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Councillor Joe Garrihy, Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District. Photo by John Kelly West Clare councillors demand clarity on population growth targets March 16, 2021 ANGER has been expressed by West Clare councillors over national planning policies which they fear will stifle population growth. Tabling a joint motion at the recent municipal district meeting, Councillors Cillian Murphy, Ian Lynch, Shane Talty and Joe Garrihy sought details of population growth targets under the forthcoming County Development Plan. All voiced frustration at the reply, which was described as “a no...

Wiltshire Council planning decisions THE consultation for Wiltshire Council's Local Plan review has now ended, with more than 2,500 people responding. The Local Plan review will "set out a vision for the future of Wiltshire", for the period to 2036 and a framework for addressing housing needs and other economic, social and environmental priorities. It will be the basis against which planning applications are determined and neighbourhood plans developed. It is a legally required document containing planning policies and site allocations to deliver the numbers of new homes the Governmen...

BURLEY Parish Council is investigating whether options exist to challenge the decision of the Secretary of State to allow planning permission for 500 homes at Sun Lane in the village. The Council met on Tuesday to discuss its response to the decision to allow building on the green belt land. A spokesperson for the Council said: “Burley Parish Council were saddened to hear the announcement from the Secretary of State on the March 3 announcing his decision to approve the building of 500 homes to the west of the village. “Planning permission was first raised back in 2016 and after a ...

Main picture: Salisbury Guildhall. Picture by Spencer Mulholland. Inset: Traffic on A36 Churchill Way East. Picture by Tom Gregory THE City council has voted to oppose calling for a bypass or relief road for Salisbury. In a full council meeting last night (March 8), Salisbury City Council also voted to oppose a housing development on the field between East Harnham and Britford - but did not oppose the further extension of Rowbarrow on the opposite side of the road. A big part of the debate at the meeting was concerning the city council's response to Wiltshire Council's Local Plan Revie...

AN MP who said he did “everything humanly possible” to stop hundreds of homes being built on greenbelt in Burley-in-Wharfedale has branded the development “an act of vandalism” after the final attempt to stop it going ahead failed. The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick yesterday confirmed that planning permission has been granted for 500 homes and a new primary school to the west of Burley-in-Wharfedale at Sun Lane. Shipley MP Philip Davies opposed the development since its initial application and said “the blame fo...