Around And About Warminster – Page 8

Warminster Town Council Says No To A New Dwelling At 41 Thornhill Road

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

PL/2025/07124 41 Thornhill Road, Warminster, BA12 8EF
New dwelling with integral garage and access.
Members unanimously objected to the application on the following grounds: The building is not in keeping with Neighbouring properties.

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.

Warminster Town Council Objects To Reserved Matters PL/2025/04323 Phase 4, Jubilee Gardens, Warminster

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

PL/2025/04323 Phase 4, Jubilee Gardens, Warminster
Approval of Reserved Matters (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for Phase 4 comprising the Erection of 266 Dwellings, Public Open Space, Landscaping and Associated Infrastructure following Outline Planning Permission 15/01800/OUT
Amended Plans/Additional Information

Members unanimously objected to the application on the following grounds:
The committee supported the comments made by:
The Urban Design Officer
Natural England
The Ecology report
Wiltshire Council Highways
and wanted them resolved prior to approval.

The committee wanted reassurance as to the accuracy of the Nutrient Neutrality Assessment and Mitigation Strategy.

Warminster Community Orchard – Pressing 2025

13th October 2025

From the Facebook page of Warminster Community Orchard:

It’s a wrap! Community Orchard Pressing 2025 was a resounding success and here’s a bumper crop of photos. A truly great team came to pick on Friday and even though the trees did not look overly laden, there were plenty of good windfalls and we had more than enough. The Orchard Pixie was doing a thorough job getting the tricky apples near the top and we had apple cake as fuel.

The equipment we hire comes from the Codford Community Orchard group and it never fails to impress the technically-minded when the water is switched on and presses the chopped pulp against the cylinder. Some locals brought some of the biggest apples any of us had seen – what a weight for the tree! Grateful thanks to all who helped. Everyone went away with the Redlove variety juice and the tasty ‘mongrel’ mix. Clearly you can never have enough men looking at some buckets.