A resident has supplied guidance notes for writing to Swindon Borough Council concerning S/OUT/18/0703 New Road Application. This document may help other residents to help them formulate their comments to SBC on the New Road planning application. View or download the guidance notes
Swindon Borough Council has made the following media release: A Government-appointed planning inspector has dismissed an appeal against Swindon Borough Council’s refusal of a major town expansion application at Lotmead Farm, east of the A419. In June 2016, the Council refused two outline planning applications submitted by land promoters, Ainscough Strategic Land, for the development… read more
We have received the following message from the Friends of the Railway Path: We have been planning some events to show the plants and animals that live along the Railway Path. Friday 18th May, 8pm. An evening nature walk, looking out for bats, moths and anything else we can find. Meet in the car park… read more
Mike Ash, Acting Corporate Director, Communities and Housing , Swindon Borough Council attended the Environment, General Purpose and Amenities Parish Council meeting on Monday 19th February. Mike provided an update to the meeting on the latest improvement to security at the Chiseldon Firs Transient Travellers site. Security upgrade: At the entrance to the site a series of… read more
A message from Sustrans who manage the cycle path: I would like to advise the Parish Council that Sustrans will be closing the cycle path between Chiseldon and the M4 for four weeks between February 19th and March 16th. We will be carrying out repairs to several sections including a new surface along the old… read more
Dorcan Way Lining The lining layout on the Dorcan Way approach to the Greenbridge roundabout will be revised to allow for left turning traffic to use both the left and middle lanes. The lining removal and painting is planned to be carried out on the night of Monday 23th October and a revised advance direction sign… read more
The agenda is attached and the public are welcome to attend. Environment, General Purpose and Amenities agenda 18.9.17
We have received the following from the Washpool Area Conservation Project: NEWS FROM THE WASHPOOL A CHANCE TO LEARN A NEW SKILL! The Washpool project has made contact with a professional hedge layer who has offered to come and teach half a dozen of us how to do hedge laying. The training will probably take… read more
Council opts not to take legal action over Marlborough Road development following expert advice Swindon Borough Council will not challenge the Government’s decision to allow 103 homes to be built off Marlborough Road in Wroughton, after seeking legal advice from a top planning barrister. The proposed development was initially refused by the Council’s planning committee… read more
We have received the following from the Friends of the Railway Path: Our next workday will be on Sunday 10th September, starting at 10:00. We’ll be working on the stretch north of the bridge over Rabley Lane, just east of Marlborough: the map below shows the meeting point near SU 197 697. If coming by… read more
We’ve received the following from the Washpool Area Restoration Project (please note that the WARP are an independent organisation and not part of Chiseldon Parish Council): Our next Conservation Day is coming up on Sunday 17 September and we’ll be on site from around 10am until the early afternoon. There are a variety of jobs… read more
We’ve received the following update from the Washpool Area Restoration Project (please note that the WARP are an independent organisation and not part of Chiseldon Parish Council): We’re pleased to report that the Washpool Area Restoration Project recently received some welcome publicity, with two articles about our work appearing in the Swindon Advertiser (both pieces… read more
The following is an extract from Swindon Borough Council’s Member’s Bulletin, 20th July 2017: Lydiard Park Is Flying The Flag As One Of The UK’s Very Best Green Spaces Lydiard Park has been recognised by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy as one of the very best in the world. The Swindon Borough Council-owned park… read more
The Parish Council are doing an internal review of the cemetery to ensure it remains safe for visitors, staff and contractors. One of the first things we will be looking at is the use of any vases or other decoration that are made of glass and porcelain, which present a danger if broken and are… read more
Here is Dick Millard’s reflections on the Butterfly Walk that took place on 30th July: Nine of us assembled in rather unpromising, damp and cloudy conditions. Miraculously, the sun came out and within a minute the first butterfly appeared. We saw seven different species, together with two species of bumblebee and one of caterpillar. One… read more
The Parish Council will be undertaking a long term review of the Butts Road cemetery to ensure graves are conforming to regulations. Please take a look at the regulations to ensure any grave you tend is not contravening these. Cemetery regulations.
The Council maintains over 400km of public footpaths and bridleways. Some of these are surfaced paths within the urban area of the borough but many pass through the fields and countryside around the town. Those fields are often cultivated by farmers to produce food for people or farm animals and, unfortunately, sometimes the footpaths and… read more
Chiseldon Parish Council will be undertaking a long term plan in the Butts Road cemetery to ensure all graves where possible are in line with the cemetery regulations. If you tend a grave in the cemetery please take a look at the regulations to familiarise yourself: View or download regulations We will make every effort… read more
We’re passing on the following message from Dick Millard regarding the forthcoming Butterfly Walk: We are repeating a visit to a nice patch of chalk grassland growing in a cutting at the side of the Path just north of Ogbourne St George. The diverse flora attracts butterflies and moths, and on a sunny day in… read more
Reply to letter Robert Buckland MP sent to SBC: (Environment agency log number and contact details are within this letter) Dear Mr Buckland Thank you for your email, which Mr Jenkins has forwarded to me as his line manager and the manager ordinarily responsible for such things. I understand your distress; ‘biosolids’ as this… read more