the village as we have a big problem with speeding traffic. You take your life in your hands with cycling. more busses at peak times Not sure there are ways to get people out of their cars! The suggested footpath/cyclepath link with Bradenstoke could go some way to encourage people to access each village without using cars. We already have an excellent bus service (55 every 20 mins) running through Lyneham. Speeding traffic passing the coop towards Calne is quite often of concern The bus service is reduced at weekends, this could be addressed. Cycling is quite prolific and there are numerous footpaths. Sadly todays society does not want to walk. A safe footpath to Bradenstoke would help, dodging cars in that narrow lane as a pedestrian is not much fun. Few people cycle because the road surface state is unsafe to do so. There are some lovely walks close to both villages, maybe a signposted countryside trail? Unfortunately, that is all down to personal preference. The main factor will be cost. Lower cost of public transport. better cycle ways and paths. The paths towards Bradenstoke are non-existence and on busy main road. On traffic we don't need to be a cut through for hgv,s there should be an 18 tonne wieght limit throughout out the village plus Thier is need for a zebra crossing by the garage for people to cross safely. Public transport needs to be run in different way buses need to run earlier in the morning but use smaller buses on the early times and non peak times. Walk - some of the pavements are uneven. additional crossings would be helpful. water drainage needs to be looked at to stop pedestrians getting splashed. Cycle - including mobility scooters, - cycle route so that cyclists do not have to use main road Public transport - This is excellent with easy access to both Chippenham and Swindon rail stations Improve and maintain public footpaths and Bradley ways which have become overgrown. Possibility of increasing length of paths (if possible) A zebra crossing or traffic lights near the roundabout at the Texaco garage. An Old lady could barely get across the road as there was too much traffic coming from three directions so I had to aid her. I think that actual residents do largely walk or cycle whilst out and about the local area, only using public transportation if traveling further afield The pedestrian safety is lacking in Lyneham. School children catching the bus to Calne from Melsome road have to cross a busy road with traffic usually in excess of 50mph. In winter it is dark and their school uniform is dark in colour.
Lyneham school has no safe crossing point as there is no crossing warden any more.
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The zebra crossing outside MOD Lyneham has near misses every day. I regularly have to wait with my son at the crossing as cars speed through the crossing at speeds of 30+ mph. There has been at least 4 accidents on that crossing in two years. there is a larger number of people cycling to MOD Lyneham now the camp is up and running. But there is no safe route to this location.
What Lyneham needs is: A Zebra crossing outside Lyneham school. The path from Melsome road widened and made into a shared cycle / footpath. The 30mph speed limit moved down to Melsome road. A Pelican crossing at Melsome road for people to get to the bus stop. A Tu can crossing in place of the Zebra crossing outside MOD Lyneham for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists crossing at this point, Particularly children to and from school. Better off road transport links between Bradenstoke and the bus service would be useful. Maybe consider a transport hub where other forms of travel could meet up with the 55 bus service, which is actually very good and the envy of many I don't believe this will make a difference. All facilities (doctors, dentists, large supermarkets) are out of Lyneham so all the potholes are unavoidable and the bus is more expensive than a car especailly when going out with a full family As I haven't been living here long I have still to experience these facilities As mentioned previously, thoughtless, illegal parking adjacent to Piggies discourages walking on footpaths. The roads through the Village are in an atrocious condition, dangerous and not conducive to cycling. I have come off my cycle because of appalling road surface in Lyneham. The junction into and out of Pound close is dangerous; again shocking road surface in the filter lane to turn right and the Give Way markings at Pound Close/Webbs Court Jcn are not clear with vehicles nearly colliding due to drivers not realising thy should give way. Roads and footpaths are in a shocking state that do not encourage walking or cycling. The lack of drainage clearing leads to localised flooding down Preston lane and adjacent to the Old Vicarage on the approach into Lyneham from Bassett. Improved road surface paved areas dual use for cycling and walking Footpaths cleared and made more acceptable It is personal choice you cannot force people to walk or cycle. I do both including running and the roads around Lyneham are incredibly dangerous because of high consistant Speeding traffic, and HGVs. Those roads that are not equipped for the high volume. Maintain current and create more clearly marked cycle routes and footpaths. Encourage farmers and landowners to maintain footpaths and access, as is their legal obligation. Farmers, in particular to the east of Lyneham have not maintained and have activity blocked historic footpaths and rights of way over recent years. These need to be clarified and opened up again. More managed dog poo bins on all the footpaths within the parish council district. As far as I am aware walking is not an issue in the area. I do not cycle so am not sure how that could be encouraged. I live in Bradenstoke and have a car so do not rely on public
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 75 transport but am aware that there is not a service that would enable me to get to work in Chippenham, Wootton Bassett or Calne without walking to Lyneham to take a bus at a time that would enable me to do so. Therefore, I believe a daily service that would allow people to do this would only benefit the villagers. 55 is a fantastic service, although could Stagecoach be encouraged to extend the saver fares available in Swindon. Cycling can be very dangerous around Lyneham and Bradenstoke. Better maintained and identified walks and pavements. Lyneham has an excellent main bus service which residents do use. I think that parents of schoolchildren could be encouraged to walk their children to school. I also think that residents should be encouraged to walk to the local shops. Cycling would be encouraged if the roads were in a better condition. FOOT PATH THROUGH BRADENSTOKE AND CYCLE PATHS The bus service along the main road through Lyneham is excellent. That serving Bradenstoke is futile. Walking from Bradenstoke is not for the faint-hearted; a footpath alongside Hollow Way might encourage pedestrians. cycle paths, and foot paths
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Appendix 10: Q16 – Please could you name the green spaces or areas that are important to you so that we can work towards protecting them in the Neighbourhood Plan. Text comments
They all are When Victoria Rd estate was built, a lay park was supposed to be on green. What happened. Ideal place for something similar to what Bradenstoke have, especially as its not interferred now with over head wires. Enclosed with wire fence would be ideal for kids, all its used for now is a dogs toilet. Pound Farm area is one green space, for dog walking and kicking a ball and flying a kite. Other green spaces are down Preston Lane and ex RAF land near Bradenstoke and the Recreation Field in Bradenstoke. The Wild flower meadow at Bradenstoke Junction Baileys Hill Green field farm near the Spice of Asia. People trying to develop a lot of houses there. No infrastructure and too busy a road. the green field on preston lane by Victoria drive, and all surrounding fields in that direction are all very important all green spaces are of importance it especially allows somewhere for children to play rather that running in and out of the road in the village Keeping the Green tidy ,and maintaining the public rights of way. Keeping the play park at Pound close as the other play parks are on MOD ground. Green spaces have to be used not just seen from car windows. Bailey's Hill , village green and fields behind Webb's Court. The Aero Park. An under used facility that could be better served if monitored in the evenings/night as it is well known in the area for a hang out area for older teenagers and can be intimidating even for adults. All of the green fields currently surrounding the village The green fields that surround the villages are very important and should be kept green. Not built on. Also Lyneham green with in the village boundary should be protected. The green at the beginning of Victoria Drive Children's park in Bradenstoke and dog walking field also in Bradenstoke The old copse in the back field. Lyneham Green Area opposite the garage The Green. Fields adjacent Victoria Drive Pounds Close Park, Aero Park, The Green and open farmland around the village. The Green is one area....and please try and stop the cycle of travelling fairground shows pitching up. Slessor field and the links into the woodland and farmland leading across to Preston Lane; Aero park; Farthing lane leading to the meadow (I think its called Beachers Hill).
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All green fields that surround the village to maintain the rural well being of the area, I am all for maintaining and protecting our green and pleasant land and in particular our village aspect. The Green Fields surrounding Lyneham and Bradenstoke are an essential part of their rural character and should not be built upon. ALL the GREEN FIELDS. The dog exercise field and the play field in Bradenstoke should be well sign posted regards the need for responsible behaviour, cleanliness and health and safety issues. Green Areas near Piggy Cafe, space looking out onto old airfield also. Fields behind Webbs Court/Pound Close must be preserved. Living in the Parish but not in either village I do not use the green spaces. The Green entrance to the village. The parks on the married quarters are also very important and need to be maintained All the green spaces need protection in lyneham to encourage our children to play outside. The Green, Bradenstoke Dog park, Play area. Pound Close play area. The paddock next to Lancaster Square. The Green and the Lancaster Sq park frontage. Victoria drive farmers fields. Victoria drive field. The fields in officers patch the wooded area in the officers patch All play parks. Slessor field. Bradenstoke play park and dog field In Bradenstoke the Dog walk area and the childrens play area are essential. The area where the fair is held could be spruced up and made more attractive? The wild flower area at the turn into Hollow way and the dog walkers field should be left alone The ex farm land on the Green, this is a lovely way in to the village with beautiful trees and wild flowers, perfect for dog walking etc, would be such a shame if it were spoilt by further housing etc We love the fields on Preston lane / Victoria drive.they are flat and easy to walk round, lots of people drive here in cars to walk there dogs because the fields are very secure and dogs can run off lead safely and it makes Tockenham a safe short walk away, The field on Preston Lane opposite the old Quarters. The area on Victoria Drive’s entrance. The area around the White Hart roundabout as this gives a lovely entrance view to Lyneham village. All Our back garden for one. We moved her for the big garden and are gutted that it may be taken away from us and built on. The field opposite Preston Lane, this is a great area heavily used by dog walkers and families. Victoria drive green space the children love to play there The green on Preston Lane and it’s adjoining fields. Area towards base at rear of white hart. Park and surrounding fields to rear of slessor road all need to be kept free of buildings. Also the land/green spaces behind garage and backing on to Chippenham road/dauntsey lock. The big green by the stream
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Village Green. The Green, the fields that connect to the green along Chippenham Road. The open spaces as you head down to Preston from the school. All round the base. You can regularly find deer and wildlife in these spaces. The Green off Preston Lane alongside Victoria Drive is beautiful and used by families as well as dog owners. Everyone appears to clean up after their dogs, so another poo bin would be an asset. How about a dedicated dog area opposite, on the other side of the road in the overgrown field? Just needs fencing on three sides with a security gate. A dog was killed here recently when it ran through the hedging. Bradenstoke have one! Wonderful if Lyneham could too! As mentioned previously, green areas with attractions for children and sitting in shade for parents. Small halls with entertainment for teenagers Only the countryside used. All green spaces are important for both people and wildlife All green spaces and parks should be protected. The Green is an attractive space, with its trees and grass, and should be preserved at all costs. Green spaces are great when not utterly blighted and ruined by speeding motorists and unmanaged HGV traffic. Currently who wants to spend a second more than is required walking on Calne Road? Cannot comment All green fields that surround the village. The field and parks near to Preston lane are important The Green, & the fields backing onto our Bungalow are most important to us. Lyneham aeropark and field Bradenstoke play park and dog walking field Both parks need some more care,manintanence and regular cleaning. If cleaning of the play equipment is not something that can be funded then maybe setting up a volunteer group to clean the park equipment a couple of times a year or at the start of spring/summer would be possible? I would gladly help clean the park equipment so it is nice for my daughter to play on and everything isn't covered in green moss/algie. The Pound Farm developement would change the whole look of the village The green on Victoria Drive. Aero park Recreation /children's play areas. Dog parks. Protecting farmland /common land from building more houses The existing children’s play parks in both villages are well used and should be maintained and looked after as an essential resource for our young people. Any parks or green spaces should be protected Green spaces are just as important and they can be incorporated within developments Fields behind pound close or Webbs court, the green and fields behind Victoria drive All green spaces are important Pound farm fields is green and full of wildlife ranging from great crested newts, hedgehogs, owls, several different types of small birds, field mice, foxes, bees, butterflies
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 79 and birds of prey these all need protecting as future generations will not have any wildlife at all to look at. This is why all green space is important to keep We use the dog field in Bradenstoke on an almost daily basis. We also walk across local fields with our dog. The play area in Bradenstoke is also very important. There are good facilities for families to play there which is important to the community. All green spaces should be protected, the village is very large Greens and parks along Preston lane. The green in Victoria drive, fields next to Victoria drive perhaps have more allotments. The green space in Bakers field, The Green, the recreation field by Lancaster square ( left hand side before Co op). Please build on available brown field sites before using green field sites. The trees on the greens are magnificent. Playgrounds, Slessor Park The green, the entrance to Bradenstoke from the B-road to chippenham, and the recreation and dog filed in Bradenstoke. I would like to see the Green next the the village hall left alone. Slessor field, Melsome park and aero park by eider Avenue - great swings and open space with dog poo bins and littler bins are very important. The Green The memorial garden The footpath into grade stoke at the back of the mobile home park The recreation ground in lyneham The fields that are near Victoria drive towards Preston . I think if they built there I’d leave Lyneham all together. Melsome road park Village geen, lyneham and Bradenstoke parks and reate a dog walking field in lyneham loke Bradenstokes. Blue bell wood and fields from Pound close to rest of village. NO. Bailey's wood. the green space at Victoria Drive estate Dog mess is a constant problem on the local green spaces. Maybe an enforcement officer handing out fines to offenders may help with this problem. The green. Victoria close field. Kids play park pound close. Bluebell woods and fields around it, the area by the stream baileys hill. The play parks. The Green, Bradenstoke kids park is wonderful! Dog park looks well used 2! Preston Lane/Pintail play park could be better utilised, If you could stop the water board digging it up!!! It used to have football posts fitted. The Green and fields beyond The patch of grass at the bottom of Webb’s Court, the Green. The fields by Webb’s Court. All green areas within our village are important to retain the village feel. Any small scale housing/business development should be restricted to brown field sites. bradenstoke 'dog field' and recreation park with children's play area. Public footpaths, upkeep of stiles, ensuring paths are well signed. The area at the bottom of Victoria drive and adjacent fields
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The green at the bottom of Victoria drive and the dog walking field in Bradenstoke. Any green space we currently have. Aero park Pound farm and green farm should be left intact Green ground behind and around Pound close plus the parks in and around the area plus green fields in the surrounding area right through the villages. The areas behind pound close, the fields along the top of the banks, Bailey's hill. The green and any open space all parks Pintail field and woodland walk, slessor field and surrounding fields are great for dogs and kids The dog field in Bradenstoke and the Children's park in Bradenstoke. There are FAR FAR more Important things to be considered than green spaces. No comment Bradenstoke children's playpark and dog walking field Lyneham benefits from being surrounded by greenery this should be retained Bradenstoke play park and doc walking field The childrens play area at the end of Pound Close and The Green. The Green and Pound Farm fields are very important as are the fields to the north of Southview but don’t know the name of these fields The fields in and around Lyneham & Bradenstoke Lyneham Green to be kept as it is. Green area next to Lancaster Square on main road. Green area in center of Lancaster square. Bluebell woods. Land at the end of Farthing lane which is Charity land and all children's parks need to be kept Park at pound close Village green Lyneham green The path from the top of Dauntsey Banks to Bradenstoke via Lillybrook is a very nice walk and I would like to see it kept Victoria Drive grassed area could be better utilised than a dog poo field! Protect "the green" it is currently very well maintained and a credit to the volunteers that keep it that way. Not sure what these spaces are called. Lyneham Green and the playpark in Bradenstoke Any green space is important. Especially those that are closest to housing estates (I. E the small parks for children and dog walkers). These areas provide a place where kids can play and be safe and dog owners can meet and play with their pets Keep existing ones tidy and attractive to users The playground and football pitch is very useful. While I don't have a dog, the dog walking field is well used and a useful resource The fields behind Webbs Court and Pound Close. Although these are owned by the local farmer, they have public access and are a great welcome sight when entering the village from the WB side. The Green, and the fields behind which recent planning was declined. Although a small site would be acceptable.
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A proper path leading to the Bradenstoke Village cars zoom along the road I nearly got run over by a mini. Improve the pathway leading to the Abbey. The Green is a lovely place to walk as is the grassed area with all the trees on the opposite side of the road. Again it would be much prettier to walk around if the grass cuttings were taken away. The green area on Lancaster Square is a nice feature. Lyneham bridal way is a lovely walk in the summer months, there is also a park and a dog walking field which are constantly in use. The Green, Bradenstoke dog field and playing field, the fields and farm areas around Bradenstoke. Melsome Park is terrible! All the other military estates have fantastic park but Melsome Park is terrible. None Children’s play areas and dog field. Verges The dog walking field in particular is a god send. The childrens play area, and the allotments. The Green and Victoria Green. Preston Lane/Pintail Court Green space. All parks and green spaces are important to keep Lyneham and Bradenstoke small villages, so any building plans need to be small and contained within the boundaries with infil sites. All Green spaces should be preserved, for housing need there is still a lot of empty military quarters is ther away of asking the military to rent them to people in need Parks I Bradenstoke and public walkways Bradenstoke park and the dog field are a major part of village life. We also enjoy walking around the back of the old air base and along 'the tops' behind Boundary close and along to Lillibrook. Children’s and dog park in Bradenstoke, meadow at entrance to Bradenstoke and the ‘tops’ Bradenstoke play area and dog field. Although the non Parish residents now park along the road to "blend in" and prevent being spotted. The play park in Bradenstoke is great for our grandchildren. Better swings would be good. We are not dog owners and so we think the dog field is a waste. It also encourages more car traffic into the village thus reducing the limited on-street parking. It is also not pleasant that dogs being walked to the field are allowed to relieve themselves on the pavements, doorsteps, plants, car wheels and drainpipes. The village green, Baileys field, Bradenstoke dog walking and field. All the play areas and current green areas, especially trees Dog walking park and play park la in both lyneham and Bradenstoke. Better transport links between villages and surrounding towns. A main line bus stop closer to Bradenstoke. Yes definitely agree for dog walking and children to play. More parks are needed in Lyneham Public Rights of Way linking Lyneham with surrounding villages. Not everyone wants to just walk around a field - some of us still use these paths to get places! Please leave the rec ground and dog field in Bradenstoke alone. i would be very upset to see houses being built there!!
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Lyneham Green. Bradenstoke children's play park Slessor field, The Green. The area behind the White hart pub The Mead/Sports field in Bradenstoke and the Green in Lyneham Pound farm fields Not sure I can think of any green spaces in Lyneham - everywhere seems to havebuildings! Children's play park and dog walking field in Bradenstoke. The woodland and field (accessible to the public) that lies parallel and adjacent to Horsefair lane. The area over the tops of Lyneham banks. Im only familiar with the one off preston lane and down by the roundabout. All of them! Most people in Bradenstoke have dogs and we have lovely walks with nice views we don’t want more bloody houses put them in Swindon and Calne stop ruining the countryside. The green and fenced field by Victoria Drive should be protected. It is quite common to see birds of prey (Barn Owls, Kestrels and Buzzards) hunting the fenced field, and plenty of people use the green by Victoria Drive to relax and have fun THE GREEN, PARKS, ADDITIONAL GREEN AREAS NEED TO BE SOUGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT around Pound close, Webbs court and Chippenham road I would have said the park and the dog park but the landscaping between them and the solar panels are a joke and have totally taken the residents who supported the base for mugs as we were shown the landscaping on the original plans and it was nothing like the planting that was done. The Green in Lyneham is important. The White Hart needs to be kept as a pub and spruced up and reopened as it looks sad and shabby as it is. The entrance to Bradenstoke is important as it is the entrance to the village. The Green The village green. Places that look really nice when you drive through thanks people who have done a lovely job with the planting around the village. It’s a village let’s keep it so. no Don't know Definitely protect the Green, beautiful area The field next to Horsefair Lane Dog field and playing field in Bradenstoke. Verges on road to playing field need to be regularly mown, grass etc kept down as there is nowhere to stand when cars come down the road. Also cars not to be allowed to park outside dog field on verges. The Green and the adjacent views and the fields and walks adjacent to The Old Rectory, behind Webb’s Court, Pound Farm and Lancaster Square. I think the dog field is well supported as the other walks become so muddy in the winter The Play park and dog park in Bradenstoke are very important but they do seem to be maintained well. I do not know what green spaces are available for dogs and playing in Lyneham and feel there might be more of a need for play spaces, the dogs are normally walked on the Green. Bradenstoke playing field and dog walking field
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All of them All green spaces that are left which aren't many now! Lyneham green is a gem and should not be spoiled it is the gateway to the village. Where there are benches in all the green spaces there should be rubbish bins to avoid litter been discarded on the fringes. No The children play field and dog walking field in Bradenstoke Bradenstoke Dog Park, Mead Rec ground, flowerbeds/ wild flower area with seats. All the farmland around the village needs to be protected and not just used as money making projects!! We like to see the green fields while travelling out and about. Already losing a lot on the edge of Calne. One of the joys in living in this area is we don't have to travel far before we see greenery ALL, and if possible create new and/or enlarge where possible. The Green Baileys Hill off of Farthing Lane. The field opposite Preston Lane,( the trees do need trimming back as the large farm machinery’s knocking pieces of branches down and into road,..dangerous) The Green by village hall The public footpaths are brilliant, but might need a few more routes advertised for new people posted to the village. We could do with a better natural path down the back of slessor field onto the public footpath. I love Baileys hill loop over to Bowds the Trow lane, also the loop down Preston lane onto the White Horse trail. Tim Webbs fields are lovely, and so's the cicrular route of the airfield perimeter, but part of the bridal path seems to have been barricaded off. The public areas in Bradenstoke The park behind Pound Close is use regularly by children and so we would want to see that protected. Also from talking to other residents, it is felt that the green areas around the existing housing areas should be protected. ALL the green spaces; The Green, Baileys Hill, the dog walking area at Bradenstoke, the field next to Webbs Court and all the surrounding countryside The Green and wooded area opposite piggies Protecting the look of "The green" Farmland and footpaths behind Webb's court and Lancaster square The Green. Would like to see the grass cut back from the footpaths and the grass area tidied up. Fields at victoria drive area for dog walking All of them The green, The field between Pintail Court and Preston Lane Bradenstoke Park... The field on Preston Lane / pintail court The areopark Dog walking and playing field in Bradenstoke are important The green in Lyneham The green by Victoria Drive and Officers married quarters Pound farm and the green
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Dog park in Bradenstoke is great and should be regularly checked for holes in fencing. The play areas located in the "Officer Quarters" require repair and security lights (and cctv). There have been a few incidents over the years! Bradenstoke play park has been denuded of some of the previous apparatus (health & safety?) and needs updating. The dog park is well used and could do with a couple of benches and maybe a rain shelter. The Green is lovely play parks look ok keep local woods nature places maybe picnic places in Woods sorry not sure what is possible. Lovely walks around Bailiys hill maybe places like that preserved Park in pound close Green space at Victoria drive The green Our parks The Green Aero Park Slessor Park Lost Valley The two parks on the MOD estates. The in behind Slessor Road needs improving considering the amount of children on that estate. Much more could be done on that field too. Each area with childrens play equipment is highly important. Being a country girl myself retaining our surrounding fields, farmland and park areas should be a priority The green area off Preston Lane opposite where you come out of Comet onto Pintail, we use this area a lot to play ball games with the kids. The aeropark in Pintail and Slessor Field are also popular play areas. Bradenstoke park and dog walking field /lyneham green/ The fields at the back of St Michaels Close are very important hosting a lot of wildlife. Also the fields around Chippenham Road. All parks in Lyneham are important. Pintail Court/Preston Lane green All of them, those that exist now need to be protected. We do not need more housing. Entrance to Victoria drive and surrounding fields Public path running from Bradenstoke through to Lyneham across fields The dog park in Bradenstoke Bradenstkoe Park The green All green spaces surrounding the village in particular the fields behind Webbs Court. Dog field Pintail close The green by Victoria Drive but the farmers field looks terrible since he shut it to the public it’s constantly over grown and looks an eyesore The Green The village Green. Existing Play parks. As a walker all the green spaces are important to me but especially our green fields behind both sides of Lancaster Square, Hastings Drive and Webbs Court. We have diverse wildlife crossing and resident in these areas and also at Green Farm. We may not be able to see it but it must be there as we have buzzards hunting across the fields.
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The dog walking field in Bradenstoke, the playing field and children' play park in Bradenstoke. All existing spaces are important and deserve to be preserved You should protect ALL green spaces in lyneham .and remember we are a VILLAGE not a town .walking along the main road is unhealthy with foams from the lorries and buses etc .as they do not keep to 30 miles an hour . Anywhere that isn’t a brownfield site. Greenbelt should only be used once the brownfield sites have been exhausted. Once fields are turned to housing the are low forever - future generations will lose out. The fields behind Webb’s Court are a good example of greenbelt land offered for housing that would have been lost forever. ALL OF THEM Public footpaths that run across farmland are what people value greatly and they don’t wish to see these ruined or diverted by the large housing developments that have been proposed. Access to the wider countryside should be protected where possible. The Green in Lyneham should be protected because of its value in keeping Lyneham thought of as a village rather than a “garrison” town. Whilst the Army has been welcomed to Lyneham I don’t believe there is support for that description of Lyneham! The village boundary is quite specific. I would be against any development that tried to move the redline boundary. (Pound Farm) The green allows the setting sun to shine on the green area and trees, this must be protected. The Green near the garage roundabout. Open space reached through Farthing Lane (I think this is an SSSI?) The open area alongside Victoria Drive. Fields surrounding the villages, constantly under threat from speculative developers (Green and Pound Farm being the main two). Existing play parks and green field areas. All of them. Green farm area needs updating. Housing is not an update. As previosly stated. The footpath round the MOD camp. Lyneham Green The locals parks within the housing estates as they are greats places for my child to play in a safe environment. The fields behind slessor estate for walking when not too overgrown Slessor Park playing fields All green and open space is important The Green Childrens play parks, dog walking areas Dog field. Children's playing field The Green, land adjacent to the White Hart. Bradenstoke green spaces. Land behind Webbs Court, Pound Close and Lancaster Square. The Green The green Outside the takeaways
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Lyneham Green. Dauntsey Banks Preston Lane park The Green. The Green area opposite the houses on Preston Lane . All green spaces that are within the district. Especially the spaces surrounding Preston Lane as you exit Lyneham; left and right sides. The 'dog walking' field and the play park in Bradenstoke are clearly important to all the villagers in Bradenstoke. I am not really aware of the green spaces in Lyneham To be honest I travel to Lydiard or wider to enjoy green spaces. I am never sure of the access allowed to green spaces in Lyneham due to lack of information. The Aero park is important to children. Also the village green should not be touched. PLAY PARKS, FIELD AT VICTORIA DRIVE Bailey's Hill is a managed site, not to be interfered with by residents with time on their hands. Play areas are improving owing to Parish Council energy. Green fields belong to land owners, not the dog walkers. Rights of way need to be protected and managed and that requires co-operation with landowners, not abuse. bradenstoke play park, field by victoria drive,The Green Lyneham
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Appendix 11: Q17 – If you have further comments to make on planning for the future in Lyneham and Bradenstoke, please make them here. Text comments
If houses ever built near Lancaster (?) Sq Gleeson confirmed what we knew and land registry told us to take back, is land Webbs Farm have taken from our garden, as a Parish Councillor Mr Webb should have done the honest thing and returned our land. Not given us agression when we tried to put back into out gardens More housing suitable for older people so that they stay within their community The parish Council appears to have woken up and has recently achieved successful events under its leadership. If a few councillors walked the footpaths perhaps they might suggest and act on ideas? Bear in mind the amount of traffic,and size of lyneham It would appear that large developers see the possibility of building 200+ houses on plots around Lyneham. We dont have the infrastructure to expand the village . The doctors surgery has never materialised and the school in Lyneham and Wootton Bassett will need to expand . The developers merely want maximum profit for minimal contribution to the community Improve presentation of the village e.g. car park beside the take away area. Improve existing shop signage. clear weeds from paths. Clear litter. Clean road signs. Shop and property owners to keep paths in front of premises clean. Improve easy parking. No speeding. Involve e.g. Co-op and Tesco in sponsorship of open / public areas to upgrade them (perhaps skate park?. Involve MOD Lyneham in upgrading - funds / use of soldiers, community partnership. Parking is an issue on all the village estates, some houses have 4 or more cars which is putting pressure on available space and makes it difficult for refuse lorries and emergency services. As a resident of Lyneham for more than twenty years I am regularly surprised by activities taking place in and around the village without prior information. I recognise that there are places to go to get such information but I think the Parish Council could do more to keep locals informed than to hear third hand on Facebook. eg. I wouldn't have been completing this survey without having had a maildrop. Large scale housing simply not needed Any building that goes on with in the village boundaries should be only if it’s required and in line with Wiltshire Council’s core strategy We need a doctors surgery in Lyneham with the forthcoming of more service families coming to live in Lyneham please make sure all residents get a chance to participate not just those who have internet acces and computor skills. Use existing unoccupied MOD housing rather than new build We love this village because it is a village and would like to keep it that way and not let it be turned into a suburb of larger surrounding towns. Traffic calming and keeping housing developments to a minimum are the main priorities in my opinion.
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Lyneham needs a facelift around the roundabout in the centre of the village; the appearance of the parking area next to the takeaways and Tesco brings the place down. There should be a Postoffice in the centre of the village as the one at the garage is fine if you have time to walk there but its a hell of a trek (a mile from me). There could be a doctor surgery and dentist in the village. But priorities should be road safety (speed bumps and lollipop person) and bike/ skate ramps or skatepark. Teenagers have literally nothing to do. I think it is important to remember that this is a rural village and always has been, and feel we have a responsibility to maintain and protect this green and pleasant aspect - or leave the legacy of an urban sprawl and a village lost forever - by relenting to external profiteers. Bradenstoke is largely contained within its own boundaries due to its location. Lyneham has recently been threatened by two large Property Developers, Gleeson trying to build on six Green Fields at Pound Farm and Gladman trying to build at Green Farm to such an extent that it would have spoiled our Village Green. These companies are Property Speculators, since they do not build themselves but sell to the highest bidder. Their sole motivation is profit. Both companies attempted to gain planning permission for developments of over 200 houses. Lyneham has no internal need for such massive developments, nor the infrastructure to support them. These planning applications contravened Wiltshire Council’s Core Strategy for Large Villages and were refused. The refusal of Gleeson's application to build at Green Farm was upheld by the Planning Inspectorate after a lengthy Appeal Inquiry. The landowner who sold Gleeson a Legal Option on 20 Hectares (six Green Fields) at Pound Farm is a Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish Councillor. The Parish Council’s support for the Gleeson application has brought them into disrepute, and caused great unrest in the village. There remains very strong local opposition to any attempt to build unwanted and unnecessary huge developments on our Green Fields, particularly when there are Brown Field sites available within the Village boundary, and the MOD (vastly reduced since the RAF left) has many empty houses. Many residents would support the provision of more Affordable Housing for the young and the elderly, but it depends upon what type, how many, and where. It should not cause the loss of our Village’s Green Fields. To be valid, any Neighbourhood Plan must comply with Wiltshire Council's Core Strategy which states in Section 4.15 “At the settlements identified as villages, a limited level of development will be supported in order to help retain the vitality of these communities. At Large Villages settlement boundaries are retained and development will predominantly take the form of small housing and employment sites within the settlement boundaries. These settlement boundaries will also be reviewed as part of the Housing Sites Allocations DPD as set out in the council’s Local Development Scheme, in order to ensure that they remain up to date and properly reflect building that has happened since they were first established. Small housing sites are defined as sites involving fewer than 10 dwellings (i.e. not a major application). Development outside the settlement boundary will be strictly controlled. Relaxation of the boundaries will only be supported where it has been formally reviewed through a subsequent DPD or a community-led neighbourhood plan, which includes a review of the settlement boundary to identify new developable land to help meet the housing and employment needs of that community. In turn this could bring forward benefits to the local community such as improvements to the economy through
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 89 the identification of land for employment purposes.” Any new Neighbourhood Plan for Lyneham and Bradenstoke should conform to the spirit and the letter of Wiltshire Council's Core Strategy, and should be completely open and transparent. Avoid proposals or agreeing to building that is not in accordance with the Core Strategy of Wiltshire County Council and certainly not on GREEN FIELDS. Can we have a GP surgery? as per the plans from 2014/15 Planning is important so that future development best meets the needs expressed by residents and businesses Pedestrian crossing near Piggy’s / The Green as opposed to all being down the other end of the village. Not too much housing developments as the infrastructure is not able to cope with more houses. There are no quality activities for the teenagers and we need to be careful if the camp grows that children are not walking the streets. Basketball areas, cycling areas, handball area, alternative sports, skate parks, tennis courts...maintained areas which could maybe be booked? We need a doctors surgery in lyneham! Allow Lyneham to have some development. However, this should be limited to maintaining the size of Lyneham. Bradenstoke is different. Not sure if there are many places available at Bradenstoke Please ensure no large scale estates are allowed and use brown field sites before any green development. Please try to maintain the rural nature of the 2 villages, if allowed we will end up with one big conjoined village, and the history and roots of the area will be forgotten. I live in St Joseph’s Way and cannot believe that a 3 or 4 year old house does not have mandatory fibre broadband. What can we do to get this installed for existing and all new conurbations? Many residents feel that a Roundabout at the Bradenstoke junction on the B4069 is essential for safety as cars fly down from the Banks and you just cannot see to the left of the Junction and to the right is an incline. Whatever was planned next to the petrol station needs to be completed or at least cleared away and made tidy please. Please don’t build more houses, fill the empty ones first! The doctors surgery at Costcutters store was promised ages ago,,,is it likely to get here at all? I just don’t feel that we need a lot more housing, certainly not large groups of houses. Anything that brings people together would be an asset to the village, communication isn’t always as good as it could be and people say they haven’t heard about events that might be happening A mini bus collecting people from round the various estates and then taking them either to Bassett or Chippenham would be brilliant Please no more houses in Lyneham as we have few facilities and busy enough roads and schools. Surely we have our quota now? Where is the promised G P surgery? Consultation events, feel like I'm answering this blind A doctor's would be great to have here Encouraging business into village rather than simply looking at increasing housing.
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Access to Tesco’s can cause major delays if car parks full and people want to get in and I think this should be addressed No more Park Homes. More houses for the younger residents. 230 houses on an estate is too many and not in keeping with the village. It would be good to see a local village feel pub with good food. It would be good to see development of the old vets area and the plot of land next to the texaco garage. no comments I assume that a comprehensive plan with maps, etc, will be the result of this process. Will there be further consultation prior to production? Can we please be informed about this by flier, which is a very good means of communication, albeit an old fashioned one? any new building that takes place must consider the impact on local wildlife and environment as well as how useful it would be to local human residents! No large estates. Please take note of my comments about speeding traffic, controlling HGV's and the woefully neglected road surface. Meanwhile, when when when is the eye-sore that surrounds the Texaco garage going to be cleared and re-developed. To finish on a positive note. Whoever is responsible for arranging to have soldiers and Marines from the base on litter picking duty a couple of weeks ago deserves a medal. Long overdue, I do hope this is a long term project, the village has not looked so litter free in years. The parish is well kept and looks nice when it can, but further smartening up would help. Any new builds to think about the elderly. More bungalows run by an association, maybe with an on site warden, at an affordable price may free up family homes within the village. The development at The Green by the garage would be ideal for this. We still need a doctor's surgery in the village even if it is only for 2 or 3 days a week. There is scope for some developments but infrastructure would need to be seriously considered No comments Please don't allow any more houses to be built in the village I would like to see the villages continue to move forward and the involvement of the community in the process is very much welcomed. Thank you I want the green fields and the village to be protected from housing developers There is enough available housing in Lyneham without building more. Do not want to see Lyneham become a satellite housing estate for Swindon. More shops and services are needed to serve the community and build the community. Several new house developments are already taking place so no more needed. Do need GPS Lyneham is a village and should stay this way, there is enough building going on in calne and wootton bassett lets preserve the village way of life. Reject all major development as the village is already very large. get some of the empty married quarters onto the open market instead of sitting empty Lyneham is a lovely little village and it needs to remain one. Over developing the village and surrounding would mean the characteristics of the village will be lost. Maintaining the village is important but over developing it would ruin it.
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I think its important that both villages dont lose their identities and grow too large with mo country side. Building of housing is necessary but small scale is better with buildings in keeping with the local area and no more than 3 stories. Please make sure the roads can take the extra traffic, as it is already under pressure. Dog Park near Co Op / Parish Church (that Area! I think the Parish Council needs wider representation from the community. Options to join seem limited or access restricted. That needs to change. I am fed up with seeing the village looking like a bomb site. We need have a fresh look to the village and improve facilities for everyone. Small developments of affordable housing on brownfield/ behind white Hart. N/A We need our own surgery, with the increase from 5 battalion as well as any further housing Make it more relevant to the people who live here permanently The area around Tesco and the fast food shops are an eyesore and let the village down. Needs a docters surgery/pharmacy, less takeaways! Population needs a GP surgery (or at least a branch surgery). Development mustn’t overwhelm current inhabitants. Any future development of the village needs to take into account the limits of the current infrastructure and not be permitted without provision of suitable facilities and improved infrastructure to cope with any development. For example doctors surgery, adequate parking provision allowing that most families have two cars and also have to cope with visitors parking. Important that the road infrastructure can support the additional traffic from more homes as wootton Bassett has expanded that much creates gridlock getting through the town in peak hours Please don’t develop any more houses. Lyneham and Bradenstoke should be left alone Make better use of brown field sites which are not be used for anything just lying idle. Also make sure any further developments are small and built on non green field sites also mostly built as affordable for first time buyers and housing association house's not buy to let. Small infill developments of smaller starter homes would be a good idea. Lyneham actually doesn't have much accessible green space due to the MOD base so what is available is precious and shouldn't be built on. Housing development needs to be reasonable price or social housing and priority to local Green space should be maintained Bearing in mind the proposed increase in population including the civilian population from MOD Lyneham and the aging population particularly in the Bradenstoke area the matter of a Doctors Practice for Lyneham & Bradenstoke should be persued with vigour Referring back to my comments about the cycle track. This could help to instil healthy lifestyle choices and habits to benefit children as they grow up if a family had the opportunity to cycle from Bradenstoke to Lyneham in a safe manner together. Please build a doctor's surgery and have more opportunities for the youth of the village What is happening at Bittlesea Farm ? The traffic to and from it is horrendous, and would appear from building operations, that it will be increasing in the future. The bridle road
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 92 leading to the farm is severely damaged. An exit road from the farm to Clack Hill would greatly improve the transport situation through the village. Wooded area adjacent to Hills Caravan Park entrance now growing totally out of control and owners are not providing a management service of this area. It is becoming dangerous to residential properties in its proximity. Needs serious looking at. None comes to mind Library - if Wiltshire Council close or propose a hand over to Parish Councils of smaller libraries. Would we want to keep our Library? (To note although manned by volunteers during opening hours the Library is still managed by Wiltshire Council at present inc admin staff and stock) Secondary School Provision - transport to RWBA is already full for September 2018. How many more buses would be required if more houses are built and do we want several buses driving through the village (especially around housing estates) at peak times. The signage around the housing estates are in a poor condition. Signs are faded and facing the wrong way. Since RAF Lyneham closed the housing estates are poorly kept. Car's parked on grass, broken kerbs and rubbish. There should be no further development that will reduce the green space between villages. Keep it manageable and do not over develop More of the council tax must be used in Bradenstoke as see very little being spent at the moment We really need a doctors surgery, the two surgeries in Royal Wootton Bassett are way over subscribed, typical wait for an appointment is 4 weeks. I dont understand why other places in the country can get to see a doctor within a week. I don’t believe Lyneham needs any new houses built but roads and local businesses could be improved A Doctors Surgery to support the 2 villages More litter bins along the main road. More open access to council affairs. Main road kept in good order for the sake of cars and houses that are close to it. Develope the former business sites in lyneham which are an eyesore.Namely the empty car sales site,the white hart pub site and the costcutter site all of which could be used for housing . Smarten up centre of the village shop fronts, bollards to protect shoppers along the road. Monitor speed through the village better. Look into utilising the empty quarters at some point to local authority housing or bulldoze and build a new estate here? I do not mind what the neighbourhood plan is, just as long as this does not attract anyone who wants to create noise pollution. A village shop in Bradenstoke would be nice and more affordable housing for young people rather than large detached houses More is needed in the way of activities and entertainment for all ages. After moving here, I discovered that as I have no children, there is nothing here for people in my situation. Without my dog and finding a job, I doubt I would have ever left the house. Please fill in all pot holes and maintenance of the road in Both villages. Kerb sides especially are dangerous to vehicle users and cyclists.
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I think its important to recognise that there are different needs for Lyneham and Bradenstoke. Bradenstoke is very much a 'retirement' village and the nature of the place is what attracted many people to move to the area. It's wrong to assume it needs low cost housing or other initiatives to provide for the next generation. The majority of our neighbours and myself include moved into the area with retirement in mind Please remember we are a village not a small town. As previously stated can the land along the pathway full of brambles be looked at such a shame it could be made into a beautiful park/ Bird Sanctuary. This could be enjoyed by everyone if developed. Most people would agree that a small developement of houses is needed for locals of all ages and not these huge developments that these housing companies think is needed. Lyneham is a lovely place to live but is in desperate need of a major face life. The roads and foot paths needs resurfacing, the grassed areas need to be maintained better and the shopping area needs the biggest clean up. I moved to bradenstoke to be part of a small village, I don't want hundreds of houses spoiling the areas, we don't have significant amenities to support substantial builds, I moved from soulless concrete I like my village and surrounding areas just as it is. The roads in Bradenstoke need regular review and maintenance. The way that the track days were suddenly cancelled due to some residents of the area not being happy yet this would bring money into the village with the use of the petrol station tesco and co-op but residents were complaining of noise pollution im sure the planes that used to fly out from lyneham camp were noisier Continue to develop facilities at garage site. Lyneham and Bradenstoke are small rural villages and it would be nice to keep them as such. Bus service is great but help is needed for transport costs and leisure facilities for young people. I would ask that you try at all cost to preserve the green space around the villages. A footpath from Bradenstoke to lyneham. Better unlucky transport links. I do not want development in the field at Bradenstoke. Has there been any community benefit from the installation of solar panels on the old airfield? Given the chance, I would rathe have the Hercs back and have some green areas to look out onto. Good Luck Please keep our green areas green. And no more new houses in Bradenstoke. Too many need improving or starting again. Housing association flat in Bradenstoke needs to be completely renovated. As looks as though it was built in the time where houses were just thrown up. Not a lot of thought for parking and access to the flats. Emergency sevices would struggle to get passed the by parked vehicles on the road. We need a Doctors and Dentist surgery on Lyneham and no more takeaway restaurants! We need a civilian medical centre urgently. GP practice in RWB is over subscribed making it impossible to access GP care within a reasonable lead time. There are too many people for too little medical resources which are difficult to get to, particularly for our local elderly or less mobile residents. Ideally a dentist, doctors & pharmacy on one site in Lyneham, for all Bradenstoke & Lyneham civilian residents. A lot of people need to get over themselves and realise that the RAF are not here anymore and stop going on about it and move with the times. Also I believe that people
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 94 need to be consulted more before decisions are made. Prime example is the motorsports issue on camp. I don't know anyone who complained, I live close to the perimeter fence and I didn't even know it was happening so how people in Tockenham thought it was too loud beats me. I believe most of this was down to Councillor Bucknell and her merry men and women, she needs to realise she serves everyone not a select few, we need to embrace the change that's occurring and deal with it and look to the future not the past. I hate to use the term NIMBY(not in my back yard) but too many people are opposed to anything the army doing. This needs to stop , This could be a great little area again if we showed a little willing and accepted what cannot be changed and work together. We are missing the boat here and will be left behind. Why bother you won’t take any notice of me all comes down to money an how much can be made banging up houses. Who ever thought it would be a good idea to put housing ascosiation flats in a small village with tenants that can’t drive isolated and antisocial one set fire to his flat could of killed people then around the corner from that you have thatched houses and a lovely street it’s a joke. I would be happy to be contacted to discuss and address any of the issues I have commented on. [email protected] MoD seem to have forgotten their obligations to community, with civilians mixed into the MQ areas it’s notiable how scruffy the estates have become. Also what’s happening to the eyesore next to the garage, flatted the house and now just rubble Please don't allow a building company build lots of houses. The facilities in the village cannot take lots of houses I fully support the building of new homes in the villages, but these developments need to be small and well designed. We do not yet have a doctor's surgery or a dentist in the village, so large numbers of new homes are not supported by our amenities. The post office and pharmacy are great additions to the village and very welcome. LYNEHAM NEEDS TO MAINTAIN VILLAGE STATUS. LARGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS CHANGE THE FEELING AND LOOK OF VILLAGES .VILLAGES NEED TO HAVE OPEN SPACES TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT FOR NOW AND FUTURE GENERATIONS enough housing already no need to try and cram more in minimal spaces Crime in Lyneham has become a major issue. I'd suggest asking the army to provide a military police presence and that they act on low level crime and violence with the authority to deal with civilians by alerting the civilian police, and army alike. Also the children of services personnel need to be held to account by their parents C O's if they are displaying disruptive and anti social behaviour. At the same time facilities on camp or at the community centre need to act in the same way as the youth club did and expand it's services, preferably with a youth engagement officer, in order to diffuse trouble by providing an alternative activity. Could anything be done about the volumes of noise from the pub in Bradenstoke when they have either a live band or disco? The doors are open as well as the windows and the noise floods down the street until the early hours. It's not just about business making money, it's about the residents quality of life too We need more housing. There are hardly any houses for sale in Lyneham which are in a budget that young couples can afford. As soon as small two beds come up for sale they
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 95 are sold. If you don't approve of large scale housing please put in a lot more two beds. They could be in a terrace, but don't put in flats. They soon start to look shabby. Build small houses with a bit of garden. Lyneham does not need large scale developments the like of which have been proposed at Pound Farm and Green Farm. Think Lyneham and Bradenstoke have spread enough. It would be dier to build more houses or have more mobile homes in the area as the infrastructure can not cope as it is at present. Bradenstoke is a village and should never be turned into a large village like Lynham. No speeding car/racing activities anywhere! Only that the opinions of the residents are important, very few people actually log into the Council website, so there needs to be other ways to make residents aware of what is going on or when their opinions are required. The future plans for the development of the Military Base and the overall numbers of new staff and families needs to be better publicised to people outside of the military. communication needs to be better when the military run events (we are close to the base and have never been advised of late night fireworks) The base is increasing its capacity again this year, the pre school is extremely busy and the school hasn't improved its previous OFSTED report. More investment by the Military into local education and infrastructure to sufficiently meet the needs the families of its staff and not negatively impact civilian families who also live in the area and feel forgotten at times. Thank you for consulting the community. Think the latest shop idea for the plastic cigs @ the garage is absolutely stupid It would be really nice and helpful if the edges of the Bradenstoke Road could be better maintained. When passing cars, one has to drive on the very edge of the road and it doesnt do the car much good to be bumping around on these potholes. Traffic calming on the main road should be introduced and as already stated, no more housing developments of any significance should be considered No more housing! Communication by the Council to the public. I believe this is a common request, but a local Surgery would be a really important addition to our local services. Definitely need a Doctors surgery, not massive amounts of housing because the road structure cannot take them and we would also like to keep our village as a village please New housing should be tightly controlelled. There should be no large scale development on greenfield sites A doctors surgery would be useful as very difficult to get appointments in the RWB surgery’s. how is it we get a Vets, but can’t get a doctors surgery We do need more leisure facilities for people in the village and outside gym equipment would be a good way to get people moving. Medical facilities should be improved. Surgeries in WB and Calne are full to capacity and as a result service levels suffer. I think that there needs to be more communal areas like restaurants So that we don’t have to drive to neighbouring towns and villages. Also, since moving in 2 years ago we have had huge difficulty finding an nhs dentist and am still waiting to find one in the area that will take us.
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We don't need more housing in Lyneham and Bradenstoke. The only thing we need is a GP Surgery Lyneham desperately need medical and dental surgeries and confidence that secondary school places will be available within Wootton Bassett catchment. We are in danger of becoming a town without the appropriate facilities that support the community If houses ard built the developer shoild give something back to the community eg funds to run a doctors surgery , not another hall as ed havd many venues Getting a Doctor's surgery should be the Number one target,not a puffin shop! Repair pothole on the main roads A doctors’ surgery is needed for the village. The village needs a Doctors Surgery. With the military population forever growing here, it is becoming near impossible to get appointments in surgeries surrounding Lyneham. Surely the population here now is big enough to justify this? We need a doctors surgery and possibly a dentist Please protect our green spaces Dr. Surgery essential! Surprised that even with an Army base there is little entertainment, shops and leisure forcing people to travel elsewhere. The junction of the Bradenstoke access road, Hollow way, and the main Lyneham - Chippenham road is very dangerous especially with speeding traffic coming from Chippenham direction being blind to joining traffic from Bradenstoke We don't need huge building estates ie pound farm and land by the white Hart. Traffic control and road damage fixed asap! Lets make the most of what we already have rather than build more, newer buildings. There are both MOD and provate properties which are empty. I think it is great to see some development within the village and investment in it for the future but it would be really important to keep that village feel and not get too over developed. Help and assistance to protect St Michaels Close would be very much appreciated. A lot of the residents have been here for 30+ years and should be treated so much better than we have been so far. No information has been given in writing on the appeals process, consultation period, or if/when the road will be demolished/where we will be moved to/if we will be allowed back. There has been no support from the local area or Parish Council so far and it feels like the whole situation is being ignored. There’s a need for more dog bins and roads/paths need repairing and better maintaining. Also a better bigger car park around Tesco. Good luck. I live in Lyneham and have done for 29 years but go to Bassett to shop eat and drink go to the gym which is a shame ! We just don’t have the facilities here to make you want to stay in the village ! I feel that something other than small housing builds are needed in Lyneham. Housing developments of around 100 houses are needed. With the influx of more service personnel in 2019, there will be more people wishing to purchase housing in Lyneham. There is too much NIMBYism in Lyneham. The village needs to grow. Please do not enlarge our village any further or we will lose the character of this lovely place. People want to live here because of the way it is but we should not continue to build because of that. People have to accept that they cannot always live where they want to. It has taken me 40 years to get to a village like this!
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Traffic calming through Bradenstoke would be helpful in making people safer and perhaps a one way system up or down Clack Hill, Bradenstoke. The overriding necessity is to keep the character of the village as a village, not a small town, not a dormitory for Swindon or Chippenham or anywhere further away. NO MORE HOUSING...the school can't cope The focus must be on small scale, aesthetically pleasing developments which offer larger homes in order for families to stay in the village. The preference should be for brownfield sites wherever possible. Any development on greenbelt land must be ringfenced in order to avoid creep in the future. Don't let the local parish council make decisions about building more houses ...... we all know why One very important issue that needs to be addressed is a GP surgery in Lyneham. I believe the NHS and the CCG for Wiltshire say there is “no unmet need” for GP surgery places but I believe they are ignoring the increase in Army families requiring surgery places. There is another tranche of Army personnel moving into Lyneham in 2019 which will bring more families. Housebuilding in Calne and Royal Wootton Bassett has increased the numbers of residents in those towns and it is only a matter of time before the GP surgeries in those towns begin to refuse patients from Lyneham. I would suggest this is an issue of the highest priority for both villages. As a designated large village we are large enough. Small developments would be ok however introducing large developments will me strong opposition. I feel some of us have suffered almost three years of speculative developers putting nothing more than a planning blight on the village. I and most of us are aware of the need for housing which could be provided through imaginative small scale development that benefits the village. I still think closer ties with the MOD could help with housing and either a) actively work with them to consolidate the accommodation and see what can be made available or b) would the MOD sell off part of their land for small scale development? I counted 70 empty houses four weeks ago (17/03/18) walking around the main MOD housing estate, most of these 3 and 4 beds. Bradenstoke seems to be immune to any affordable housing development, recent new build there is hardly affordable at £650k. I appreciate that was a private sale and build. The Chippenham Road and garage site seem to offer great potential, can steps to taken to try and move these along towards housing and employment sites, it seems to have stalled. I know that needs funding and there may be reasons and issues that are preventing that now but seeing them derelict is not a good sign. I wish the team and PC well with this NP task, but please no more grand mass housing schemes, those green fields look much more attractive with a food crop in them. A doctors surgery. Improve traffic calming through Lyneham. A cafe with decent soft play would be ideal to save having to drive to Calne or Swindon. The plan must take into account the whole of the plan area, not just Lyneham. There are other hamlets and remote houses that are often forgotten More housing development is desperately needed Concerns about the level of new housing that has been proposed by developers in recent and future years that will inevitably eat into greenfield sites and the number of houses that have been proposed cannot be sustained through Lyneham & Bradenstoke's
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Neighbourhood Plan Survey 98 infrastructure. There are also concerns on the Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish Council's willingness and effectiveness in supporting residents in opposing these planned developments. Historically the Parish Council has endorsed development plans for an inappropriate number of houses behind Webb's Court and Pound Close that determined and vociferous residents managed to persuade Wiltshire Council to reject. Lifting the facades of The takeaways area Clean up Lyneham it looks like a tip. A village needs to grow which means providing more homes that are affordable for families. More homes do not turn a village into a town as most people seem to think and a facility for more businesses would provide employment opportunities for local people. The space by Tesco Express need attention. Whoever owns it should be asked to resurface. It is dangerous for cars, cycles and pedestrians. The road outside the main entrance to MoD Lyneham is dangerous. I have witnessed several accidents on the crossing. It needs lights not a zebra crossing and more 30 mph signs and traffic calming measures. Personally I believe that it is more important to increase the leisure facilities, Doctor Surgery, Dental Surgery etc for people already residing in the local area than the building of houses. I am relatively new to the area (2.5 years), but this is the first time I have even been made aware of what Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish council and Neighbourhood planning. There has been several planning applications with regard to the land that Pound Farm owns. This development if goes ahead, will ruin the ambience of our village, and it does not satisfy the housing requirement because that has already been fulfilled. It is a money making scheme for a large developer and a local farmer. Doctors Surgery and Dentist Surgery would be useful Lyneham is sandwiched between Wootton Bassett and Calne, both of which are growing uncontrolled with the assent of an incompetent planning authority. The result is that Lyneham is being progressively starved of services in favour of those towns. Wiltshire Council's definition of settlements disfavours Lyneham whose population, as a Large Village, is greater than the largest Local Service Centre in the County. But politicians representing those towns will not recognise that Lyneham is not properly defined as a Large Village, while the politician representing Lyneham has favourites and consequently fails to admit to the need for Lyneham to grow as a Local Service Centre. The Neighbourhood Plan for Lyneham and Bradenstoke needs first to insist on a redefinition of Lyneham as a Local Service Centre, then acknowledge that development of the land on both sides of the main road needs to be encouraged to provide the critical mass of housing and businesses which will provide for the absent facilities to serve the present population and its welcome new members. more homes for local people or retirement homes for older people
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