DOCSLIB.ORG

Planning Inspectors' Report

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

Report to the Secretary of State for The Planning Inspectorate Temple Quay House Communities and Local Government 2 The Square and the Secretary of State for Temple Quay Bristol BS1 6PN Transport GTN 1371 8000 by Alan Langton DipTP CEng MRTPI MICE MIHT An Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Secretary of State for Transport Assisted by John Yellowley BSc CEng MICE FIHT Date: 20 February 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 – SECTION 77 THE WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (A350 WESTBURY BYPASS CLASSIFIED ROAD) (SIDE ROADS AND OTHER WORKS) ORDER 2007 THE WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (A350 WESTBURY BYPASS) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2007 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (INQUIRIES PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) RULES 2000 APPLICATION BY WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL LAND EAST AND NORTH OF WESTBURY, WILTSHIRE Inquiry sat between 17 June to 8 October 2008 File Ref: APP/K3930/V/07/1201863 Westbury Bypass Contents Contents Page Abbreviations iii Application Scheme Map v Chapter 1: Inspector’s Introduction 1 Call in Matters and Summary Recommendations 1 Preamble 2 Far Western Routes Map 6 Far Western Route (Omitting Yarnbrook Bypass) 7 Chapter 2: Case for Wiltshire County Council 19 Overview and Economic Regeneration 19 Traffic and Economics 26 Engineering 31 Construction 32 Landscape, Visual Impact and Townscape 33 Planning Policy 42 Alternatives 50 Air Quality 52 Noise and Vibration 55 Ecology and Nature Conservation (Except Bats) 58 Bats 60 Hydrolgeology and Contaminated Land 62 Flood Risk 63 Historic Environment 64 Land Use 66 Rights of Way 69 Closing Submission 70 Chapter 3: Cases for Supporters 95 Wesbury Town Council 95 Westbury Bypass Now! 95 United to Protect the Rural Area West of Westbury 102 West Wiltshire Economic Partnership/Wessex Assoc Chambers of Commerce 104 Evening Session Supporters’ Statements 106 Chapter 4: Variations and Alternatives 112 Ham Road Residents’ Group 112 Heywood Parish Council 113 Francis Morland 116 Wiltshire Wildlife Trust 117 Nicholas Brakspear 124 Chapter 5: Cases for Objectors 126 White Horse Alliance 126 Economics and Regeneration Issues 126 HGV Impact and Alternatives 129 Climate Change 133 Public Transport Issues 135 Variable Demand Modelling 136 Landscape and Townscape 137 Further Evidence on Landscape and Related Issues 143 Planning Policy Guidance and Alternatives 144 Planning Policy 149 Regional Issues 150 Noise, Airborne Particulates and Vibration 151 Page i Westbury Bypass APP/K3930/V/07/1201863 Inspector’s Report Noise Impact 152 Bat Ecology and Mitigation 153 Dormouse Ecology and Mitigation 155 Badger Ecology and Mitigation/Amphibian Surveys 156 Groundwater and Flood Risk 157 Closing Submissions 158 Chapter 6: Cases for Individual Objectors 185 Roy Inwood 185 Lynne Fish 185 David L Davis 187 John Bowley 188 Andrew Nicolson 191 Gavin Smith 194 Christopher Gillham 196 Francis Shephard 199 Evening Session Objectors’ Statements 200 Chapter 7: Cases With Respect to the Orders 209 Wiltshire County Council 209 Mr Francis Shephard 209 Mr & Mrs Avery 209 Heywood Parish Council 210 Written Objections 210 Chapter 8: Inspector’s Conclusions 214 Introduction 214 The Planning Application 215 Matter (a) Policy 215 Matter (e) PPG13 and Related Transport Considerations 221 Matters (c) and (b) PPS7 & PPS1 Rural and Sustainability Considerations 226 Matter (d) PPS 9 Biodiversity Considerations 239 Matter (f) Planning Conditions 242 Overall Conclusion and Recommendation on the Planning Application 244 Variations and Alternatives 245 The Glenmore Link Variation 245 Madbrook Roundabout Variation 247 Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Variation 247 Non Road Building Alternative 249 Far Western Route 250 Mr Brakspear’s Alternative 254 The Side Roads Order and Compulsory Purchase Order 254 Statutory Objectors 255 Written Objections (Statutory) 256 Other Written Objections (Non Statutory) 258 Other Matters Relating to the SRO and CPO 259 Overall Conclusions on the Orders 260 Appearances List 261 Core Documents List 266 List of Other Documents 273 Annex 1 List of Conditions 285 Annex 2 Drawings List 288 Page ii Westbury Bypass Abbreviations AA Appropriate Assessment AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic AAS Area of Archaeological Significance ACA A36/A350 Corridor Alliance AHEV Area of High Ecological Value ALC Agricultural Land Classification AOD Above Ordnance Datum AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AQAP Air Quality Action Plan AQMA Air Quality Management Area AQS Air Quality Standard BANES Bath & North East Somerset Council BB2SC Bristol Bath to South Coast BCR Benefit to Cost Ratio CA Countryside Agency CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan COBA Cost Benefit Appraisal CPO Compulsory Purchase Order CPRE Campaign to Protect Rural England CWS County Wildlife Site DCC Dorset County Coucil Defra Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs DfT Department for Transport DMRB Design Manual for Roads and Bridges EA Environment Agency ECJ European Court of Justice EH English Heritage EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EiP Examination in Public ES Environmental Statement FWR Far Western Route GOSW Government Office for the South West GPZ Groundwater Protection Zone (aka SPZ) HA Highways Agency HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle HMA Housing Market Area HPC Heywood Parish Council HRRG Ham Road Residents Group Insp Q Inspectors' Question LCA Landscape Character Assessment LDF Local Development Framework LTP Local Transport Plan MSBC Major Scheme Business Case NATA New Approach To Appraisal NE Natural England NPA Nicholas Pearson Associates NPV Nett Present Value PIM Pre Inquiry Meeting PPG Planning Policy Guidance PPS Planning Policy Statement Page iii Westbury Bypass APP/K3930/V/07/1201863 Inspector’s Report PRN Primary Route Network PUA Principal Urban Area PVB Present Value of Benefits PVC Present Value of Costs RFA Regional Funding Allowance RIGS Regionally Important Geological Site RPG Regional Planning Guidance RSS Regional Spatial Strategy RTS Regional Transport Strategy SAC Special Area of Conservation SACTRA Standing Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment SATURN Simulation & Assignment of Traffic in Urban Road Networks SCC Somerset County Council SLA Special Landscape Area SoS Secretary of State SPA Special Protection Area SPZ Source Protection Zone (aka GPZ) SRO Side Roads Order SSCT Strategically Significant Cities and Towns SSE Secretary of State for the Environment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest SW RSS South West Regional Spatial Strategy SWRA South West Regional Assembly TAG Transport Appraisal Guidance TPP Tranport Policies and Programme TSTS Towards a Sustainable Transport System TUBA Tranport Users Benefits Appraisal UPRAWW United to Protect the Rural Area West of Westbury VEM Visual Envelope Map WANHS Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Society WBA Westbury Bypass Alliance WBN Westbury Bypass Now WCC Wiltshire County Council WCCAS Wiltshire County Council Archaeological Service WebTAG Web Based Transport Appraisal Guidance WHA White Horse Alliance WHO World Health Organisation WTC Westbury Town Council WW Wessex Water WWDC West Wiltshire District Council West Wiltshire Economic Partnership & Wessex Assoc Chambers of WWEP&WACC Commerce WWSTS West Wiltshire Sustainable Transport Strategy WWT Wiltshire Wildlife Trust WWTE West Wiltshire Trading Estate XiC Examination in Chief XX Cross Examination Footnotes All footnotes are Inspector’s comments Page iv Westbury Bypass Application Scheme Application Scheme Page v Westbury Bypass APP/K3930/V/07/1201863 Inspector’s Report File Ref: APP/K3930/V/07/1201863 Proposed Bypass at Westbury, Wiltshire • The application was called in for decision by the Secretary of State by a direction, made under section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, on 11 July 2007. • The application is made by Wiltshire County Council (as highway authority) to Wiltshire County Council (as determining authority). • The application Ref W.07.09002 is dated 14 February 2007. • The development proposed is the construction of a new single carriageway road with a climbing lane over part of the route, roundabout junctions, associated infrastructure and works. • The reason given for making the direction was because the Secretary of State considered that the proposals may conflict with national policies on important matters. • On the information available at the time of making the direction, the following were the matters on which the Secretary of State particularly wished to be informed for the purpose of her consideration of the application: (a) the extent to which the proposed development accords with the relevant policies and provisions of the current RSS (RPG10), the draft RSS, the Wiltshire and Swindon Structure Plan, the West Wiltshire District Plan and the Wiltshire and Swindon Waste and Minerals Local Plans. (b) the extent to which the the proposed development is consistent with Government policies in PPS1: Delivering Sustainable Development with particular regard to: • the achievement of sustainable development and sustainable communities through an integrated approach to social cohesion, protection and enhancement of the environment, prudent use of natural resources and economic development; • whether the design principles in relation to the scheme and its wider context, including the visual appearance and landscaping, are appropriate in their context and take opportunities available for improving the character and quality of the area and the way it functions, having regard to the advice in paragraphs 33 to 39 of PPS1; (c) The extent
Recommended publications
  • WILTSHIRE. (KELLY's Southwick, a Structure of Iron Erected As a Chapel of 2,312 Acres of Land and 7 of Water;

    WILTSHIRE. (KELLY's Southwick, a Structure of Iron Erected As a Chapel of 2,312 Acres of Land and 7 of Water;

    40 NORTH BRADLEY. WILTSHIRE. (KELLY'S Southwick, a structure of iron erected as a chapel of 2,312 acres of land and 7 of water;. rateable value.,.., ease to St. Nicholas, was destroyed by fire Dec. 22, 1897; £5,212. a new chapel of stone is now (1903) in course of erec- Sexton, Henry Jones. tion. The Baptist chapel, built in 1779, and enlarged in Police Constable, '.Dhomas Wheele!", Southwick 1803 and 1831, will hold 400. T'here is an almshouse for Roadhill eccles~astical parish will be found under B- fou!" poor persons, with a monthly allowance of 18s. each, separate head. founded in 1810 by Archdeacon Daubeny, who also built, Post, M. 0., S. B. &; A. &; I. O. - Mrs. Ann Brookman.. in 1818, the vicar's poor house for 6 poor pe,rsons. A sub-postmistress. Letters through Trowbridge, ar,river charity of £3 was given by Mrs. Rachael Long, in 1871, at 7 a.m. &; 6.45 p.m.; sunday, 7 a.m. &; are dis- to six poor families of this parish. The Rt. Hon. WaIter patched at 9 a.m. &; 6.45 p.m.; sunday, 9 a.m. Trow- H. Long P.C., M.P. of Rood Ashton House, is lord of bridge is the nearest telegraph office, 2 miles distant the manor. The principal landowners 8ire Winchester Post &; T. O. Southwick. Mrs. R'hoda Kite, sub- College, William John Munn, of Highfield, fiilperton, and postmistress. Letters through Trowbridge. North W. H. Laverlon esq. J.P. of Leighton House, Westbwry. Bradley is the nearest money order office.
  • White Horse Trail Directions – Westbury to Redhorn Hill

    White Horse Trail Directions – Westbury to Redhorn Hill

    White Horse Trail Route directions (anti-clockwise) split into 10 sections with an alternative for the Cherhill to Alton Barnes section, and including the “short cut” between the Pewsey and Alton Barnes White Horses S1 White Horse Trail directions – Westbury to Redhorn Hill [Amended on 22/5, 26/5 and 27/5/20] Maps: OS Explorer 143, 130, OS Landranger 184, 173 Distance: 13.7 miles (21.9 km) The car park above the Westbury White Horse can be reached either via a street named Newtown in Westbury, which also carries a brown sign pointing the way to Bratton Camp and the White Horse (turn left at the crossroads at the top of the hill), or via Castle Road in Bratton, both off the B3098. Go through the gate by the two information boards, with the car park behind you. Go straight ahead to the top of the escarpment in the area which contains two benches, with the White Horse clearly visible to your right. There are fine views here over the vale below. Go down steps and through the gate to the right and after approx. 10m, before you have reached the White Horse, turn right over a low bank between two tall ramparts. Climb up onto either of them and walk along it, parallel to the car park. This is the Iron Age hill fort of Bratton Camp/Castle. Turn left off it at the end and go over the stile or through the gate to your right, both of which give access to the tarmac road. Turn right onto this.
  • White Horse Trail Directions – Westbury to Bulkington

    White Horse Trail Directions – Westbury to Bulkington

    White Horse Trail Route directions (clockwise) split into 10 sections with an alternative for the Alton Barnes to Cherhill section, and including the “short cut” between the Pewsey and Alton Barnes White Horses S1 White Horse Trail directions – Westbury to Bulkington [Amended on 26/5, 27/5 and 30/5/20] Maps: OS Explorer 143, OS Landranger 184, 173 Distance: 8.4 miles (13.4 km) About the Westbury White Horse This is the oldest White Horse in Wiltshire, dating back to 1778. The present figure was preceded by a much older version at the same site, the date and origin of which are unknown. Legend has it that it was cut as a memorial to one of King Alfred’s victories over the Danes at the battle of Etahndun in 878 AD. The car park above the Westbury White Horse can be reached either via a street named Newtown in Westbury, which also carries a brown sign pointing the way to Bratton Camp and the White Horse (turn left at the crossroads at the top of the hill), or via Castle Road in Bratton, both off the B3098. Start at the top of the escarpment in the open area in front of the car park containing two benches, with the White Horse clearly visible to your right. There are fine views here over the vale below. Go down steps and through the gate to the right and walk all the way along the northern ramparts of Bratton Camp, which is an Iron Age hill fort, with the top of the White Horse initially to your left.
  • White Horse Trail

    White Horse Trail

    The White Horse Trail Parish of Broad Town section Condition report Broad Town PC Footpath Working Group Issue 1 December 2018 1 1. Introduction………………………………. Page 2 2. The route through Broad Town………… Page 3 3. Condition Summary……………………... Page 6 4. Route status in detail……………………. Page 7 5. List of tasks required………........……… Page 28 6. Appendix A ………………………………. Page 29 1. Introduction The White Horse Trail is a c90 mile circular way-marked long distance walking trail. It was originally created in 2000 by Wiltshire Ramblers with assistance from Wiltshire Council. The route passes through Pewsey, Marlborough, Broad Town, Cherhill, Devizes, Steeple Ashton and Bratton providing views of eight white horses which are cut into the turf of the chalk hillsides of Wiltshire. The walk runs through some beautiful Wiltshire countryside and also visits fascinating historical sites such as Avebury Stones and Silbury Hill. Other highlights include the Landsdowne Monument near the Cherhill White Horse and there is a long waterside section along the Kennet and Avon Canal through Devizes. The Trail nominally starts at the Westbury White Horse, although the route can be picked up at any point. Guides are available to walk the trail in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction. This survey was carried out on the Broad Town section as if walking the route in the clockwise direction. 2 2. The route through Broad Town Travelling the route clockwise, the White Horse Trail enters the parish of Broad Town from Clyffe Pypard. Clyffe Pypard path number CPYP11, joins BTOW8, a bridleway, at grid ref. SU084773. This joins the public road at the top of Thornhill and uses Pye Lane, crosses the B4041 then Chapel Lane turning right at the end of Chapel Lane and continuing up Horns Lane.
  • Rolling Clay Lowland

    Rolling Clay Lowland

    Marden Green, Calne Landscape and Visual Appraisal and Landscape Strategy ANNEX B Extracts from Landscape Character Assessments CE/232/06 Final_Planning Issue November 2012 Marden Green, Calne Landscape and Visual Appraisal and Landscape Strategy National Character Area CE/232/06 Final_Planning Issue November 2012 Character Area 117 Avon Vales Key Characteristics ● Undulating clay vale with varied hedgerow pattern and a mixture of arable and pasture. ● Low ridges from which the frequent medium-size towns are viewed. ● Wide river corridor with ancient pattern of flood meadows but much influenced by modern development. ● Attractive, old, stone-built centres to market towns. ● Small woods. ● Large historic parks and mansions. ● Wide views across the area from the higher surrounding chalk downs. JOHN TYLER/COUNTRYSIDE AGENCY JOHN TYLER/COUNTRYSIDE Landscape Character Avon Vales, a characteristic view: near Dauntsey Lock between Swindon and Chippenham. The Avon Vales are a low-lying clay-dominated landscape bounded by the dip slope of the Cotswolds to the west and However, it is the towns that make the area distinctive. by a band of Corallian Limestone and Greensand to the Some, like Malmesbury, are very ancient and most, east, with the Salisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs including Calne, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge, beyond. In the south there is a gradual merging with the are dominated by attractive centres built of limestone clay of Blackmore Vale and the Vale of Wardour. ashlar, reflecting their post-medieval prosperity as centres of the wool trade. Many towns contain exceptional In contrast to the strong character of the nearby Downs and collections of buildings closely linked to the rivers and Cotswolds, the distinctiveness of the Vales is less obvious there is an interesting range of stone across the area from and lies as much in the settlement pattern and building styles rough brown Corallian Rag to the smooth splendours of along the Avon as in the countryside.
  • Land at Glenmore Farm, Westbury Transport Assessment

    Land at Glenmore Farm, Westbury Transport Assessment

    Land at Glenmore Farm, Westbury Transport Assessment On behalf of Project Ref: 27325/003 | Rev: v3 | Date: June 2015 Office Address: Lakeside House, Blackbrook Business Park, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton TA1 2PX T: +44 (0)1823 445 150 F: +44 (0)1823 445 151 E: [email protected] Land at Glenmore Farm, Westbury Transport Assessment Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Brief ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Determination of Scope ................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Report Structure ............................................................................................................. 1 2 Existing Conditions..................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Site Location .................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 Existing Pedestrian and Cycle Conditions ..................................................................... 2 2.3 Existing Public Transport Conditions ............................................................................. 3 2.4 Existing Highway Network ............................................................................................. 4 2.5 Existing Highway Safety Conditions
  • Hawke-Ridge.Com

    Hawke-Ridge.Com

    HAWKE RIDGE BUSINESS PARK Wiltshire Council’s Core Strategy 2006 - 2026 • As part of its Core Strategy (master plan), Wiltshire Council needs to find areas to develop for employment purposes up to 2026. • This land was first suggested for employment use in 2004. • Wiltshire Council has looked at over 100 potential sites for employment. • This site is one of approximately 14 that have been shortlisted. • Hawkeridge has been identified as a deliverable site serving central Wiltshire with excellent strategic connections via the A350. Inset Map385000 14:.000000 Westbury ¯ This plan from Wiltshire Council’s draft Core 1:12000 Strategy shows Hawke Ridge Business Park identified as providing future employment for the County. CP2 Employment Allocation CP35 (Land identified by Wiltshire Council to provide future employment) E1D H3 Principle Employment Area CP35 (West Wilts Trading Estate and Northarce Business Park) H3 CP2 CP35 hawke-ridge.com H13a Legend Community Area Boundary Settlement Framework Settlement Framework Boundary Transportation """ Road proposal T1a (WWLP) Strategic Lorry Route Primary Route Network .000000 .000000 Railway 150000 Traffic Manage and Pedestrian Priority TC2 (WWLP) 150000 Dilton Marsh Water """"""""!!""""" """"""""" Source Protection Zone """"" !! Sailing Lake R13 (WWLP) Flood Risk Zone 2 or 3 Housing Residential Allocation Landscape, Biodiversity and Geodiversity Local Geological Site County Wildlife Site Special Area of Conservation, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Protection Area Services and Facilities
  • Decision Document

    Decision Document

    Environment Agency permitting decisions Variation We have decided to issue the variation for Oakstone Farm Poultry Unit operated by Thriveunique Limited. The variation number is EPR/WP3037MK/V003 We consider in reaching that decision we have taken into account all relevant considerations and legal requirements and that the permit will ensure that the appropriate level of environmental protection is provided. Purpose of this document This decision document: explains how the application has been determined provides a record of the decision-making process shows how all relevant factors have been taken into account justifies the specific conditions in the permit other than those in our generic permit template. Unless the decision document specifies otherwise we have accepted the applicant’s proposals. Structure of this document Description of the changes introduced by the variation Key issues Annex 1 the decision checklist Annex 2 the consultation and web publicising responses EPR/WP3037MK/V003 Issued 06/02/2017 Page 1 of 15 Description of the changes introduced by the Variation This is a Substantial Variation. The variation authorises the following change: To increase the permitted number of animal places at Oakstone Farm Poultry Unit to 260,000 broiler places from 178,500 places. This has resulted in the construction of two extra poultry sheds – numbered 5 and 6. There are now six poultry sheds on site. There has been no extension to the installation boundary as a result of this variation. The variation also adds and additional

  • Bath Winsley Bradford-On-Avon Trowbridge Westbury Warminster Salisbury So Much to Discover Just a Bus Ride Away

    D1 web Bath firstgroup.com/discover Winsley timetables are available in large print online - if you require information in Braille Bradford-on-Avon or audio formats please contact us Trowbridge timetable enquiries Westbury 0871 200 22 33 calls cost 12p a minute plus your phone Warminster company’s access charge Salisbury customer services 0345 646 0707 from 10 November 2019 firstgroup.com/contact-woe First Bus Enterprise House so much to discove r Easton Road Bristol BS5 0DZ just a bus ride away how was your journey? take two minutes to tell us tellfirstbus.com Great Western Railway 0345 7000 125 daily 7am-10pm gwr.com lost property 01225 494 918 Mon-Fri 11am-4pm FirstWestofEngland @FirstBSA from Box Batheaston AtworthWhitley Melksham Bath D3 Bradford- Winsley Devizes Midford on-Avon Bowerhill Hinton Potterne Charterhouse Trowbridge North Urchfont Norton St Philip Bradley White Horse Business Park Woolverton Rode Market Littleton Lavington Beckington Panell Westbury Clink Gibbet Hill Frome Warminster Sainsbury's Heytesbury D2 Codford St Mary Stapleford Steeple Langford . some great Great Wishford destinations, Wilton all just a bus ride Salisbury away D1 Welcome to the Discover network of bus services from First, a great way to get into Bath or between all these towns and villages - all Discover services are shown above. With improved frequencies and better connections, we think you’ll like Discover, whether you need to get to and from work, off to the shops or just fancy a day out to some great destinations along the way. The buses are smart and comfortable, with free WiFi and USB charging points, so you can stay connected and topped up on the move.
  • Wiltshire. Smi 375

    Wiltshire. Smi 375

    TRADES DIRECTORY.] WILTSHIRE. SMI 375 Macklin James & Son, 7 Catherine st. Burden &; Son, Donhead St. Mary, rHaskell Chas. Horningsham,Warmnstr Salisbury Shaftesbury Hatch William, Landford, Salisbury Bushell Wm. Nettlet'On, Chippenham Hazell Robt. n CrickIade st. Swindon Lambert, 10, II &; 12 Coventry st. Case J. Barford St. Martin, Salisbury Helps WaIter Henry, Westwells, Nes- Piccadilly, London W Caswell Mrs. R. Mildenhall, Marlboro' ton, Corsham R.S.O Casswell James, RockIey, Marlborough Hibberd E. Woodborough, Pewsey S.O SILVERSMITHS MANFCTRG. Chamberlain Ben. Charlton,PewseyS.O Higgs Charles &; Edwin, Little Somer­ Mappin & Webb Limited (Mappin Chandler Thomas, Easton, Pewsey S.O ford, Chippenham Bros. incorporated), Royal plate &; Cleverly William, Quemerford, Calne Hiscock C. III Mortimer st.Trowbrdg cutlery works, Norfolk st. Sheffield; Cliffurd T. H. Brinkworth, Chippenhm Hiscock Thomas, Oare, Pewsey S.O &; 158 to 102 Oxford .street W; 220 Clifford T. Calcutt st.Cricklade R.S.O Hill John, 68 CUI"Zon street, Calne Regent street W &; 2 Queen Victoria Coleman Frederick, Cha:rlton, Salisbry Hill Lowell, Bremhill, Calne street EO, London; manufacturers Colwill &; Son, 30 Windsor rd.Salisbury William Henry, Cross roads, Strat- of the "Prince's" Plate (Rd. 71,552) Conduit W. Upper Woodford, Salisbry ton St. Margaret, Swindon SIZE MAKER Cook Albt. West Ashton, Trowbridge Hillier A. J.Bishop's Cannings,Devizes •. Cook Alfred, Sevenhampton, Swindon Hinder Harry, Crudwell, Malmesbury Brown Peter, Canal glue &; SIZe works, Cook Alfred, Yarnbrook, Nth. Bradley, Hinwood J. East Grimstead, Salisbury Old Kent road, London SE Trowbridge Hinwood Thos. Whiteparish, Salisbury SKIN MERCHANT. Cook Edwd. George, Seend,Melksham Hiscock Thomas, Oare, Pewsey Cook Goorge, Luckington,Chippenham Holland William, Southwick,Trowbrdg Tylee Chas.
  • Trowbridge Recreation Strategy and Visitor Surveys

    Trowbridge Recreation Strategy and Visitor Surveys

    Trowbridge Recreation Strategy and Visitor Surveys. Chris Panter, Sophie Lake & Durwyn Liley FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY, FOREST OFFICE, BERE ROAD, WAREHAM, DORSET BH20 7PA WWW.FOOTPRINT-ECOLOGY.CO.UK 01929 552444 Footprint Contract Reference: 400 Date: 6th November 2018 Version: Final Recommended Citation: Panter, C., Lake, S. & Liley D. (2018). Trowbridge Visitor Survey and Recreation Management Strategy. Unpublished report by Footprint Ecology for Wiltshire Council. 2 TROWBRIDGE RECREATION STRATEGY Summary This report has been commissioned by Wiltshire Council to consider recreation and urban pressures on the nature conservation interest of woodland near to Trowbridge. The adopted Wiltshire Core Strategy sets out a provision for a considerable amount of development in Trowbridge (allocating 5860 dwellings), including an allocation for a major urban extension (2,600 dwellings) to the east of the town. In addition, further residential development at the town will come forward through the Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan. Habitats Regulations Assessment work has identified potential risks to the Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats Special Area of Conservation (SAC), as some of the woods outside Trowbridge (while outside the SAC) support bats that are part of the SAC population. Part of the concerns relate to the increased recreation and urban pressures on the woods, which hold maternity roosts for Bechstein’s Bats. The Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan is considering several options around Trowbridge, which include sites at varying distances from the woods. The Council has also received a significant number of speculative planning applications for major housing development on the periphery of the town. While the effects of the Core Strategy and allocated urban extension have already been considered and mitigated through appropriate assessment, the HRAs for the Housing Site Allocations Plan and some pending applications have yet to be completed.
  • Visit to Cloatley Manor and Mansells Near Malmesbury

    Visit to Cloatley Manor and Mansells Near Malmesbury

    The Westbury Bypass Plan Wiltshire Life magazine put it even more strongly in its Warnings ignored on the road to an environmental March 2007 issue: ‘The spectacular landscape of disaster Westbury and its White Horse clearly shouts out to the By Patrick Kinnersly world ''This is Wiltshire''. That we should be even If ever a part of rural England called out for protection it thinking about blighting this unique part of the country is the western escarpment of Salisbury Plain. The with tarmac and oversized juggernauts is almost landscape of the Westbury White Horse is self-evidently tantamount to treason.’ spectacular, historic and beautiful. Standing on the path A majority of people in Westbury and surrounding above the famous chalk hill figure on a summer’s day, communites seem to agree. Whether or not they wanted the Mendips a distant smudge of blue, the land falls 'a' bypass, they didn't want it to wreck the landscape to away before you with breathtaking suddenness into the the east of town. The unpopularity of the scheme was tranquil seclusion of the Wellhead Valley, more than a one of the reasons given by the District Plan inspector in hundred metres below. 2003 when he recommended against safeguarding of the Behind you, sheep graze the ramparts of the iron-age eastern route. hill fort where Alfred’s army is thought to have set upon The county council ignored him, as it ignored the the encamped Danes in AD 878. This was the decisive majority of parish councils in the area, the town council battle of Edington that led to the Danes abandoning their and the business community.