The plans for Trowbridge’s £20 million integrated health hub have progressed with further conditions being discharged, after the council approved a reserved matters planning application for the new centre in October.

It will be constructed at Hammersmith Fields, to the north east of Trowbridge Community Hospital, and should improve services to meet the demands from patients across the west Wiltshire area.

Now, Wiltshire Council has confirmed it has seen and approved a landscape and ecology management plan, an ecological construction management plan, a green travel plan, a waste audit, details of refuse storage and a car park management plan.

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Cllr Stewart Palmen has been vocal about his support for the plans, whilst Cllr Edward Kirk has maintained his concerns over parking.Cllr Stewart Palmen has been vocal about his support for the plans, whilst Cllr Edward Kirk has maintained his concerns over parking. (Image: One Creative Environments) Progress has also been made on plans over at Oaklands Industrial Estate outside Swindon.

Two new employment buildings were given the go-ahead on the site in 2023, and now all details of the works for the disposal of sewerage have been submitted and approved in writing by Wiltshire Council.

According to the original application, the industrial estate has “grown progressively to meet differing demands over the years”.

In other planning news, a proposal to demolish the old Auto Services building in Carson’s Yard in Warminster and replace it with three town houses has been refused.

The building proposed for demolition.The building proposed for demolition. (Image: Wiltshire Council) The surrounding sites have been redeveloped and changed over the years, making the Auto Services the only remaining industrial building in Carson’s Yard.

It is described as “an old, outdated workshop which is clearly not built to modern standards” by the applicant.

Each of the three new homes would have two bedrooms and a small rear garden.

A similar proposal was approved for the site in 2014 but has since expired.

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Wiltshire Council has refused this current application after finding a potential risk to the River Avon.

The case officer report states: “There are no substantive highway or drainage grounds to base a refusal on, subject to the imposition of planning conditions.

“The site is however within the catchment of the protected River Avon SAC and the development has potential to cause significant adverse effects alone or in combination with other developments through discharge of phosphorus in wastewater.

“The application does not include the necessary mitigation, and consequently, without such detailed proposals, the Council as a competent authority cannot conclude that there would be no adverse effect on the integrity of this European Site as a result of the development.

“For this reason alone, the application is recommended for refusal.”

Finally, in a village near Devizes, three large scale commercial buildings could be demolished and replaced with four homes.

The site in question is located at 11 Andover Road in Chirton, and is currently used for commercial purposes.

If the application is approved, the existing buildings will be demolished and two smaller homes will front onto Andover Road, whilst two larger properties will be set behind them.

The application says: “The commercial yard comprises a warehouse unit with offices, alongside a large area of hardstanding that wraps around the buildings to the north-east and south; while the site is currently vacant it is not in a state of disrepair.”

Regarding the new homes, it adds: “The design scheme has been carefully considered, with the proposed layout and massing reflecting the locality.

“The level of detailing with regard to external finishes is assurance of the bespoke, high-quality scheme which reflects the vernacular and provides an appropriate solution for this site.”

Wiltshire Council is expected to make a decision by the end of December.