Wiltshire
Wiltshire County Council is reportedly moving towards cutting the home-building target in the region in response to Eric Pickles’ letter.
John Brady, Cabinet Member - “We are told new guidelines about what will replace core strategies will be worked on during the summer Parliamentary recess. In the meantime we are seeking clarification from Eric Pickles, the Communities Secretary.
“Our planning team is talking to developers to remind them there are still a number of sites available to develop that were allocated in the old Salisbury District Council’s local plan. There is land at Archers Gate, for example, or Old Sarum.
“But in future, the vision is that these things will be driven from the bottom up and not the top down ... A lot of the figures for projected economic growth were produced in the boom times, and the climate has changed. I personally think they were too optimistic and there is every likelihood the housing figures will be reduced. It was a lot to expect south Wiltshire to take.”
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