Reporting Flooding
The Environment Agency have provided the following update: Following the widespread effects of Storm Ciarán both on the coast and inland, we would like to stress the importance of reporting flooding. If your home or business has flooded, please make sure you report it as soon as you are able to. There are lots of reasons […]
Wiltshire Council Briefing Notes
The Briefing Notes from Wiltshire Council are available as attachments below covering: Substantive Highways scheme bid process (for schemes which exceed the discretionary budget) Christmas Food, Unity, Energy and Laughter (FUEL) programme Coronation Orchard planting fund
Right of Way closures due to landslips
Wiltshire Council have closed a section of the BTOW32 footpath at the foot of the hill and also the BTOW38 bridleway at the top of the hill. This is due to the landslips caused by the recent floods. Details are shown in the attachments below.
Wiltshire Council Briefing Notes
The latest two Wiltshire Council Briefings are available as attachments below.
Community Governance Review. Ref: RWB02
a request has been submitted for a Community Governance Review (CGR) which involves Broad Town. The submission has been made by a council officer and relates to an anomaly involving only a few properties. The request will be included within the CGR Review for 2023/24, which commenced on 11 September 2023. […]
LOCAL FLOOD EMERGENCY CONTACT REQUIRED
At the moment Wiltshire Council does not have an emergency contact for the Broad Town community in a weather emergency, and have asked if someone would be willing to take on the role. They need a name, email address and telephone number in case they need to ring. The information is stored on a spreadsheet […]
Flood Planning
As Broad Town residents are very aware, flooding can be a problem at any time and in particular with the very wet weather that is becoming regular and difficult. The Parish Council are trying to address the problem in various ways despite its limited powers, including regular pursual of essential highways maintenance tasks by the […]
Police and Crime Commissioners lead campaign to tackle rural crime
Wiltshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Philip Wilkinson, has joined with his counterparts in the south-west to lead a new campaign and bring together all police forces in the region to combat the involvement of Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) in rural crime. Under the new initiative known as Operation Ragwort, the OCGs who target rural communities […]
Planning Applications notified on Broad Town PC website
From now, we are adding new Planning Applications in Broad Town to our website with essential details and the link to each application on the Wiltshire Council Planning portal. You will find the page under ‘Your Community’ on our homepage: Planning Applications – Broad Town Parish Council They will be included in the News section […]
Wiltshire Council Local Plan – Consultation for RWB
A meeting of the Planning Committee is to be held in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre, Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, Lime Kiln SN4 7HG on Thursday, 21st September 2023 at 7.00 pm for transaction of the business given in the Agenda attached. Members of the public are invited to address the council at this meeting […]