Seend Parish Council

Temporary Closure of: C242 Spout Lane (Part), Seend (Ref: TTRO 4983

Notice is hereby given that the Wiltshire Council has made an Order to close temporarily to

all traffic: Spout Lane (Part), Seend; from its junction with the entrance to Devizes Camping and

Caravanning Club Site for a distance of approximately 150m to Sells Green canal bridge.

To enable: Wessex Water to carry out sewage rising main replacement works.

Alternative route: via C242 Spout Lane (unaffected length) – A365 Sells Green – A361

Seend Hill – C242 Spout Lane (unaffected length) and vice versa.

The closure and diversion route will be clearly indicated by traffic signs.

This Order will come into operation on 16 October 2017 and it is anticipated that the closure

will be required until 3 November 2017. It is anticipated that the works will take the stated

duration to complete depending upon weather conditions. Access will be maintained for

residents and businesses where possible, although delays are likely due to the nature of the

works.

PROPOSED SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR SEEND

Wiltshire County Council has published a draft policy document “Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan and Changes to the Settlement Boundaries”. It is open for public consultation for 10 weeks from 14th July. There are proposed changes to Seend’s settlement boundary. Seend Cleeve and Sells Green are not included in this review as Seend Cleeve is designated a small village and Sells Green open countryside. The Parish Council will be submitting a formal response, but anyone can respond to the consultation document. The link to the full policy document is: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/wiltshsgsiteallocationsplan. Click here to see the map and details of the consultation period.

Two Councillor Vacancies for Seend Parish Council.

Mrs Jo McManus and Mr Nick Haines have been co-opted onto the Parish Council

SEEND NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN

All residents are urged to respond to the Seend Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Documents: Please click on the link below to take you to their website:

http://www.seendparishplan.org

ASTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Please click on link to find the full plans of this proposed development. Comments can be sent to: planning.southampton@wyg.com

HOW TO REPORT A PROBLEM AFFECTING THE VILLAGE

For any highways, rights of way, environmental or any other issues affecting the village, please contact the Clerk, or you can report the problem directly to the relevant department at Wiltshire County Council by using their MyWiltshire on-line reporting service.

Copy and paste the link into your google search bar to find out how to report an issue using the My Wiltshire on-line reporting system, and follow the guidelines. If in doubt please contact the Clerk.

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/mywiltshire-online-reporting

For further details click here:

HOUSING NEEDS SURVEY

The final draft of the Seend Parish Housing Survey can be found by clicking on the link below.

HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CENTRES

The Household Recycling Centre timetable for Melksham can be found by clinking on the link below. Please note that they are now closed for two days each week.

Please note that the Melksham Recycling Centre will be closed for refurbishment between 30th October and 11th November. For details of all closures, clink on link.

Wiltshire County Council is undertaking a consultation on its Waste Management Strategy and Household Recycling Centre Refurbishment Programme. For details, click here: