New Road Build-Out The Parish Council resolved to review the effectiveness of the build-out placed on New Road in April of this year six months after its installation. Since then, the council has been carefully monitoring feedback submitted via the Parish Clerk along with comments made on social media. On the 4th of… read more
Essential Resurfacing Planned For School Holidays Two busy Swindon junctions will be closed to traffic during October half-term to allow essential resurfacing to take place. Wootton Bassett Road and Kingsdown Crossroads have been on Swindon Borough Council’s Highways repairs list for the past two years, but work to resurface both junctions was put on hold… read more
Council Has Preparations In Place Ahead Of Winter Season Sixteen hundreds tonnes of salt is being held in reserve should freezing temperatures hit the borough over the coming months. The salt which has been put aside by Swindon Borough Council is enough to treat the town’s priority routes 40 times. Last year, the Council treated… read more
Latest information from SBC is that this isn’t like to be until Feb 2017. Signs will go up 10 days before advising of the dates.
WANTED: The Community Speed Watch team is in need of new members. Anyone is welcome to join, you just need to attend some training in Devizes so you know how to work the speed camera. The team is not connected to the Parish Council and work independently. Please contact Chris Rawlings if you would like… read more
PUBLIC NOTICE SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL SECTION 14 – THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF BUTTS ROAD, CHISELDON This Order is being introduced to allow carriageway resurfacing works and the effect with to prevent vehicles from proceeding on Butts Road. Traffic will be diverted along Marlborough… read more
This local group has asked us to make residents aware of the following petition. (Please note this petition is not created or endorsed by Chiseldon Parish Council) Swindon Bicycle Users Group has started a petition to encourage provision of a dedicated cycle path between Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon, to avoid dangerous roads and the… read more
Placing stones and boulders on grass verges: The Parish Council have been made aware by Swindon Borough Council that any individual that places boulders, stones or other obstructions on to public grass verges to protect grass from being parked on is legally liable for any damage, injury or incident that occurs as a result of… read more
The Parish Council are aware of the number of lorries using this route through Chiseldon Village and the dangers this can cause to pedestrians. We are working within the Environment Committee and Swindon Borough Council to find a resolution that is acceptable to all parties. Comments on this subject are welcome to the Clerk via our… read more
Transport Report – Aug 2016
The Parish Council has been advised that if any residents have placed stones and boulders on public grass verges and there is an accident, injury or damage when cutting the grass verges as a result of a stone/boulder then the home owner who placed the stones is liable. Please could you ensure that any stones… read more
The Parish Council would like to confirm that there will be a review of the New Road build out, 3 months after installation. We will be analysing all data made available to us, which includes residents comments. After the review a recommendation will be sent back to Swindon Borough Council.
Transport Report – July 2016
New Road comments from SBC June 2016 The document above details the meeting between Swindon Borough Council, Borough Councillor Foley and Chiseldon Parish Council in relation to the Build Out in New Road. Please note that the Monday 13th June Parish Council meeting has this subject as an agenda item, and there is a public… read more
We’ve been advised that the road works will be suspended from 6 weeks from the Fairford Air Tattoo (8-10th July) into August, then resuming and carrying on until Dec 2016.
Volker Highways are aiming to finish the work on New Road next week. Currently the Borough Council are waiting for an order to be fulfilled by a supplier, at which point the work will commence. The work will be carried out from 9.30 to 3.30. The work includes: Placing new tactile paving and a lowered… read more
The Parish Council will be publishing the numbers of vehicles exceeding the 30mph speed limit along New Road when we get the data from the Speed Watch team. For the w/c 11th April there were 10 vehicles travelling at over 40mph recorded For the w/c 4th April there were 35 vehicles travelling at over 40mph… read more
Attached is background information from Swindon Borough Council that relates to traffic calming schemes. This information should be read in conjunction with other documents relating to this topic. Background information on traffic calming schemes
Please find attached an update from Monday 11th April’s Full Parish Council meeting in regards to the New Road Build Out. Main Points of Comment for the New Road Build Out
At the end of March Swindon Borough Council will be amending the road layout of New Road, Chiseldon with the addition of a Build Out on the left hand side of the road as you travel into Chiseldon to restrict the traffic to single lane use at this point. (with “giveway signs” and “priority” signs… read more