Six flats to be built on Station road

1:03pm Thursday 13th March 2008

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Plans to build a block of flats in Corsham were given the go ahead last night.

The proposal to build a block of six flats on Station Road was granted at the Development Control Meeting despite objections from nearby residents and Corsham Town Council.

The council and many of the opposing residents are concerned about the lack of parking spaces and the poor access into the site.

Although committee member Alison Marsden seconded these concerns and said that the parking situation needed to be looked into, the majority of the committee rejected this proposal and accepted the plans.

District and town councillor Sylvia Doubell said: "Because Wiltshire County Council and the Highways Agency have not raised any concerns, we cannot sustain these issues.

"These grounds alone are not strong enough to reject the application."

In four letters of objection sent into North Wiltshire District Council, nearby residents claimed the flats would create more parking problems, overlook existing homes, increase noise and said that there was a risk of subsidence.