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Search the Public Notice PortalAnother consultation is underway on controversial plans for a huge housing estate beside a TV presenter’s “nationally significant” childhood home.
Since July last year a planning row has been rumbling on in Calne over a proposal to build 170 homes and on land at Wenhill.
The site of the new housing development would neighbour the childhood home of Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp.
While the TV star’s late father, Charles, the 6th Baron Hindlip, sold the £3.5 million Vern Leaze manor decades ago, it is Grade II listed and remains a site of “national significance”.
One of the many objections that locals have about the planned scheme is a concern about its impact on this property.
A decision date of March 31 is looming for the application, but it now looks unlikely that Wiltshire Council will determine the future of the site before the end of the month.
This is because amended plans for the scheme were submitted in February, sparking another public consultation that will not end until April 8.
It is expected that a decision on the complex application will finally be made at some point after this date.
The revised plans submitted in February detail changes made to the scheme to address concerns raised by the community.
A letter sent on behalf of applicant CG Fry and Sons said: “The changes to the scheme have been formulated to address consultee and third-party comments and have been coordinated across various disciplines.”
It is possible that a decision will be pushed back further if the application is sent to the Northern Area Planning Committee for deliberation.
The leader of Wiltshire Council, Cllr Ian Thorn, has already requested that this happens amidst concern over the development.
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Throughout the lengthy planning process, the developer has insisted that its proposed estate would be “an ideal urban expansion to the west of Calne”.
It would also secure planning permission for a medical centre on the land.
The delivery of this facility would not be the developer’s responsibility, however, and its construction would be reliant on funding from the NHS Integrated Care Board.
Many fear the proposed medical centre would never materialise, leading to additional strain on the town’s infrastructure when the 170 homes are built.
Residents also remain concerned about the loss of valued green space and the additional traffic the development would bring to busy roads like the A3102 Silver Street.
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