New House Building in Salisbury
Wiltshire Local Plan rejected by Inspectors
New Housing may come closer to Coombe Bissett.
Although Wiltshire’s Local Plan has been withdrawn, Wyatt Homes is continuing to pursue a planning application for Sites 8 & 9, expected later this summer. Their public exhibition on Wednesday 10 June (3.00–7.30pm) is the first key opportunity for residents to review the proposals and make their views known before a planning application is submitted. This will be at Harnham Social Club, Parsonage Green, Salisbury SP2 8LA
As one approaches Salisbury along the A354 the first views seen of the settlement are atop of the hill where the housing estate was built on the old Common Cold Research Centre site. Development on sites 8 & 9 above would see housing spilling over the hill towards the valley below. How long before it spills further towards the Homington Road? Do Coombe Bissett residents want to see Salisbury coming nearer?
 Do you want to see the field below covered with houses? 
 The edge of Salisbury is pretty much hidden from the southwest and comes into view as one starts to descend Coombe Road. The hill around Harnam is a natural boundary.  Let's keep it that way ! !

Halt Harnham Housing latest newsletter can be found here.
 It gives all the reasons why this proposal should be resisted.
Please take a few minutes to read the newsletter and, if you can, attend the exhibition. An online feedback form will also be available for those unable to attend. Please also encourage neighbours, friends and family to do the same.
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The Old Chalk Pit site.
Update  26/3/2026
This application still drags on................
The applicant is the same as for the previous applications, the last of which, an Application for Permission to Develop, was dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate. You can read the report here. 
The new application seeks to address comments made by the Planning Inspector.
The new application can be read here.
Judging by the 50 or so comments from local residents asking for the previous applications to be rejected, it is obvious that residents are totally against any development on this site, for very good reasons.
As a reminder of the site in question, some photos have been included below.
The planning statement gives the reasons why the applicant thinks the application should be passed.  DON'T RELY ON YOUR PREVIOUS OBJECTIONS. MAKE YOUR FEELINGS KNOWN.

Highways Issues
Did you know that you can report any highways issues to Wiltshire Council ?  
Click here to use the My Wiltshire Council website.
Give precise details of location. A photo is useful, especially of potholes, but make sure the location is shown in the photo as well as the pothole.
Or phone 0300 456 0105

Do you know how fast vehicles drive down your road?
Visit the Speed Indicator Device page here to find out.
Read the Wiltshire police report here
Have you suspected a bank scam when someone cold called you?

Did you know that dialling 159 on your phone will connect you safely to your bank’s fraud prevention service? So if you ever receive an unexpected or suspicious call about a financial matter: stop, hang up, call 159.
Banks that currently implement this service include Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Co-operative, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds, Tide (option 1) and Metro, Nationwide, Natwest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, Starling, TSB, Ulster Bank NI (option 2).
Learn more: https://stopscamsuk.org.uk
Are you thinking of having solar panels on the roof of your house?
Wiltshire Council are sponsoring a scheme that could save you money and use accredited installers.
Click here for more information.
Do you have small rechargeable electricals  which are no longer serviceable?
Click here to read about a new service from Wiltshire Council.
MP3 players
Electric toothbrushes
Shavers/trimmers
All vapes and e-cigarettes
Smart watches
Mobile phones
Digital cameras
Charging devices/power banks
Wireless earphones
Do you want improvements to bus services?
How about an early evening 29 bus  to Salisbury arriving around 18.40
and a late return around 22.30 or 22.45? Fridays and Saturdays?
Wiltshire Council have informed us that there is some funding to improve rural bus services,  and they would like to have ideas about how our service can be improved. Suggestions can be emailed to [email protected]
Wiltshire Council ask that suggestions reflect that use of this money will need to be spread around the county and so requests for small improvements to existing services are likely to be more successful than those for completely new all-day services, which could cost in the region of £150,000 per annum to operate and be difficult to resource.
£200 reward for reporting flytippers.
If you report fly tippers to Wiltshire Council and the result is a successful prosecution you will get £200.
For details: click  here  www.wiltshire.gov.uk/fly-tipping
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