Future Chippenham consultation
Future Chippenham road route options
Important notice: Local Plan Review
Wiltshire Council as Local Planning Authority recently undertook a consultation to inform the Local Plan Review. The Wiltshire Local Plan Review process considers the level of growth in the town through to 2036 including where new homes could be allocated, and was an entirely separate consultation from the Future Chippenham road route options consultation featured on this webpage. Any new distributor road would be subject to the outcome of a future planning application and progress of the Local Plan Review. To find out more please visit the Local Plan Review consultation webpage.
Public consultation on the road route options has now closed.
Between Friday 15 January and Friday 12 March, Wiltshire Council sought your views on three road route options for a potential new distributor road located to the south and east of Chippenham. The road would provide a high-quality road link connecting the north east and southern parts of the town to the A350 and improvements to Junction 17 of the M4.
Initial work indicates that a distributor road could bring significant benefits; it would directly unlock land to support much needed housing development and reduce traffic congestion in the town centre, improving connectivity and travel within and around the town. These benefits would help underpin the future sustainable growth of Chippenham and increase opportunities for residents and businesses. We have called this programme Future Chippenham.
To support the development of the scheme, the council has been successful in securing £75 million of government funding.
Feedback received during the recent consultation process will help inform the overall project and a decision about which of the three route options within each zone should be taken forward to the next stage of the development process.
Future Chippenham road route options - Consultation Feedback Report
A report summarising the responses received to the Future Chippenham road route options consultation can be downloaded below:
- View the Future Chippenham road route options: Consultation feedback report (PDF, 4 MB)(opens new window)
- View the Future Chippenham road route options: Consultation feedback report - Appendices A - V (PDF, 21 MB)(opens new window)
- View the Future Chippenham road route options: Consultation feedback report - Appendix W (part 1) (PDF, 8 MB)(opens new window)
- View the Future Chippenham road route options: Consultation feedback report - Appendix W (part 2) (PDF, 17 MB)(opens new window)
Consultation information
The following information provided more detail on the proposals.
- Map showing all road route options (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)
- Public consultation leaflet (PDF, 4 MB)(opens new window)
- Video to explain road route options (opens new window) (subtitles can be switched on using the CC button)
- Video to explain road route options (with subtitles) (opens new window)
Additional supporting information
- Options Assessment Report summary (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)
- Future Chippenham Distributor Road - Options Assessment Plans (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)
- Preliminary Environmental Assessment of options (PEAOR) report summary (PDF, 5 MB)(opens new window)
Technical information
Online public webinars
A series of live online public webinars were held to explain the proposals in more detail.
Future Chippenham public consultation webinar - 28 January 2021 (opens new window) View the Q&A document (PDF, 302 KB)(opens new window) that accompanies this webinar
Future Chippenham public consultation webinar - 11 February 2021 (opens new window) View the Q&A document (PDF, 320 KB)(opens new window) that accompanies this webinar
Future Chippenham public consultation webinar - 20 February 2021 (opens new window) View the Q&A document (PDF, 284 KB)(opens new window) that accompanies this webinar
Frequently asked questions
The following frequently asked questions were provided during the consultation period.