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The bid for One Council

The bid for One Council was made in response to the Local Government White Paper, "Strong and Prosperous Communities," which included an invitation to councils in areas where two different councils are responsible for running services to put forward bids for a new single or 'unitary' council approach.

Wiltshire County Council submitted the following proposal to the Government

Document split into sections

• Introduction and Contents (pdf 567Kb) 
• Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 (pdf 572Kb) 
• Financial analysis and support (pdf 407Kb) 
• Appendix 1, 2, 3 and 4 (pdf 318Kb) 
• Malmesbury Community Plan (pdf 1280Kb) 
• One Council for Wiltshire - Planning Paper (pdf 73Kb) 

Community Board Paper

• Final Community Board Paper (pdf 287Kb) 

‘Next Steps’ Final Submission document and Appendices

• Next Steps (pdf 565Kb) 
• Appendix 1 - The Challenge of Sustainable Development and Climate Change
• Appendix 2 - State of Wiltshire Report
• Appendix 3 - Delegation to Parish and Town Councils - Menu
• Appendix 4 - Planning Service Review
• Appendix 5 - Transition Plan - Management Arrangements
• Appendix 6 - district Auditor's Letter re Publicity Code
• Appendix 7 - A response to the report by Professor Chisholm
• Appendix 8 - List of Stakeholder's Contacted
• Appendix 9 - Publicity Material
• Appendix 10 - Ispos MORI Poll
• Appendix 11- Ispos MORI Citizen's Workshop
• Appendix 12 - Proposals for Future Unitary Structures: Means of Prioritising Proposals – References to Annex A Judgements

Planning Service Reports

The Effective Practice in Spatial Planning project (pdf 1301Kb)  was commissioned by The Royal Town Planning Institute, the department of Communities and Local Government, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Greater London Authority and undertaken by University College London and Deloitte. The project has examined how spatial planning is being delivered by those involved in formulating the Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks that were introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The focus of the project has been on the outcomes of planning for places rather than the process involved in preparing spatial plans. The project involved practising planners and also local authority Chief Executives, Councillors and other public agencies involved in the development and delivery of the new approach.

Professor Janice Morphet recently led the above study, together with a study of efficient and effective planning practice in a planning service with Peter Pendleton Associates and has just been commissioned to write a report on the status of planning for the National Planning Forum with IDOX. She is also part of innovative training programmes for Councillors in areas of growth with the IDeA and has undertaken other training workshops for local authorities and private planning consultants.

In response to the above report, Wiltshire County Council have commissioned a report by Mouchel Management Consultancy, also led by Professor Morphet, entitled Local Government Review, Planning Services Business Case (pdf 592Kb) . This Business Case has been prepared in support of the unitary proposal addressing some of the main issues affecting the proposed Planning Services including an assessment of possible savings and costs.

Contact Details

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Wiltshire County Council
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN

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By Telephone

01225 713110 / 713003

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