Polling Station, Timings and Timetable

Re situation of polling station (Crudwell Villlage Hall) and the timings for poll (Crudwell Village Hall, 6th May 2021 7 am to 10 pm).

Timings for Proceeding also included.

Click here:  Poll – Polling Station – Timetable

Lisa Dent – Clerk 

Crudwell Parish Council

Crudwell Statement of Nominations

The above document from Wiltshire Council lists those persons nominated

Notice of Uncontested Election

The above document confirms those who have been duly elected.

The current council will stand down on 10th May (4 days after polling day) and the new council takes office on the same day.

MAKE A CHANGE BECOME A COUNCILLOR

Are you passionate about your community? Do you want to help make a long-lasting change? Do you have innovative ideas for the council? Do you have concerns about a specific issue and want to do something about it? If this is you, then we need you. We need people from all backgrounds and experiences who reflect their community to put themselves forward for election. Make a change and become a councillor.

Below – link to National Association of Local Councils website

Elections (nalc.gov.uk)

Frequently asked questions –  Wiltshire Association of Local Councils    Election FAQs 02.03.21

Nomination forms/information packs:-

Nomination pack parish council election

Notice of Election     North_Parish_notice_of_election

Timetable    Town_and_Parish_Council_Timetable

Information    Town_and_Parish_election_information

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From Wiltshire Council – Book today to submit your nomination paper – please don’t attend without an appointment

If you’re looking to put yourself forward as a candidate in the upcoming local unitary elections and town and parish council elections, we have created a booking system for you to make an appointment with our elections team to submit your nomination forms.

The booking system is there to help safely manage the number of nominations we are receiving and comply with COVID-19 guidance, including social distancing.

We’ve noticed a sharp rise in prospective candidates turning up without an appointment. The booking system is there for the safety of you and our staff to ensure we do not have too many people in the building at any one time so please can we remind you of the importance of booking in advance. If you do turn up without an appointment, it’s very likely you will have a long wait until we’re able to see you. Also, we cannot guarantee that you will be seen at all as those who have made an appointment will be seen first and prioritised for checking and submitting nomination papers.
Please ensure you make an appointment prior to visiting the team.

The deadline to receive nomination papers is 8 April at 4pm.

The ‘book an appointment’ link below takes you first to a sign in page to create an account

Book nomination appointment
Cancel your nomination appointment.
There are three hubs for nomination deliveries, depending on the Electoral area you are interested in standing in below:

• South: Nomination delivery to The Council House, Bourne Hill, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UZ
• Central: Nomination delivery to County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN
• North: Nomination delivery to Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1ER

Crudwell Parish Council has ONE vacancy for Parish Councillor.

If you prefer to view the notice as a document, see below:-

Notice

If you would like information on eligibility and what is involved in the role, please contact Lisa Dent (Clerk) at parish.clerk@crudwell-pc.gov.uk

We are pleased to announce that Neil Doel was Co-Opted as Parish Councillor at the Crudwell Parish Council meeting on Weds 2nd December 2020 .

This fills the last remaining vacancy.

We look forward to working with Cllr Doel.

Following the consultation event, Aura Developments have updated their webpage with a webinar, slides and feedback form. Here is the link: 

Aura Power : Kemble Solar Farm

Due to the recent change in Government recommendations regarding Coronavirus the Parish Council is unlikely to be able to meet in the near future. The council is taking guidance from the National Association of Local Councils who have a dedicated web page at https://www.nalc.gov.uk/coronavirus. Should Parishioners have specific issues they can contact the Chairman Please switch on JavaScript to see our email address or phone 577615.

Please note that the Parish Muck-in planned for Saturday the 4th April has also been postponed in the light of the current situation. It would though be helpful if parishioners could assist in clearing litter from there own areas where possible.

Map attached below:-

Road closure notice 180220

Wiltshire Council
Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Urgent Closure of: C97 Chelworth Lawns East (Part), Crudwell.
THE WILTSHIRE COUNCIL HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that on 18 February 2020, the following length of road shall be closed to all traffic in the interests of public safety to enable Openreach to access overhead cabling for customers out of service.
C97 Chelworth Lawns East (Part), Crudwell; from its junction with C85 to its junction with The Grove.
Alternative route: via C97 – A429 – C85 and vice versa.
The closure and diversion route will be clearly indicated by traffic signs.
These works will commence on 18 February 2020 and are anticipated to be required for 1 day between the hours of 09:30 and 15:30. This Notice will have a maximum duration of 21 days.

For further information regarding these works please contact Leo Pulvirenti (A-Plant on behalf of Openreach) on 0370 050 0792.
Sustainable Transport Group, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN
Ref: AF/FEB2020

Flooding – Operational Flood Working Group News – November 2019

We are now in the winter and many of us are aware of the number of flood warnings being issued by the Environment Agency with rivers and groundwater rising, wellington boots have been dusted off to cope with the large puddles. Standing water is becoming a lot more frequent.

Town and Parish councils need to be more vigilant than ever, and we are asking that you check your flood plans are up to date, any equipment you have is working, particularly pumps and generators as they may need checking or to be refuelled, and that they can be accessed easily should there be a flood. Check that all of your contact details up to date and any vulnerable residents are aware of the help available within the community.

Make sure you are signed up to the Environment Agency’s free flood warning system.

Those towns and parishes on the chalk should sign up for groundwater flood warnings.   If your community is concerned about surface water flooding, you should also sign up for the Met Office’s severe weather warning alerts.  https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings

Surface water flooding can happen very quickly, so make sure you report instances of standing water on high speed roads (60mph) or gullies that if blocked would cause internal property flooding by using the Wiltshire App.  https://iweb.itouchvision.com/portal/f?p=customer:login:::NO::UID:BAADHFRUC3CF4783T31NEBE0400707AF01007D25

Those of you with flood plans will know your critical gullies. Check ditches and watercourses for blockages, especially with leaves as they can cover over gullies and cause flooding

Many of you who live on the chalk are aware of the seasonal rise in groundwater and the Environment Agency are currently keeping a close watch on the levels.  Warnings will be issued should it become necessary. Flood wardens have also been asked to update Wiltshire Council if ground water appears, or if sewers become slow to drain, as this will help us to assess any need within the communities

https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings

To sign up for flood and groundwater warnings

or

Floodline Telephone: 0345 988 1188 24-hour service

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/mywiltshire-download

Sign up for the Wiltshire App

Telephone: 0300 456 0100

Election Notice   (link to the document, info as below)

UK Parliamentary Election  for  NORTH WILTSHIRE CONSTITUENCY 1. An Election is to be held for a Member of Parliament to serve North Wiltshire Constituency. 2. Nomination papers can be obtained from: • the Electoral Commission website at:   http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-ama/candidate-or-agent/uk-parliamentary-general-election-great-britain • Main Reception at County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN   • Main Reception, The Council House, Bourne Hill, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3UZ  • Main Reception at Council Offices, Monkton Park, Chippenham SN15 1ER • By telephoning Wiltshire Electoral Services on 0300 456 0112

3. Nomination papers must be hand delivered to the Acting Returning Officer or his appointed electoral staff (not reception staff) on any working day after the date of this notice, between the hours of 10am and 4pm from Tuesday 12 November 2019 until Thursday 14 November 2019 but no later than 4pm on Thursday 14 November 2019  4. Nomination papers can only be hand delivered to the following two locations: • Main Reception at County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN.  Please ask for a member of the Electoral Services Team on arrival • Main Reception, The Council House, Bourne Hill, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3UZ. Please ask for a member of the Electoral Services Team on arrival

5. The £500 deposit may be paid by legal tender or by means of a banker’s draft from a drawer which carries on business as a banker in the United Kingdom or by debit or credit card or the electronic transfer of funds. American Express cannot be accepted. The bank details of the council are Wiltshire Council, with the sort code 40-44-33, and account number 51460021. Please quote 900001 and candidates surname and initial as a reference. 6. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 12 December 2019. 7. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 26 November 2019.

8. Applications for postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN by 5pm on Tuesday 26 November 2019. 9. Amendments or cancellations of postal or proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN by 5 pm on Tuesday 26 November 2019. 10. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN by 5pm on Wednesday 4 December 2019. 11. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on the grounds of physical incapacity or for work/service reasons must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN by 5pm on Thursday 12 December 2019. The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5pm on Wednesday 4 December 2019.  To apply on the grounds of work/service, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on Wednesday 4th December 2019.

Appeal Ref: APP/Y3940/W/19/3220214
Land at Ridgeway Farm (to the rear of Athelstan Park)

Decision – The appeal is dismissed.
• The appeal is made under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990  against a refusal to grant planning permission.
• The appeal is made by Edenstone Homes against the decision of Wiltshire Council.
• The application Ref 18/05429/FUL, dated 6 June 2018, was refused by notice dated 7 December 2018.
• The development proposed is erection of 36 residential dwellings and associated works.

Full document is available below

Planning appeal decision 05 06 2019

08/08/18  Crudwell Parish Council has issued the following OBJECTION comment on the proposed Ridgway development.

Crudwell Parish Council considered the above application/amended plans and has the following response to make:

There are two meetings in the near future, the Crudwell Neighbourhood Plan invites residents to come along and find out about how the project is progressing;  there is an information exhibition about proposals at Ridgway Farm.

2018 Annual Muck In

 

We are having a parish clean-up on

Saturday 7^th April 2018

and would love for you to come and

muck in for a few hours.

It is a 10am start, meet at Crudwell Village Hall car park , and if you can help until lunch time (12.00 noon) that will be great!

All welcome, you may wish to bring your own protective gloves if you have them to hand!

 

 

Here follows an information post from 

Angus Macpherson MBE

Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon

I wanted to inform you about the launch of my consultation on the policing precept for 2018/19. I would be grateful if you could share this and make residents aware of opportunities for consultation. The details are set out below or you can access a video of me outlining the proposals at https://youtu.be/lsKkPmUd1Nc

The policing precept consultation which launches today (2/1/2018) is looking for the views of Wiltshire residents on the proposed increase of £12 a year.

Currently the average band D household contributes £14.19 per month to local policing, but if residents back the proposal then this would rise to £15.19 per month.

As a Force, Wiltshire Police has seen the second highest increase in demand across the country in the last year yet the funding we receive from central government doesn’t recognise the increasing pressures our service is under.

In fact we receive the fourth lowest funding per head of population in England and Wales.

Since 2010, Wiltshire Police has received £19 million less but have been responding to more crimes and supporting more members of the public year on year.

Whilst we live in an incredibly safe county, there’s only so far the budget will stretch and we’re streamlining our services to ensure they’re as efficient as possible at the same time as keeping the public safe, but we are feeling the squeeze more than ever. Without this increase Wiltshire Police will have to look at further reductions in officers and staff to close a budget gap of around £3m.

That’s why I am asking whether residents in Wiltshire and Swindon would be prepared to pay an extra £1 a month to help bridge this gap.

This increase will mean that I can protect frontline services from further reductions and maintain the current level of service.

The consultation which runs from 2^nd January 2018 to midday 31^st January 2018 wants to hear your views on the proposed increase.

For more information on how to share your views please visit www.wiltshire-pcc.gov.uk, you can also email pcc@wiltshire.pcc.pnn.gov.uk or use #AskAngusPCC on social media.

With best wishes for 2018,

Angus Macpherson MBE

Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon

Attached below is the Crudwell Parish Council response in document form, or read in full below.

If you would like to register your comments about the proposed housing allocations, you can do so, the deadline is:  5PM ON FRIDAY 22ND SEPT 2017

The simplest way to make a representation is via email to  spatialplanningpolicy@wiltshire.gov.uk , but you can also write directly to:

Spatial Planning, Economic Development & Planning, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN.

Crudwell PC response to HSA 180917

To:  Spatial Planning, Economic Development & Planning, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re:  Wiltshire County Council Draft Site Allocations Plan – Crudwell Parish Council response

It is important to differentiate between the village of Crudwell and the designated area for the Neighbourhood plan which is the Parish. The Parish Council believes the village has been described as Large because it has two Hotels, two Pubs, a large lorry haulage yard, a car sales and servicing facility and a School. Many farms surround the Village farms. The village has about 250 dwellings

Crudwell Parish Council has in the past supported the introduction of new build housing projects as a means of sustaining the viability of the village and will continue to do so in the future. With the introduction of small estates every few years the character of the village has not been spoilt and the Conservation area has not been threatened. The centre of the village has been developed from the A429  and the rural feel of the village has been maintained. Ridgeway Farm had been submitted to Wiltshire Council back in 2014.  That application drew much local opposition from local people, principally on the grounds of the scale of the development, it being outside the designated red line settlement boundary, and its likely impact on the local infrastructure, specifically: the likely increased traffic on Tetbury Lane; impacts on already overburdened drainage and sewerage systems and oversubscription of Crudwell Primary School.

It is clear there is a lot of local opposition to having a site allocation plan forced on the village. Over a hundred parishioners turned up at the last Area Board meeting to voice their opinion and over £5000 was raised in a fortnight to engage a consultant to put the villages case to an Inspector.

Whilst it is understood that Wiltshire Council needs to ensure an adequate five year housing land supply across each housing market area, the Site Allocations Plan would result in an oversupply of 4,284 dwellings to 2026 when past completions are combined with deliverable commitments, and windfall sites are included. Even when windfalls are excluded, the oversupply is still 2,198 dwellings across the Housing Market Area.

The Site Allocations Plan also results in an oversupply of homes in the Malmesbury Community Area, even without windfalls. Wiltshire Council has a history of oversupply of homes in the former North

Wilts area excluding Chippenham. In eight of the last ten years more homes have been built than planned, in the other two years targets were virtually met. In fact over the last ten years the average oversupply has been 143% higher than planned.

On this basis, there is no strategic need to identify any new homes at Crudwell, so the Wiltshire Site Allocations Plan should not do so. This Parish Council believes that this plan if adopted will set a planning precedent that will be impossible to manage, it being outside the designated red line settlement boundary.

A major concern to Parishioners is the risk of flooding which happens to properties around the Swillbrook which runs through the centre of the village. Significant damage has occurred to many houses in the village in recent years both through surface water and raw sewerage. Surface water from the proposed site would make this situation far worse.  We must not overlook the fact that many properties around the school and(former) post office green as far up the A429 as The Butts  estate already need non-return valves to stay safe from sewerage flooding until the excess over capacity subsides. In addition, sewerage frequently exudes from all the manhole covers around the PO Green in Tuners Lane due to the lack of Pumping Station capacity , even during only moderate rainfall. The Council have been contacted by Hankerton Parish Council expressing their concern over the increase in Sewerage this plan would bring to their own pumping station as it barely copes at present.

In Conclusion Crudwell Parish Council is surprised a Development as large as this is proposed in a small village with a significant conservation area which already has a School which is full, an identified Sewerage and Drainage problem, has no shop and a bus service which at best is poor and is planned to be reduced. We believe the village has the opportunity through its emerging Neighbourhood Plan to define its own future.

Yours faithfully

Lisa Dent – Clerk and RFO

For Crudwell Parish Council

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 The Wiltshire Council Housing Sites Development Plan/Document Leaflet is available to download below:-

Housing Sites Development Plan Document Leaflet

Consultation on the Pre-submission draft Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan

 Wiltshire Council has published the draft Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan, along with accompanying evidence reports, for formal consultation. 

 The draft Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan, a formal Development Plan Document, has been prepared in accordance with the Wiltshire Core Strategy.  It sets out proposals that:

• revise, where necessary, existing settlement boundaries in relation to the Principal Settlements of Salisbury and Trowbridge, Wiltshire’s Market Towns, Local Service Centres and Large Villages; and
• allocates new sites for housing to ensure the delivery of homes across the plan period in order to maintain a five year land supply in each of Wiltshire’s three Housing Market Areas over the period to 2026.

Comments are invited on the draft Plan and supporting evidence bases documents during the 10 week consultation period, which runs from 9:00am on Friday 14 July 2017 until 5:00pm on Friday 22 September 2017.

There will be 4 public exhibitions held as part of the consultation. The events will be open between 12 noon and 7pm as follows:

Neeld Community & Art Centre, High Street, Chippenham         Mon 17 July 2017

Guildhall, Market Place, Salisbury                                                      Weds 19 July 2017

Town Hall, St Johns Street, Devizes                                                   Mon 24 July 2017

Atrium, County Hall, Trowbridge                                                       Weds 26 July 2017

 Officers from the Council will be available during the day to answer questions about the draft Plan and we would encourage people to attend and find out more about what the draft Plan proposes in their area.

 How to Respond

 The draft Plan and supporting evidence documents are available to view and download on the Council’s website: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/wiltshsgsiteallocationsplan. A specific representation form, along with a simplified guidance note can also be downloaded. 

 We welcome your comments via the following means:

 online via the Council’s dedicated consultation web site: http://consult.wiltshire.gov.uk/portal;

• by email using the representation form available at:  http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/wiltshsgsiteallocationsplan and returned to spatialplanningpolicy@wiltshire.gov.uk; or
• by post in writing to: Spatial Planning, Economic Development & Planning, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN. 

 Please note that copies of all comments (including your personal details) will be made available to the public to view and therefore cannot be treated as confidential. Anonymous representations cannot be accepted.

 Copies of the consultation documents can be viewed during normal opening hours at the Council’s main offices at Monkton Park (Chippenham), Bourne Hill (Salisbury), County Hall (Trowbridge) and Wiltshire Libraries.

 Following the consultation, the council will consider the comments received before submitting the draft Plan and supporting evidence to the Secretary of State for examination.  All comments received during this consultation will be passed on to the appointed independent Planning Inspector at that stage.

 Any representation received may be accompanied by a request to be notified at a specific address of any of the following: that the Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan has been submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination; that the Inspector’s Report (including any recommendations) into the Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan has been published; and that the Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan has been adopted. 

 Should you require further information, please email: spatialplanningpolicy@wiltshire.gov.uk or telephone 01225 713223.

 Yours faithfully,                      

 Alistair Cunningham
Associate Director, Economic Development and Planning

For information:- see page 31 of the agenda – link shown at the bottom of this page –  info is copied here:

Draft Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan – Advance notice of
consultation Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet, on 20 June, approved the draft Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan for consultation to commence in July.
The draft Wiltshire Housing Site Allocations Plan, a formal Development Plan
Document, has been prepared in accordance with the Wiltshire Core Strategy. It will allocate new sites for housing and amend, where necessary, settlement
boundaries at the Principal Settlements of Salisbury and Trowbridge, Market
Towns, Local Service Centres and Large Villages.
Although the consultation will not start until Friday 14 July 2017 (and continue for 10 weeks) the Council are seeking to raise awareness through the Area Board network of the consultation period and drop in events being held as part of the consultation.
The drop-in events will be open between 12 noon and 7pm as follows:
Neeld Community & Art Centre, High Street, Chippenham SN15 3ER -Monday 17  July 2017
Guildhall, Market Place, Salisbury SP1 1JH – Wednesday 19 July 2017
Town Hall, St Johns Street, Devizes SN10 1BN – Monday 24 July 2017
Atrium, County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8JN – Wednesday 26 July 2017
Officers from the Council will be available during the day to answer questions
about the draft Plan and we would encourage people to attend to find out more about what the draft Plan proposes in their area.
From the start of consultation on Friday 14 July, the draft Plan and the supporting evidence will be available during normal opening hours at the Council’s main offices (Monkton Park, Chippenham; Bourne Hill, Salisbury; and County Hall, Trowbridge) and in all Wiltshire Council libraries. It will also be available on the  Council’s web site via this link:
http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/wiltshsgsiteallocationsplan
Information about how to comment on the draft Plan will be circulated via the area  board networks closer to this time.

http://bit.ly/2vQtIfV

Link to Area Board papers

Ridgeway Farm Site – Update 14th June 2017

Under the terms of the Wiltshire Council Strategic Housing Land Allocation Policy, Wiltshire Council has indicated that The Ridgeway Farm Site area may be extended to include a development for a further 40 dwellings. There will be a consultation period to be announced in due course.

There are two ways you can access the report.  *These are large documents and may take time to load*

1. We have attached a link to the Wiltshire Council document (please search for ‘Crudwell’ to find the relevant pages).  http://cms.wiltshire.gov.uk/documents/g11096/Public%20reports%20pack%2020th-Jun-2017%2009.30%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10

2.  Here is the report which we have downloaded to our website

 Wiltshire Council report

If you are having problems with the 1.  the link, please click on the Wiltshire Council report above.

Any information we receive concerning this neighbourhood planning issue, will be communicated through here, the parish council website and also through What’s On parish newsletter.