Monday 27th March 2023
Press release from Warminster Town Council:
Have Your Say – Warminster Neighbourhood Plan
The Warminster Neighbourhood Plan gives you, the community who know Warminster best, a strong voice and an opportunity to proactively shape a vision for Warminster. The neighbourhood plan also helps to guide the future development of the town to meet local needs and aspirations.
Neighbourhood plans contain policies and proposals that will be used when making decisions on planning applications.
Over the last year, local volunteers have been working on collecting information and evidence to update the current Warminster Neighbourhood Plan which dates back to 2016. To make sure the plan really reflects local views, we are asking for your comments on a range of topics.
Provide your thoughts and feedback – this stage of the public consultation will be open from Monday 27th March to Sunday 23rd April 2023.
Please take the opportunities detailed below to comment on the draft neighbourhood plan and the evidence gathered to date.
Online Surveys: these can be found at www.warminsterplan.com. They include an overview survey and options to complete more detailed questions relating to specific topics. You don’t need to comment on everything just the things that are important to you.
Face-to-Face Feedback: throughout the consultation period there will also be a number of opportunities to talk directly to neighbourhood plan volunteers and complete the surveys.
Look out for the pop-up stand at key town centre locations or drop-in to the Warminster Civic Centre where the surveys will also be available to complete Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm.
This additional information you provide will feed into the review of the Warminster Neighbourhood Plan and form part of the wider consultation process. The surveys cover:
• Community Facilities • Local Green Spaces
• Transport & Getting Around • Town Centre & Shopping
• Employment • Housing
• Environment & Design
There will be further opportunities during 2023 for you to provide additional feedback as the plan evolves, with a full first draft of the whole plan being shared with the community later in the year. This is a community led neighbourhood plan that will have a genuine impact so please make sure you have your say.
You can find out more about the neighbourhood plan review on the Warminster Neighbourhood Plan website, which includes contact details for the Warminster Town Council should you have any further comments or questions.