“It’s a Swamp Down There” – Ridout on Grovelands

Councillor Pip Ridout has stressed her opposition to plans for new homes on land to the north of Grovelands Way. Speaking to Warminster Community Radio’s Community Chest programme, Councillor Ridout described the site as a swamp that forms part of the flood plain. Planning permission is already in place for part of the site to build a care home but local residents are angry at the new proposals for general housing.

Councillor Philip Keeble, who represents Warminster West on the Town Council, has urged local residents to raise their concerns with Wiltshire Council. Speaking to WCR’s Andrew Robinson, he said that the Wiltshire Council Planning Portal was the place to go to raise objections.