North Wiltshire Evidence Base

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The following information relates to the north Wiltshire area only.

Available to download on this page are:

• background studies commissioned by the former North Wiltshire District Council, as part of its Local Development Framework (LDF)
• consultation reports and other documents on the North Wiltshire Core Strategy
• scoping report and sustainability appraisal for the North Wiltshire LDF and Core Strategy

These will now form part of the evidence base for the Wiltshire Core Strategy. To view a particular study, click on the relevant link in the table below.

Document	Date published
Background studies
North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level One	October 2007
North Wiltshire Retail Needs Assessment Study	September 2007
North Wiltshire Employment Land Review	October 2006
North Wiltshire Landscape Character Assessment	June 2004
Consultation reports
North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options Consultation	May - July 2007
North Wiltshire Core Strategy First Issues and Options Consultation	February - April 2006
Sustainability appraisal
North Wiltshire Local Development Framework Revised Scoping Report	October 2006
North Wiltshire Core Strategy Issues and Options Sustainability Appraisal	February 2006
North Wiltshire Local Development Framework Scoping Report	September 2005

North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level One 2007

Consultants Scott Wilson were commissioned to undertake a Level One Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA). Their report, published in October 2007, is available to download below.

• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Main Report.pdf 524kb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 1 - North Wiltshire Study Area.pdf 6.6mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 2 - North Wiltshire Main Rivers and Sub-Catchments.pdf 7.0mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 3a - North Wiltshire Sources of Fluvial Flooding.pdf 4.5mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 3b - North Wiltshire Sources of Fluvial Flooding.pdf 5.2mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 3c - North Wiltshire Sources of Fluvial Flooding.pdf 4.5mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 3d - North Wiltshire Sources of Fluvial Flooding.pdf 5.0mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 3e - North Wiltshire Sources of Fluvial Flooding.pdf 4.9mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 3f - North Wiltshire Sources of Fluvial Flooding.pdf 4.4mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 4a - North Wiltshire Other Sources of Flooding.pdf 4.6mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 4b - North Wiltshire Other Sources of Flooding.pdf 5.4mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 4c - North Wiltshire Other Sources of Flooding.pdf 4.6mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 4d - North Wiltshire Other Sources of Flooding.pdf 5.1mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 4e - North Wiltshire Other Sources of Flooding.pdf 4.9mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 4f - North Wiltshire Other Sources of Flooding.pdf 4.5mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 5 - North Wiltshire NFCDD Structures and Defences.pdf 7.0mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 6 - North Wiltshire Flood Warning Areas.pdf 7.0mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Figure 7 - North Wiltshire Solid and Drift Geology.pdf 891kb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Appendix A - Data Register.pdf 28kb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Appendix B - Sewer Flooding Data.pdf 3.4mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Appendix C - Sequential and Exception Test.pdf 75kb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Appendix D - Coarse Assessments Part One.pdf 2.3mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Appendix D - Coarse Assessments Part Two.pdf 1.8mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Appendix D - Coarse Assessments Part Three.pdf 2.9mb
• North Wiltshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 October 2007 Appendix D - Coarse Assessments Part Four.pdf 2.8mb

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North Wiltshire Retail Needs Assessment Study 2007

Roger Tym and Partners were commissioned to undertake an assessment of the retail needs of the North Wiltshire area. A copy of the full report, published in September 2007, is available to download below. Due to the large size of the document, the main report and the appendices are also available to download separately.

• North Wiltshire Retail Needs Assessment 2007 - Main Report and Appendices.pdf 2.9mb
• North Wiltshire Retail Needs Assessment 2007 - Main Report.pdf 652kb
• North Wiltshire Retail Needs Assessment 2007 - Appendix 1 Study Area.pdf 308kb
• North Wiltshire Retail Needs Assessment 2007 - Appendix 2 Town Centre Plans.pdf 980kb
• North Wiltshire Retail Needs Assessment 2007 - Appendix 3 Chippenham and Calne Sites.pdf 745kb
• North Wiltshire Retail Needs Assessment 2007 - Appendix 4 National Policy Context.pdf 111kb
• North Wiltshire Retail Needs Assessment 2007 - Appendix 5 Regional Policy Context.pdf 101kb

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North Wiltshire Employment Land Review 2006

Consultants Atkins were commissioned to undertake a review of employment land within the North Wiltshire area and their report was published in October, 2006. The purpose of the study was to highlight current issues facing employment land provision and the prospects and needs for its future.

• North Wiltshire Employment Land Review 2006 - Main Report.pdf 665kb
• North Wiltshire Employment Land Review 2006 - Appendices.pdf 1.2mb
• North Wiltshire Employment Land Review 2006 - Appendix C.pdf 15kb
• North Wiltshire Employment Land Review 2006 - Appendix H.pdf 51kb

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North Wiltshire Landscape Character Assessment 2004

A Landscape Character Assessment of the North Wiltshire area, undertaken by White Consultants, was published in 2004 and used to inform the natural environment policies in the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

• North Wiltshire Landscape Character Assessment 2004 Volume 1.pdf 1.2mb
• North Wiltshire Landscape Character Assessment 2004 Figure 1 - Geology
• North Wiltshire Landscape Character Assessment 2004 Figure 2 - Topography and Drainage
• North Wiltshire Landscape Character Assessment 2004 Figure 3 - Landscape Character Types
• North Wiltshire Landscape Character Assessment 2004 Figure 4 - Landscape Character Areas
• North Wiltshire Landscape Character Assessment 2004 Volume 2.pdf 173kb

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North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options Consultation

The former North Wiltshire District Council consulted on a second Core Strategy Issues and Options document between 18 May 2007 and 13 July 2007. The report and other consultation material is available to download below.

• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options - Summary of Responses.pdf 229kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options - Consultation Paper.pdf 2.2mb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Spatial Plans Newsletter No 6 - Second Issues and Options.pdf 65kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Press Notice - Second Issues and Options.pdf 19kb

A number of discussion forums were held throughout the consultation period and the comments from each forum can be downloaded below.

• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options - Developers Forum 1.pdf 93kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options - Developers Forum 2.pdf 89kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options - General Members Forum.pdf 79kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options - General Forum.pdf 62kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options - Housing Team Forum.pdf 64kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options - LSP Forum.pdf 55kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Second Issues and Options - Community Partnership Forum.pdf 58kb

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North Wiltshire Core Strategy First Issues and Options Consultation

This initial Issues and Options consultation, which took place between 8 February and 5 April 2006, was the first stage in the production of the North Wiltshire Core Strategy. The report and other consultation material is available to download below.

• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options - Summary of Responses.pdf 184kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options Document.pdf 442kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options Questionnaire.pdf 199kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Spatial Plans Newsletter No 3 - Issues and Options.pdf 202kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options - HIghways Authority Response to Consultation Comments.pdf 15kb

A number of discussion forums were held throughout the consultation period and the comments from each forum can be downloaded below.

• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options Forum - Local Strategic Partnership.pdf 207kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options Forum - Local Strategic Partnership Appendix A.gif 311kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options Forum - Local Strategic Partnership Appendix B.pdf 36kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options Forum - Local Plans Panel and Area Committee Representatives.pdf 56kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options Forum - Young People.pdf 404kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options Forum - Agents, Consultants and Landowners.pdf 519kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy - Issues and Options Forum - Planning Services Business Area Forum.pdf 158kb

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North Wiltshire Local Development Framework Revised Scoping Report

In October 2006, some minor amendments were made to the content of the Scoping Report in light of received comments. A copy of the revised scoping report is available to download below.

• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Revised Scoping Report.pdf 411kb

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North Wiltshire Core Strategy Issues and Options Sustainability Appraisal

A sustainability appraisal was carried out on the North Wiltshire Core Strategy Issues and Options consultation, which took place between 8 February and 5 April, 2006. A copy of the Issues and Options Sustainability Appraisal is available to download below.

• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Issues and Options - Sustainability Appraisal.pdf 216kb

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North Wiltshire Local Development Framework Scoping Report

A draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report was published for consultation and comment between 26 September, 2005, and 28 October, 2005. The Scoping Report and the accompanying questionnaire are available to download below.

• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Draft Scoping Report.pdf 346kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Draft Scoping Report Questionnaire.pdf 17kb

A summary of the responses to the consultation is available to download below, along with separate comments from the Environment Agency.

• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Draft Scoping Report - Summary of Responses.pdf 69kb
• North Wiltshire Core Strategy Draft Scoping Report - Environment Agency Response.pdf 45kb

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Last updated: 25 May 2010