PLANNING MATTERS
Wiltshire Council is the local planning authority for Bishopstone. It produces the development plan for the area (known as the "Core Strategy" in Wiltshire) and takes decisions on planning applications. Under the Town and Country Planning Acts decisions on planning applications have to be in accordance with the development plan, unless material planning considerations indicate otherwise.
The Wiltshire Core Strategy is available on the Wiltshire Council website and can be accessed by clicking on this link. A summary of the policies which are of particular significance to Bishopstone is set out in this document:
The Wiltshire Core Strategy is available on the Wiltshire Council website and can be accessed by clicking on this link. A summary of the policies which are of particular significance to Bishopstone is set out in this document:
| core_policies_-_bishopstone.pdf |
THE BISHOPSTONE PLAN
The Bishopstone Plan was completed in December 2015. A copy is below.
A requirement of the plan was that it should be community-led and that special care should be taken to ensure that it represented the feelings of the village residents. The contribution from so many households that assisted with this was very much appreciated and “thank you” to all those who commented on, and complimented, the draft booklet that was distributed in November 2015.
Of course the Plan does not include every single suggestion that came forward; nor does it propose actions on every single issue because there will always be some hopes that cannot realistically be fulfilled. However, all the comments have been captured so that the multitude of good ideas from villagers can be referred to in future.
For the first time the Parish Council has the comprehensive views of the village on what should be carefully conserved and what should be changed, improved or developed.
The Bishopstone Plan was completed in December 2015. A copy is below.
A requirement of the plan was that it should be community-led and that special care should be taken to ensure that it represented the feelings of the village residents. The contribution from so many households that assisted with this was very much appreciated and “thank you” to all those who commented on, and complimented, the draft booklet that was distributed in November 2015.
Of course the Plan does not include every single suggestion that came forward; nor does it propose actions on every single issue because there will always be some hopes that cannot realistically be fulfilled. However, all the comments have been captured so that the multitude of good ideas from villagers can be referred to in future.
For the first time the Parish Council has the comprehensive views of the village on what should be carefully conserved and what should be changed, improved or developed.
| the_bishopstone_plan.pdf |