Wiltshire Council will vote on whether it should refuse to support schemes like Clean Air Zones, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and Congestion Zones in the county.

The motion has been submitted by Conservative Cllrs Dominic Muns and Nick Holder and states that the council should “refuse to support any scheme that seeks to force people out of their private vehicles without a high quality, efficient, reliable and cost-effective alternative”.

It will be debated at the full council meeting on Tuesday, October 15, along with five other motions, including ones related to the five-year-land supply, Winter Fuel Payments and the county’s rivers.

The motion regarding traffic management schemes argues that Wiltshire is a rural county in which many residents have a “significant need” to use cars.

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Wiltshire Council will debate six motions on Tuesday, October 15.Wiltshire Council will debate six motions on Tuesday, October 15. (Image: Jessica Moriarty) It states: “From residents with mobility issues, young people seeking education or employment, working families travelling miles to school and work, or families with low incomes, much of Wiltshire is disconnected and relies on private vehicle use.”

It adds: “We have seen the unintended negative consequences of Clean Air Zones, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, Congestion Zones and strategic parking price rises in places like Bath, Bristol and London.”

The motion concludes that until residents have “a viable alternative means of travel for education, employment, healthcare, and leisure”, the council should refuse to “incorporate such controls” over them.

Another motion set to be discussed at the meeting concerns Winter Fuel Payments (WFP), submitted by Conservative Cllrs Elizabeth Threlfall and Pauline Church.

It opposes the decision by the new Labour government to cut WFP for pensioners who don’t receive pension credit.

The motion reads: “The lack of awareness some Wiltshire residents may have concerning the process for obtaining pension credits could be improved through a dedicated communications campaign.

“We therefore request that the Leader of the Council write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, urging a review of Labour's decision to end the Winter Fuel Payment.

“We also encourage officers to coordinate a social media and press campaign to show Wiltshire residents how to check their eligibility and register for pension credits.”

The third motion upon which the council will vote describes the “adverse impact” of the five-year land supply on development in Wiltshire.

Conservative Cllrs Nick Botterill and Philip Whitehead are requesting that the council leader write to the government and Wiltshire MPs to “make them aware of the manifest flaws” of the housing land supply measure.

Cllr Botterill and Cllr Whitehead claim that Wiltshire’s deficiency in housing land supply is not down to any lack of planning permissions granted by the council but rather the “explicit actions of developers”.

They explain that developers have indicated only around half of the 17,586 homes with permission were capable of being delivered over the five years ending 31 March 2028.

According to the councillors, these developers gain an increase in ability to pick green field sites for development which were not previously allocated for that purpose.

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They also note that cases presented at appeals are now having to be renegotiated, sometimes “at the last minute with adverse consequences” for local communities.

Wiltshire Council will also vote on a motion about rivers, submitted by Liberal Democrat Cllr Robert MacNaughton and Conservative Cllr Ashley O’Neill.

It requests for the council to call upon water companies operating in Wiltshire to make the “required investment” to protect the rivers as a priority.

It also suggests a meeting with the executives of Wessex Water, Thames Water and Southern Water to receive “greater clarity on future investment in the overdue upgrades to our sewage systems in Wiltshire”, calling upon them to engage with the government and Ofwat to “discuss how the burden of the necessary investment in Wiltshire is addressed”.

The final two motions ask that residents of Western Way in Salisbury be informed of the timeframe for resurfacing works and that Salisbury Area Board is given a prompt decision on its bid of funding for local highway and footpath improvements.