Wednesday 7th January 2026
Press Release from EBBRAG (the East Boreham Businesses And Residents Action Group):
Previous press coverage from EBBRAG (the East Boreham Businesses And Residents Action Group) about the consequences of residential development on Home Farm, has awakened the community.
As yet, however, most people are unaware that with the proposed Ashley Coombe (77 houses), Cley Hill View (227 houses) and Home Farm (135 houses) developments this makes a total of a further 439 houses on top of the WWUE (1200 houses?) without any change or increase to the supporting infrastructure. This make 1639 houses in Warminster when all are completed.
We understand houses are not selling as expected on Jubilee Gardens and the developer has slowed the build.
The Town Council were delighted when the application on Westbury Road was turned down in March 2025. They, and Wiltshire Council, have singularly failed, however, to plan, compensate or provide increased infrastructure support for this new increase in housing.
As an example of the storm that is coming when all 1639 houses are completed, based on Government National Averages in 2022:
Education: a further 409 Primary School Children and 213 Secondary Children. Schools are near capacity now.
Traffic: 1639 houses brings an increase of 738 cars (one car/van per household) and 171 cars (for 2 cars/van per household) in Warminster, making a total of 909 cars/vans when the houses are complete. The town is grid locked at peak times in the morning and afternoon already.
Finally, developers are failing to meet the conditions imposed on applications when granted i.e. where is the new school and surgery for Jubilee Gardens? Where is the environmental planting for Boreham Mead and Mill Island?
