Category: Vehicles: Cars

Traffic Congestion In Warminster Is Getting Worse – Is Traffic Testing Your Patience?

Wednesday 18th February 2026

From the Facebook page of EBBRAG:

Traffic congestion in Warminster is getting worse – is traffic testing your patience?

According to National Statistics, if all the current planned developments go ahead, it will result in at least a further 1500 cars using the road network in our town. With more congestion at peak times this will increase air pollution.

According to these National Statistics, 34% of new households tend to have two or more cars and 44% one car. Only 22% of households have no car.

There is no justifiable reason for us to be flooding Warminster with so many large scale developments when we need fewer than 10 new houses a year to satisfy Wiltshire Council quotas. We need to remove site selection from the draft Neighbourhood Plan.

Warminster needs YOU to find a voice.

As a resident of Warminster, you will already be aware of the huge West Warminster Urban Extension/Jubilee Gardens where 1000 new homes are currently being built, with another 500 due by 2042. Did you also know that a further approximately 700+ houses are at the planning stage?

  • Cley Hill View – 227 homes already approved and being advertised.
  • Ashley Coombe – 77 homes; planning permission applied for.
  • Westbury Road – 205 homes; rejected once in 2025, outline planning applied for again.
  • Home Farm – 135 homes; planning application expected imminently (the Neighbourhood Plan suggests 90 but the developer – Bellway Homes – would like 135).
  • Grovelands – 68 homes; building already started.

Are these homes ALL really needed?

Are they being planned in a responsible and sustainable way?

They are all eating up ‘green’ areas, rather than using brown field sites.

What impact will these developments have on the lives of people already living in our town?

Despite what the Town Council would have us believe, a Neighbourhood Plan does not offer Warminster protection against these speculative development bids.

The whole premise of naming a potential site in the Neighbourhood Plan is to offer legal protection for the rest of Warminster for up to five years. Consider this example – Melksham Parish Council had an adopted Neighbourhood Plan, fully supported by local residents which excluded a site – Snarlton Farm – from designated building. On appeal, the developer has now gone to The Secretary of State for Housing, taking the decision right out of local hands.

And consider this – by the time the current draft Neighbourhood Plan is finalised, it is likely that all of the developments listed above will already have gone through the planning process and have been approved, not just the one they have named.

What can you do?

  • Register on the EBBRAG website. Our contact form is here: https://www.ebbrag.com/contact/
  • Make it known to our Town Council that you do not support any more large scale developments, in the absence of improved infrastructure and local services. You can email the council here: admin@warminster-tc.gov

How?

Hi Jinks Outside Kingdown Community School, Warminster

Friday 22nd May 2015

Hi jinks outside Kingdown Community School,
Woodcock Road, Warminster, as two cars
(believed to be vehicles of students)
were wrapped up in plastic cling film.

 Photographs taken by Danny Howell
on Friday 22nd May 2015.

Parking Outside St. George’s RC Primary School, Warminster

Monday 1st December 2014

 Parking outside St. George’s R.C. Primary School, Woodcock Road, Warminster, late afternoon, Monday 1st December 2014.

Just enough room for a lorry to squeeze through, with a lot of skill (and maybe some consternation!).

Photographs taken by Danny Howell.

Problem With Cars Parking Between The Avenue Surgery And The Three Horseshoes Car Park, Warminster

Thursday 13th June 2013

At the Annual General Meeting of Warminster
Civic Trust held on Friday 24th May 2013,
some members raised the matter of how some
motorists parking on the north side of the
road in the Central Car Park, during week days,
are causing congestion and creating problems 
for cars getting in and out of the Avenue Surgery Car Park.

These photographs, taken by Danny Howell
on the morning of Thursday 13th June 2013,
show a typical scene of how cars park
from near the Avenue Surgery 
to the entrance of the Three Horseshoes Car Park.

Here, a taxi can be seen temporarily parked
across the entrance to the Avenue Surgery car park.
No doubt the taxi driver was dropping off or collecting
a sick person with an appointment at the surgery.

It seems that some motorists prefer to park
in the road rather than pay the car parking charges.

Warminster Civic Trust have noted the comments
about how cars parked either side of the junctions
at the entrances to the Avenue Surgery Car Park
and the Long Stay section of the Central Car Park
are causing visibility problems for other drivers
when they try to exit those particular car parks.

Honda Targets Warminster

From West Wilts Matters magazine, Issue No.9, March 1997, published by West Wiltshire District Council:

Honda Targets Warminster

Following months of talks, Honda (UK) Ltd. submitted a planning application to the District Council in December 1996 for a site at Bath Road, Warminster.

The proposal, submitted after an investigation of 27 other sites, is for the company’s National Vehicle Enhancement and Distribution Centre, and covers a 21 hectare (51 acre) site. If agreed, the Warminster centre would complement Honda’s manufacturing base at Swindon, receiving 35,000 vehicles a year for finishing touches and distribution to dealers.

The proposals allow for the construction of a railhead, and will involve full landscaping and a new roundabout on Bath Road.

The application has been the subject of a thorough consultation, including public meetings with interest groups and residents, and is likely to be considered by the Council’s Planning and Development Committee this Spring.

West Street Garage, Warminster

Tuesday 15th May 1984

advertisement:

WEST STREET GARAGE
Warminster. Tel. 217290.

1979 T, Volvo 264 DL, Metallic blue, black leather trim, sunroof, tinted glass, etc. 18,000 miles. 1 owner. £3295.

1982 X, Cortina 1.6 GL Saloon, Atlantic blue, 1 owner. £3495.

1980 W, Talbot Solara 1.6 GL saloon, metallic red. £2395.

1980 V, Capri 2.0 Ghia. Corsican blue, all usual Ghia refinements. £3295.

1979 T, Cortina 1.6L, two tone silver and blue, very smart. £1,895.

1978 T, Cortina 1.6L, powder blue, black trim, good value at £1,495.

1978 T, Datsun Izoy hatchback, metallic green, sporty, yet economical. £1,595.

1978 S, Morris Marina 1.3 Super, beige, super condition, only £1,295.

1977 S, Capri 1.3 L hatchback, Sahara beige, sports wheels, etc. £1,495.

1977 S, Peugeot 104SL, 1100cc, 5 door hatchback, economical motoring at £1,395.

1975 P, Avenger 1600DL saloon, white, blue trim, very clean. £695.

1975 N, Mini 1275 GT, Applejack, black trim, lady owner, only £995.

1974 M, Capri 3000GL, bronze cobra, alloy wheels, sunroof, only £595.

1972 K, Capri 2000GT, metallic green, sports wheels, very original. £595.

1962 Mini 1000, green, good reliable car for only £295.

Used Car Sales At J.W. Sheppard & Son

Thursday 4th April 1963

Used cars for sale at J.W. Sheppard & Son, Sutton Veny Garage:

1959 Ford Consul, saloon, excellent condition, taxed until December, £420.

1957 Morris 1000 saloon, engine recently overhauled, £250.

1955 Vauxhall Velox, low mileage, excellent condition, £220.

Vanguard Estate, ex-ministry, first registered 1960, £150.

1953 Land Rover, sound vehicle, £100.

H.P. Terms and Exchanges.

Telephone 341.

Used Cars For Sale At C.S. White

Thursday 4th April 1963

Used cars for sale at C.S. White, The Garage, Longbridge Deverill. include:

1962 Austin A40 Countryman de luxe, £515.

1961 Hillman Minx saloon de luxe, with heater, £510.

1960 Triumph Herald coupe, with heater, one owner, £385.

1960 Commer Cob van, with heater, interior light, safety straps, £300.

1953 Wolseley 6/80 saloon, £130.

1939 Morris 12 saloon, £15.

Hire Purchase, Part Exchange, Insurance, Self Drive Hire.

Telephone Sutton Veny 227.