Agenda item

Councillors will provide an update on community issues and progress on area board working groups. This will include:

a.    Skate board park working group

b.    Highways working group (CATG)

c.    Calne campus working group

d.    Sandpit Road (Section 106) working group – to include a report requesting approval to commission a sign placement study for Calne.

e.    Air quality working group.

Councillors provided an update on community issues and progress on Calne Area Board working groups as follows:

a)    Skateboard parkworkinggroup(CllrMarshall)– Thegroupwereready to beginconstruction workbutitwasdiscoveredthattheexisting bowlwas not fitforpurpose and would now bedemolishedandrebuilt.A new application forplanning permission had beensubmitted andtenders were out. Young people would be consultedandplansshoulddovetail around thefirstweek of May.

b)    Highwaysworkinggroup(CATG)(CllrHill)– Thenextmeetingwastobe in twoweekstime.An updateonBalfour Beatty wasprovidedanda table with vehiclespeedsthroughCalnewasdisplayed. The needfor additional signagetoprevent further accidentsinlightofa recent fatalitywas also discussed.

c)    Calne Campus Working Group (Cllr Crisp) – Considerable progress was being made in taking forward proposals for the Calne Campus, including discussions on the legal agreements required with Calne Town Council (for Beversbrook Sports Facility) and the Trust Board (for the Leisure Centre) and were expected to be concluded very shortly for decision at the next meeting of each organisation. Planning permission would be sought and a series of events held to inform local people of proposals for each site.

The group continued to work on theoptionsfora third sitein the centre ofCalne which would require a detailed study of the floor space and layout for those facilities which the public consultation and the Working Group requiredto be included in the town centre site. This should relate closely to the Town Council’s ‘Masterplan’ and to the availability of land and buildings in the town centre. The group believe this can be taken forward later in the summer once the events have been progressed.

d)    SandpitRoad(Section 106)workinggroup(Cllr Trotman) – The Board receiveda reportrequesting approvaltocommissiona signplacement study forCalne.A comprehensivereportwassenttotheBoardinCllr Trotman’sabsence.

Decision:

The Boardapprovedthe spendingof £6,000 from the S106 agreementfora signplacement studyinCalne

e)    Air Quality Working Group (Cllr Ansell) – The group had not met since the last Area Board but were due to meet in the near future to progress plans for a local campaign and further monitoring arrangements.