March 2008
Monthly Archive
Next Forum meeting postponed
Posted by admin on 13 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Meetings
The next SWA21 Forum meeting on 10 April has been cancelled and will be postponed to:
Thursday 15th May at 6.30pm
City Hall, Salisbury
Topic: Transition Towns - Addressing Climate Change and Peak Oil
Speaker: Ben Brangwyn
Local Development Framework consultation
Posted by admin on 12 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Local consulation
Salisbury District Council are in the middle of a 6 week consultation over its Local Development Framework (LDF).
All comments must be received by 25 April.
Salisbury and its district are predicted to grow considerably over the next 20 years and decisions have to be made about where or whether to build 12,400 new houses and provide premises and facilities for 14,000 new jobs. Is this a sustainable way forward for Salisbury and south Wiltshire?
To find out more you can attend the public meetings and visit exhibitions at the following places across the area (Amesbury meeting has passed).
All exhibitions will take place during these times: 1-6pm, 7-8.30pm.
13 March at Downton - Memorial Hall
18 March at Salisbury - Guildhall
25 March at Tisbury - Victoria Hall, Park Road
31 March at Mere - Lecture Hall
4 April at Wilton - Michael Herbert Hall
Read the Draft Core Strategy (Preferred Options)To submit your comments to SW Agenda 21 please leave a comment after this post or send your comments directly to Salisbury District Council.
Comments to the council should arrive by 11 April.
Green Business winners
Posted by admin on 12 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Announcements, Events
On 15 February, annual business awards were made by the Salisbury and District Chamber of Commerce.
A panel of judges from SW Agenda 21 made the Green Business Award which was sponsored by Salisbury District Council. Read the judges’ comments and verdict: