The construction of an 82-bed care home in Melksham is set to go ahead after Wiltshire Council has been supplied with the legal agreement necessary to officially approve the application.
The development will be located on land at Longleaze Lane, on the south eastern edge of the town.
Applicants Aspire LPP Ltd said the home would meet the “growing need” for facilities of this type in the area.
It was determined by a planning committee earlier this year, after it had faced some public opposition and Melksham Town Council objected to the plans.
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Cllr Mike Sankey had also suggested that the existing local health care facilities were supplying sufficient capacity in the area.
Nevertheless, the application was approved on the condition that the applicant enter into a legal agreement that addressed the committee’s concerns.
This has now been completed and Wiltshire Council was able to officially approve the application on Wednesday, August 21.
In Trowbridge, further conditions have been discharged on the application for the extensive repairs and refurbishment of the town hall.
Trowbridge Town Hall is set to become a destination for live music, culture and community activities.
Work began last year, and it’s anticipated the building will be reopen for public use in 2025.
The conditions that have now been discharged related to the location and appearance of the town hall’s external vents.
Wiltshire Council is satisfied by the information sent to them by Beard Construction.
This is another step towards the completion of the £8.15 million redevelopment.
In pub-related planning news, The Bell Inn in Yatton Keynell and The Churchill Arms in West Lavington have been nominated to become assets of community value.
Both are described by residents as the only pubs in the settlements and in need of protection.
Nominating a venue as an asset of community value helps communities safeguard local assets that are considered important to the culture of the area.
It gives the communities the right to bid for the property if it is put up for sale.
Wiltshire Council should make a decision on the status of the pubs by mid-October.
Up by Cricklade, an application has been submitted that would see an old farm demolished to make way for five new homes.
The plans concern Windmill House on Common Hill and have been drawn up by Assessment in Care Ltd.
According to the application, the existing Windmill House and adjacent semi-detached properties need to be demolished as they are “of poor architectural quality”.
It states: “The buildings offer accommodation sizes and layouts which would be difficult to convert to housing of a modern standard and structural failures, damp and maintenance issues have the left the buildings in a poor state of repair.”
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It adds: “The proposals would look to enhance the setting through a high-quality design that uses a farmhouse and farmyard aesthetic which is familiar in the landscape.”
The footprint of the development would be no larger than the buildings it replaces.
The public consultation for the plans is being held over the next month.
Finally, in Corsham, a popular fish and chip shop is due a change as the staff will now have permission to live above it.
Wiltshire Council has approved an application for the conversion of the upper floor of The Codmother into a residential flat.
The application stated: “These proposals will provide good and needed accommodation to the fish and chip shop which is providing an excellent and appreciated asset to Corsham.”
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