WILTSHIRE Council has given the green light for a further 450 homes to be built on land east of Spa Road.
Joint applicants Hallam Land Management and Bloor Homes have been given permission to build 450 new homes on land east of Snowberry Lane.
The site will lie between the new East Clackers Brook development and stretch out as far as Melksham Oak Community School and Melksham Town’s new football stadium.
The development would also see the construction of a new extension of the ‘Eastern Relief Road’ from Thyme Road to Spa Road/Snowberry Lane, to include the construction of a new junction off Thyme Road to the north and the construction of a new roundabout and modified junction at Spa Road/Snowberry Lane.
Councillor Jon Hubbard said, “No-one wants 450 houses to be built on their doorstep but the reality is, it’s the most logical space for them to go.
“I’m pleased to report that we will be forming a Neighbourhood Liaison Group so nearby residents can voice their concerns to myself and the developers.
“They have real and genuine concerns about the development, but they also are mature and intelligent enough to understand that Melksham must provide more housing. I’m pleased that the developers have agreed to meet the residents and take everything they say into account.
“Another thing I’m extremely pleased with is the developers have agreed to build the community centre. We still need to finalise the details, but this is crucial for the community.
“We have also agreed that Snowberry Lane will not be used for construction traffic, which is brilliant because that was one of the concerns of the nearby residents.”
Melksham Without parish councillor Terry Chivers said, “I think this a win/win situation for Melksham and the council had no real reason to turn the application down.
“Space needs to be found for 664 homes in the town, and this development will account for a large chunk of them.
“The developer will build a new community centre, make a large contribution to schools nearby, and provide space to extend the Spa Medical Centre. I think it’s a good result.”
![Melksham Times Past
A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
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A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.")
