Category: About Warminster: Central Car Park

Cyclamens Annihilated In The Central Car Park, Warminster

Thursday 17th October 2024

An anonymous post on the Facebook page Spotted In Warminster Town:

It seems like the clueless Grounds maintenance crew decided to annihilate all the cyclamen flowering bulbs that had been growing on the border of Central Car Park . Near the public conveniences . The lack of thought and caring indicates they couldn’t tell the difference or name one plant between them . They could at least strim around them .

Solar Panels To Be Installed On The Warminster Community Hub Building

Thursday 23rd May 2024

Press release from Warminster Town Council:

𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐛 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

Warminster Town Council has remained committed to the Councils’ Strategic Plan by agreeing to install solar panels on the Warminster Community Hub building near Central Car Park.

With the transfer of the hub building to Warminster Town Council from Wiltshire Council, officers have sought tenders for installation.

Members resolved to proceed with the installation of solar panels on the hub building and to appoint Company C to carry out the work, subject to satisfactory structural roof surveys being completed. The ’payback’ time for the cost of installing solar panels on the building is estimated at four to five years.

Cllr Andrew Cooper said: “This is another excellent example of how Warminster Town Council seeks to protect the environment and the public purse”.

Warminster Town Council currently has solar panels installed on the Civic Centre, the Boathouse in Lake Pleasure Grounds and the toilets at Central Car Park.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥, 𝐓𝐞𝐥: 𝟎𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓 𝟐𝟏𝟒𝟖𝟒𝟕 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧@𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐭𝐜.𝐠𝐨𝐯.𝐮𝐤

Warminster Town Centre Would Benefit From Qualitative Improvements


July 2023

From Wiltshire Council’s Planning for Warminster â€“ a guide (published in July 2023) to how the Local Plan Review (‘the Plan’), which will replace the Wiltshire Core Strategy, will affect the town over the coming years.

The WRTCS (The Wiltshire Retail and Town Centres Study) echoes some of the content of the Warminster Neighbourhood Plan in that parts of the town centre would benefit from qualitative improvements, including Three Horseshoes Walk and the central car park, and there may also be opportunities over the plan
period to improve linkages through the central area. The neighbourhood plan identifies the central car park as an opportunity area for regeneration, with potential uses including possible new retail units, improvements to the public realm and re-organisation of existing parking arrangements, a new bus/ coach interchange, relocation of the library and relocation of the weekly market. The WRTCS confirms that the Warminster Neighbourhood Plan’s proposal for the central car park is logical, also recognising assessment of retail needs does
not indicate a requirement for a significant level of new net additional retail floorspace in Warminster. Such proposals would be dependent on securing the necessary enabling funding.

Central Warminster Regeneration

Monday 8th March 2021

From the minutes of a meeting of the online Finance and Audit Committee of Warminster Town Council, held on Monday 8th March 2021.

In attendance:
Warminster Town Council members: Cllrs Philip Keeble and Paul Macfarlane. Officers: Fiona Fox (Town Clerk and RFO), Judith Halls (Office Manager). Online attendees: 3.

FA/20/081 Central Warminster Regeneration
A report was included with members agendas. An extensive debate took place, where members raised: the previous campus project and the regeneration programme, which included discussions with potential commercial partners; a meeting with the leader of Wiltshire Council at which a way forward had been agreed, including discussions regarding seed funding from the new £4m, over four years, funding for Wiltshire market towns, and plans for a piazza area to the rear of The Three Horseshoes.

It was noted that garages sited in the area between the hub building and library had already been demolished opening up the area.

A member further noted that changes in leadership at Wiltshire Council and Covid had again delayed discussions, but if Warminster were to benefit from part of the £4m it had to put in an expression of interest, with its intention to put plans together.

Some members did raise concerns over the cost of the entire project, but a member countered that without current plans, WTC had nothing to start funding requests. The request for up to £10,000 from WTC was not resolved.

It was resolved that the clerk would write to Wiltshire Council, to lodge WTC’s expression of interest in the fund.

Proposed: Cllr Nicklin, Seconded: Cllr Fraser, Vote: Unanimous.

Warminster Town Council To Approach Wiltshire Council With A View To Taking Over The Community Hub Building

Monday 8th March 2021

From the minutes of a meeting of the online Finance and Audit Committee of Warminster Town Council, held on Monday 8th March 2021.

In attendance:
Warminster Town Council members: Cllrs Philip Keeble and Paul Macfarlane. Officers: Fiona Fox (Town Clerk and RFO), Judith Halls (Office Manager). Online attendees: 3.

FA/20/079 Community Hub Building
Members had received a background report covering this item. Cllr Nicklin informed councillors that the lease for the hub, which was built in 1992 by the West Urban District Council and was now owned by Wiltshire Council, came to the Warminster and Villages Development Trust (WVDT), in 2005.

Since then, the building had been used as an information centre and shared with Cornerstones. However, it had now become less active, and the directors of the WVDT were looking to release the 25 year lease and were interested in joining with WTC in registering the building as a community asset, via the Community Asset Transfer (CAT) process and request a transfer of the freehold to the town council.

A member added that the building was well built, but noted that it required updating, including improved access. Cllr Nicklin confirmed that if the CAT did not happen the WVDT would continue with the lease, however, its life may be limited.

Members resolved to recommend to Full Council, that WTC approach Wiltshire Council with a view to taking over the Community Hub Building and to merge our business.

Proposed: Cllr Nicklin, Seconded: Cllr Robbins, Voting: 6 in favour 1 abstention.