Agenda item

Chairman's Updates

Meeting of Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board, Wednesday 27 September 2023 6.30 pm (Item 139.)

The Chairman will give an update on local issues relating to the Area Board, including:

· Consultation on Wiltshire’s Local Plan –

Ø Tuesday 10 October – Online via Microsoft Teams, 6:30pm – 8pm. Please click here to register.

Ø For the Area Board (excluding Broad Hinton) an in-person consultation event will be held at Royal Wootton Bassett Library, Wednesday 11 October, 3pm – 7pm

Ø For Broad Hinton ) an in-person consultation event will be held at Marlborough Library, Monday 9 October, 3pm-7pm

· Congratulations to Tockenham for winning Wiltshire’s best kept small village competition.

Minutes:

The following announcements were received through the Chairman:

· Congratulations were given to Tockenham for being given an award for being Wiltshire’s best kept small village. Kevin Woolnough from Tockenham Parish Council explained that the village had had a celebratory event on 17 September attended by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire.

· The public had the opportunity to comment on Wiltshire Council’s draft Local Plan, a document setting out a vision and a framework for the future development of the county. It was noted that, once the document had been ratified, all planning applications would be judged against it until the 2030s. An online session was taking place on 10 October, as well as an in-person session on 11 October at 3pm in Royal Wootton Bassett Library. Residents in Broad Hinton would be able to attend an in-person event about their area at Marlborough Library between 3pm and 7pm on 9 October. It was also possible to comment online.

· Details of all of the consultation events are listed below:

Town	Closest event for residents of…	Date	Time	Location
Amesbury	Amesbury, Bulford, Durrington, Great Wishford, Porton, Shrewton, Tilshead and The Winterbournes	Monday 2 October	3pm-7pm	Amesbury Library, Smithfield Street, Amesbury SP4 7AL
Bradford on Avon	Bradford on Avon, Holt, Westwood and Winsley	Monday 2 October	3pm-7pm	Bradford on Avon Library, Bridge Street, Bradford on Avon BA15 1BY
Chippenham	Chippenham, Christian Malford, Hullavington, Kington St Michael, Sutton Benger and Yatton Keynell	Tuesday 3 October	3pm-7pm	Olympiad Leisure Centre, Sadlers Mead, Chippenham SN15 3PA
Melksham	Melksham, Atworth, Bowerhill, Seend, Semington, Shaw and Whitley and Steeple Ashton	Wednesday 4 October	3pm-7pm	Melksham Community Campus, Market Place, Melksham SN12 6ES
Tisbury and Mere	Tisbury, Mere, Fovant, Hindon and Ludwell	Wednesday 4 October	3pm-7pm	The Nadder Centre, Weaveland Road, Tisbury SP3 6HJ
Devizes	Devizes, Bromham, Market Lavington, Potterne, Rowde, Urchfont, West Lavington, Littleton Pannell and Worton	Thursday 5 October	3pm-7pm	Devizes Library, Sheep Street, Devizes SN10 1DL
Broad Hinton	Marlborough, Aldbourne, Baydon, Broad Hinton, Ramsbury, Pewsey, Burbage, Great Bedwyn, Shalbourne and Upavon	Monday 9 October	3pm-7pm	Marlborough Library, 91 High Street, Marlborough SN8 1HD
Malmesbury	Malmesbury, Ashton Keynes, Crudwell, Great Somerford, Oaksey and Sherston	Monday 9 October	3pm-7pm	Malmesbury Library, 24 Cross Hayes Lane, Malmesbury SN16 9BG
General information webinar	Online webinar covering all of Wiltshire	Tuesday 10 October	6.30pm-8pm	Online
Corsham	Corsham, Box, Colerne and Rudloe	Wednesday 11 October	3pm-7pm	Springfield Community Campus, Beechfield Road, Corsham SN13 9DN
Royal Wootton Bassett	Royal Wootton Bassett, Cricklade, Lyneham and Purton	Wednesday 11 October	3pm-7pm	Royal Wootton Bassett library, 11 Borough Fields, Royal Wootton Bassett SN4 7AX
Trowbridge	Trowbridge, Hilperton, North Bradley and Southwick	Thursday 12 October	3pm-7pm	Atrium, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN
Calne	Calne, Derry Hill and Studley	Monday 16 October	3pm-7pm	Calne Library, The Strand, Calne SN11 0JU
Westbury	Westbury, Dilton Marsh and Bratton	Monday 16 October	4.30pm-8.30pm	Leighton Recreation Centre, Wellhead Lane, Westbury BA13 3PT
Salisbury	Salisbury, Alderbury, Broad Chalke, Coombe Bissett, Dinton, Downton, Laverstock and Ford, Morgan’s Vale, Woodfalls, Pitton, Whiteparish, Wilton and Winterslows	Tuesday 17 October	3pm-7pm	Salisbury Library, Market Walk, Salisbury SP1 1BL
Tidworth and Ludgershall	Tidworth, Ludgershall, Collingbourne Ducis and Netheravon	Wednesday 18 October	3pm-7pm	Tidworth Leisure Centre, Nadder Road, Tidworth SP9 7QN
Warminster	Warminster, Chapmanslade, Codford, Corsley, Heytesbury and Sutton Veny	Wednesday 18 October	3pm-7pm	Warminster Sports Centre, Woodcock Road, Warminster BA12 9DQ

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