· Review of Special Educational Needs provision.
· Flooding: request for information from Parish and Town Councils.
· Gypsy and Traveller Consultation.
Minutes:
The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Bowerhill Village Hall.
The Chairman introduced Stuart Wheeler, (Wiltshire Council cabinet member for Leisure) who was in attendance for this meeting.
The Chairman then introduced all the Wiltshire Council members in attendance as well as Niki Lewis (Service Director) and Sarah Howes (Youth Co-ordinator, Melksham).
Chairman’s Announcements
Review of Special Educational Needs provision.
The review relates to the whole of Wiltshire.
Any questions about the proposals or the consultation process can be sent in the first instance to Tracy Gates, SEN Project Officer either by phone, 01225 756170 or email, tracygates@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Flooding: request for information from Parish and Town Councils.
Completed packs should be returned at the next Melksham Area Board meeting on the 26 May.
Gypsy and Traveller Consultation.
The Council has a responsibility to plan for the housing needs of everyone in the Wiltshire community.
An 8 week consultation on the issues and general approach to identifying land for new gypsy, traveller and show people sites is to start on Tuesday 6th April and continue until 5pm on Friday 4th June 2010. This is the first stage in the process of preparing a Gypsy & Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document.
The purpose of the consultation is to:
Discuss the ISSUES around providing new sites.
Develop a METHOD for assessing what is a good location for new sites.
Invite LAND to be put forward to be considered as possible new sites.
All information relating to the consultation will be available from the end of March on the planning policy pages of the Council’s web site (www.wiltshire.gov.uk), in the main Council offices in Chippenham, Devizes, Salisbury and Trowbridge and available at local libraries.
If you would like to discuss the issues involved in this consultation in more detail drop in events are being held at the following locations between 4pm and 8pm:
Neald Hall, Chippenham Wednesday 5th May 2010
Wessex Room, Corn Exchange, Devizes Tuesday 11th May 2010
Salisbury Thursday 13th May 2010