No Objections By Warminster Town Council To A Planning Application For Converting The Old Kennels At Battlesbury Road Into A Children’s Nursery

Monday 13th October 2025

From the MINUTES of the Planning Advisory Committee
of Warminster Town Council,
held on Monday 13th October 2025 at 7.00pm
at
Warminster Civic Centre, Sambourne Road, Warminster BA12 8LB.

Membership:
Cllr Allensby (West) Vice Chairman *
Cllr J Kirkwood (Broadway) *
Cllr Carter (West) A
Cllr Lee (Broadway) *
Cllr Hawker (West) *
Cllr Robbins (East) *
Cllr Keeble (West) Chairman *

Key: * Present A Apologies AB Absent

In attendance:
Officers: Tom Dommett (Town Clerk), Judith Halls (Deputy Town Clerk).

Attendees:
Visiting Councillors: Cllr Stephen Kirkwood
Members of the press: None
Members of the public: One

PC/25/059 Public Participation
Cllr Stephen Kirkwood spoke regarding planning application PL/2025/0403 Kennels, Battlesbury Road. In particular he was concerned about how close the site was to the sewage treatment works.

PL/2025/04603 Kennels, Battlesbury Road, Warminster, BA12 0DL
Convert the old kennels into a children nursery purposes for ages from 9 month – 4 year olds. To introduce open canopies to both sides of the main building, provide external single story timber units within the grounds to accommodate a yurt, an open play barn and 2 compost toilet units, convert the single garage into an admin office and provide staff and customer on-site parking.

It was resolved that there was no objection to the application, but comments were made about the issues close proximity of sewerage works and odour. The lack of car parking also needed to be
addressed.

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