Agenda and minutes

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Corsham Campus and the meeting of the Corsham Area Board.

The following Chairman’s Announcement was noted:

·       Joint Strategic Assessment (JSA) event in Corsham on 7th

           December, 7pm start (6.30 - refreshments).

A proposal was received from Corsham Town Council that the Corsham Campus swimming pool should be named the “Stephanie Millward swimming pool”, to celebrate the success of paralympic swimmer Stephanie Millward.

Decision

·       That the Corsham Area Board agrees that the Corsham Campus swimming pool be named the “Stephanie Millward swimming pool”.

Apologies were received from:

Ben Hayday – LYN representative , Tom Hall – Colerne Parish Council, Julia Mitchell – Corsham Town Council, Darren Nixon – Dorset and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 14 September 2016.

Decision

That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 September 2016 were agreed as the correct record with the following amendments:

Item 7 – Youth Fest Update

Ben thanked the area board for the support for the Corsham Youth Zone and asked people to contact corshamyouthzone@gmail.com if they wanted to get involved as a Corsham Youth Zone volunteer.

Item 8 - Partner Updates

Wiltshire Police – that local police were broadly supportive of the Corsham Youth Zone project which had had a positive impact on the level of complaints.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

There were none.

To receive any updates from the following partners:

·       Wiltshire Police

·       Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

·       Health Services

·       Town and Parish Council Nominated Representative

·       Corsham Community Area Network (CCAN)

·       Chamber of Commerce

·       Schools

·       Corsham Community Engagement Manager (CEM)

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service – Mark Unwin

·       That the new Chief Fire Officer would take up the role on 1 December 2016.

Healthwatch Wiltshire and NHS Wiltshire – The written report was noted.

Town and Parish Council Nominated Representatives

Colerne Parish Council – Cllr Dick Tonge

·       That Colerne residents had concerns re the possible development of Colerne airfield for 1,800 residential homes.

·       That land at Hullavington had been bought by James Dyson.

Corsham Town Council – Steve Abbott

·       That concerns had been raised re the changing of lunch time swimming times at the Campus swimming pool.

It was agreed that the Community Engagement Manager would look into this issue and report back to a future Area Board meeting.

·       That the Corsham Christmas lights would be switched on at 6pm on Friday 2 December.

·       That some 3,000 visitors had been to look at the recreated WW1 hospital at Corsham Town Hall, the event had also received good coverage on social media.

·       That the Batters woodland which runs along the railway line between Prospect Drive and was used by soldiers to prepare for the Western Front, had been unveiled as the first Centenary Field in Wiltshire.

Chamber of Commerce – Roger Stockley

·       That preparations were being made for an event to be held during March 2017 entitled “Building in Corsham means business”.

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.

To receive an update regarding the work of the Corsham Community Area Health and Wellbeing Group.

Richard Rogers – Community Engagement Manager gave a short update regarding the work of the Corsham Community Area Health and Wellbeing Group.

Points made included:

·       That this group would look to Integrate into the local health & Wellbeing groups.

·       That the group had now met on two occasions.

·       That volunteers were sought for the role of “voice champions”.

The Chairman thanked Richard Rogers for his update.

The Area Board will receive a presentation on the Corsham Area Framework, a document which sets out the long term vision to help shape the nature of future development in the Corsham Community Area.

In 2015, Wiltshire Council appointed Arup and Cushman & Wakefield to lead the preparation of an Area Framework and Delivery Strategy. Much has been done through the wider working groups for the Neighbourhood Plan; Public Realm Strategy; and the railway station. The Framework seeks to support these efforts and to continue the natural correlation of place and activity in the Corsham Community Area.

The framework was finalised in the summer 2016. To view the document, please visit www.wiltshire.gov.uk/corsham-area-framework.pdf

Looking forward, continuing dialogue will be required to agree the specific delivery strategies for projects and the appropriate mechanism/bodies needed to coordinate the activities necessary to get projects/initiatives underway..

Tim Martienssen - Head of Economic Regeneration Service Delivery, Wiltshire Council a short presentation that outlined  the Corsham Area Framework, a document which set out the long term vision to help shape the nature of future development in the Corsham Community Area.

Points made included:

·       In 2015, Wiltshire Council appointed Arup and Cushman & Wakefield to lead the preparation of an Area Framework and Delivery Strategy.

·       Much had already been done through the wider working groups for the Neighbourhood Plan; Public Realm Strategy; and the railway station.

·       The Framework sought to support these efforts and to continue the natural correlation of place and activity in the Corsham Community Area.

·       The framework was finalised in the summer 2016.

·       Looking forward, continued dialogue would be required to agree the specific delivery strategies for projects and the appropriate mechanism/bodies needed to coordinate the activities necessary to get projects/initiatives underway.

It was agreed that Tim Martienssen would attend a future Area Board meeting to give a further update on the plan.

The Chairman thanked Tim Martienssen for his presentation.

The Area Board will receive a brief update on the progress and proposals to redevelop Corsham Mansion House.

The Mansion House is a Grade II-listed architecturally important building located in the heart of Corsham town centre. The Swindon and Wiltshire LEP received a Local Growth Fund allocation of £2.5million to redevelop the property.

In February this year, project managers Arup were appointed to oversee the project. DKA were appointed as architects for the project in March 2016. The project aims to demolish the now disused library building and extend the capacity of the Mansion House building to accommodate business units of varying sizes from micro to small businesses with a focus on digital solutions in industry and society.

Tim Martienssen - Head of Economic Regeneration Service Delivery, Wiltshire Council gave a brief update on the progress and proposals to redevelop Corsham Mansion House.

Points made included:

·       The Mansion House was a Grade II-listed architecturally important

            building located in the heart of Corsham town centre.

·       The Swindon and Wiltshire LEP had received a Local Growth Fund allocation of £2.5million to redevelop the property.

·       In February 2016 year, project managers Arup were appointed to oversee the project. DKA were appointed as architects for the project in March 2016.

·       The project aimed to demolish the now disused library building and extend the capacity of the Mansion House building to accommodate business units of varying sizes from micro to small businesses with a focus on digital solutions in industry and society.

·       That from the 25 November 2016, the planning application submitted would be available to the general public to view.

·       That the Town Council were keen to see the project started.

·       That it was a good opportunity to renovate and revitalise this import Corsham building.

The Chairman thanked Tim Martienssen for his presentation.

To receive an update about the Corsham High Street Project.

Clive Henly gave a presentation outlining the Corsham High Street Project.

Points made included:

Why Corsham High Street?

·       There are around 70 listed buildings within the space of around 400 yards, some dating back to the sixteenth century or before.

·       The layout of the street appears to have changed little for a considerable period.

·       Corsham is known to have been involved in various trades in the past, including textiles.

·       Little research has been carried out on this area.

Wiltshire Buildings Record was exploring the possibility of undertaking a project with funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund.  In order to qualify for such a grant, the project defined must cover an aspect of British heritage, with objectives falling into the following three main areas:

·       Heritage.

·       Community Involvement.

·       Legacy.

It was agreed that Richard Roger would put details of the project onto the web, via the Corsham Community Area Network website.

The Chairman thanked Clive Henly for his update.

To receive an update with regard to Youth work in the area, and to consider the application for funding listed below together with the recommendations of the Local Youth Network (LYN) Management Group.

·       Youth Zone – Youth Group Work - £4944

Richard Williams – Locality Youth Facilitator introduced one application requesting youth funding for the Area Board members to consider:

Corsham Youth Zone requesting £4,944 for Youth Group Work.

Decision

Corsham Youth Zone awarded £3,744 for Youth Group Work.

Note: The Area Board members agreed to award £3,744, which was the sum total minus £1,200 which would have funded secretarial support.

The Wiltshire Councillors will consider the following applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme:

·       Colerne Village Hall Association - Stage Updates: £3161.70

·       Sea Squad Explorer Scout Unit - Activity room furnishing:  £1,000

·       Box Preschool Playgroup – New Tablets: £507

The Area Board members considered three applications for grant funding:

Decision

Colerne Village Hall Association awarded £3,161.70 for Stage Updates
Reason

The application meets grant criteria 2016/17

Decision

Sea Squad Explorer Scout Unit awarded £1,000 for Activity room furnishing.

Reason

The application meets grant criteria 2016/17

Decision
Box Preschool Playgroup awarded £507 for new Tablets.

Reason

The application meets grant criteria 2016/17

To consider the notes of the last Community Area Transport Group and any recommendations therein.

The Chairman presented update of the Community Area Transport Group

(CATG) dated 2 November 2016.

Decision

Issue No: 4482 Devizes Road, Box - Installation of white gates. TheBox Parish Council would like to see this funded by CATG.

Agreed - Area Board would be willing to pay 75% of the cost of installing double gates if the Parish Council choose this option and are willing to pay the remaining 25%.

Issue No: 4364 Hither Way Lacock - Dangerous crossing acrossHither Way from National Trust visitor car park into Lacock. With traffic having to use Hither Way instead of coming through the village andreduced visibility for pedestrians crossing at thispoint a lower speed limit at present 40mph and a properpedestrian crossing is

required.

Agreed - £1,500 tobe allocated by the Area Board todevelop the design subject to

Lacock Parish Council paying the remaining £500.

Area Board Issue 4965 -  Corsham, Leafield Industrial Estate

Concerns regarding HGVs turning left out of the northern junction of the industrial estate and contravening 7.5T weight restriction

Agreed  – That the Area Board contribute £750 to the cost subject to the Town Council paying the remaining 25%.

Area Board Issue 4911 - Pickwick, Corsham Various traffic managementrequests.

Agreed - For the Area Board to contribute 75% of the costs of gates up to £5,200

subject to a contribution from a 3^rd  party for the remaining 25%.

To note the update.

19^th January 2017.

The next meeting of the Corsham Area Board would be held on Thursday 19 January 2017.

Any items of business which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

There were none.