Cllr Brian Dalton. LibDem Wiltshire & City Cllr for West Harnham ward

17/06/2026

SOUTHERN AREA PLANNING CTTEE:
Meets 18 June from 3pm at City Hall.
Agenda and docs via the link:

16/06/2026

BOUVERIE AVE STH - RESURFACING:

The road will be closed on 26 June between 0900 and 1600 for road resurfacing works.

08/06/2026

OLD BLANDFORD RD - URGENT CLOSURE 10 JUNE:

An urgent closure notice has been requested for Old Blandford Road for 10th June 2026 4pm to 6am 11th June, to enable Scottish and Southern Power Distribution to carry out Urgent streetlighting repairs and associated works.

17/05/2026

WILTSHIRE COUNCIL MEETING. TUESDAY 19 MAY 10.30am

The full council meets on Tuesday, which is broadcast on YouTube. Agenda and details via the link.

13/05/2026

NETHERHAMPTON RD PLANNING APPLICATION:

Just for clarification on the planning application, as i've had quite a few people contact me around CIL money (Community Infrastructure Levy).

The council has not gone this route for this site and are using Section 106 legal agreements, which are site specific.

What that means is that all the 'planning gains' will be used within this site, or nearby such as the contribution to transport.

The difference being that CIL from this site could be used in other parts of Wiltshire. There are planning officers who are likely to read this, so please correct me if I am wrong!

Below is the full list of S106 'planning gains' from this site, which I stated MUST be delivered. They are:

Affordable Housing
• 82 Affordable Rented units to be delivered on-site (p. 2).
• 65 Shared Ownership units to be delivered on-site (p. 2).

Highways and Transport
• £1,551,363 towards the Salisbury Transport Strategy (specifically for improvements to Harnham Gyratory and other local junctions) (p. 2).
• £590,000 towards extending the R5 bus service (representing the outstanding remainder of a total £750,000 site contribution) (p. 2).
• Carriageway Link provision to secure potential bus transit capabilities between Phase 1 and the adjacent Booker site (p. 33).

Education Infrastructure
• £1,789,320 for secondary education infrastructure (calculated as 78 places x £22,940) (p. 3).
• £1,031,690 for primary education infrastructure (calculated as 55 places x £18,758) (p. 3).
• £596,440 to cover the remaining outstanding secondary education requirement from Phase 1 (p. 3).

Environmental and Nutrient Mitigation
• £1,590,820 for Phase 2 to purchase phosphorus mitigation credits to ensure nutrient neutrality (p. 3).
• £874,527 to settle the remaining balance for Phase 1 phosphorus mitigation credits (if not paid prior to the completion of the S106 agreement) (p. 3).
• £248,472 for the New Forest SAMM recreational impact mitigation strategy (calculated as 406 dwellings x £612) (p. 3).
• £11,165 as a mandatory fee for the on-site 30-year Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) monitoring (p. 3).
• Strategic Land Transfer of all obligations ensuring the delivery of all mixed land uses (school, retail, and green spaces) as required by the outline phasing plan (p. 41).

Community, Health, and Culture
• £566,300 towards the delivery of a brand new medical surgery (combining Phase 1 and Phase 2 requirements) (p. 3).
• £253,200 equivalent value to physically deliver on-site public art projects in strict accordance with the approved Public Arts Plan (p. 3).
• £130,118.40 for public open space (covering the remaining 45% of the total contribution required for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 combined) (p. 3).
• £49,126 for Phase 2 waste and recycling infrastructure (calculated as 406 dwellings x £121) (p. 3).
• £15,470 to settle the remaining outstanding waste and recycling contribution from Phase 1 (p. 3).

Please click the link to go to the planning officers report. Hope this is of use.

12/05/2026

WILTSHIRE COUNCIL APPROVES PHASE 2 OF WILTON GATE: 406 HOUSES

I spoke at the Strategic Planning Cttee today on the latest planning application. This was for phase 2 of the 640 dwelling site, for the remaining 406 dwellings, legal agreements and various 'planning gains'.

The application was not called in by me, but by the councillor for Wilton, now complaining of traffic in Netherhampton. I find this odd, as cllr Church voted for this site to be included for housing allocation in 2020. We were arguing those very reasons back then.

Anyway, here's my say at the meeting today.

09/05/2026

AVOID SOUTHAMPTON RD:
Southampton Rd is closed from the Tesco roundabout. Looks like a serious accident further up. Several ambulances and police.

26/04/2026

FIRE STATIONS - CONSULTATION ON CLOSURES ACROSS DORSET & WILTSHIRE:

The consultation on the possible closure of eight fire stations across Dorset and Wiltshire is open until 5pm on Friday 15 May.

Please have your say via the link below:

However, the Fire & Rescue Authority has a statutory duty to set a balanced revenue budget. Our underlying funding position, specifically the recent finance settlement received from central Government, does not provide a sufficient level of funding for the Service to continue to operate as it is.

26/04/2026

PARKING CHARGES - HAVE YOUR SAY. BY 05 MAY

Wiltshire council is asking you to have your say on proposed changes to parking charges across the county. I urge you to do so. It has been made much easier to comment.

The public consultation runs until 05 May and is part of the legal process required before any changes can be made. Your feedback will be listened to by the council, and no decisions have been made.

Parking charges in Wiltshire have not increased since 2022.

Have your say, by clicking the link here: https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/article/17245/TRO-Consultation-on-proposed-Changes-to-Pay-and-Display-Parking-in-Wiltshire

15/03/2026

Southern Area Planning Cttee meets on 19 March at 3pm, City Hall. It's a public meeting, so come along.

Agenda is here and just one item this time.