Newland Homes proposals for 18 additional homes
Newland Homes proposals for 18 additional homes.
The community meeting held on 16th March was attended by 16 people, who heard about proposals to develop the remainder of the St. George’s Road site.
Those present did not support the proposals. After this community meeting had ended, the parish council at its meeting resolved to object to the proposed development. The reasons we will give when we write to Wiltshire Council are:
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The land is outside the development boundary
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Too many houses are proposed for a large village
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There are already 52 dwellings with extant planning permission in the village whereas the parish’s allocation in the draft local plan is only 35
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The recent rural needs housing survey for the village did not indicate a need for additional housing over and above those already granted permission
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The neighbourhood planning steering group has not yet considered the issue of allocation of land for housing
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As some local services are already overstretched whilst others are overwhelmed, what is proposed cannot be sustainable development
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There is considerable opposition to the development for the reasons stated above.
Please make your views known to Wiltshire Council.
The deadline for comments about the development is 8th April 2022. It is really important that, if you have a view on the development, you write to Wiltshire Council before then to get that comment in. If, like the parish council, you object, say so and say why (you may want to use all or some of the above reasons to explain why). You can do this either:
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Online via the Wiltshire Council website, by searching for planning applications, entering the planning number PL/2022/01367, clicking on “comments” and typing in what you want to say; or
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Writing a letter with your comments to Wiltshire Council at this address: Martin Broderick, Planning Department, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN, and heading your letter “Land off St. George’s Road, Semington, PL/2022/01367”.
The more of us who write, the more notice Wiltshire Council will take. As things stand, the fear is that the relatively low turnout last night might give Newland Homes and Wiltshire Council the impression that the village isn’t too concerned about this latest proposal.