Welcome to the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011
North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011
North Wiltshire District Council is delighted to be able to offer our residents, partner organisations, businesses and potential investors in our District; this the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011. We hope that it will offer a Vision for the District that balances the protection of its valuable natural assets with the undeniable needs of our communities towards achieving sustainable growth.
The Plan follows on from the publication of the re-deposited Plan published in 2004 and the substantial number of representations, over 3500, that we received from about 680 individuals and organisations. We appreciate the time and effort that many have made towards making suggestions for improving the Plan. We took many of the suggestions on board and balanced the, often conflicting, views to create what we believe to be a fair and balanced Plan.
Interactive version of the Local Plan
This Interactive version of the Local Plan has been produced in order to help improve accessibility to the Local Plan document. The Local Plan is divided into 2 parts;
Click on either of these links to enter the Local Plan.
A comprehensive help page explains how to 'Navigating around the Local Plan document'.
Paper copies of the Local Plan
Paper copies of the Local Plan are available for inspection and for purchase at North Wiltshire District Council, Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1ER. The Local Plan can also be viewed at all libraries and information points in the District.
This document is open to public consultation in the six weeks following its formal publication and we welcome comments on the plan. Please submit comments using the pro-forma available on this website.
Alternatively paper forms are available by request from the Planning Services Business Area of North Wiltshire District Council.
Important note: Please remember that until the regulations have been altered by government legislation, the definitive legal copy remains the printed version published by North Wiltshire District Council. The electronic version of the Plan therefore exists for representational purposes only. In cases of doubt or discrepancy please contact the Planning Services Business Area of North Wiltshire District Council.
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The Wiltshire Structure Plan 2016
The Wiltshire Structure Plan 2016 was adopted on the 1st April 2006. Upon its adoption Wiltshire County Council issued a statement of the Conformity of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011. The letter includes a summary which states:
“To summarise, in terms of conformity, the North Wiltshire Local Plan Revised Deposit Draft (November 2004) is considered to be in general conformity with the Wiltshire Structure Plan 2016 with the exception of part of Policy H3 that allows “limited infill” housing development in settlements that would not comply with Structure Plan Policy DP3.”
The Local Plan Inspector in his Binding Report removed the reference to “limited infill” in policy H3 and replaced it with; “small scale or limited development”. However, it is not considered that this alteration materially affects the County Council’s determination of non-conformity. The substance of the County Council’s comment is that policy H3 is more permissive of development in the villages that have framework boundaries (but few facilities) than policy DP3 of the Structure Plan apparently allows.
