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Over £1 million in funding has now been paid out to businesses in Trowbridge from the council's Vacant Commercial Units Fund (VCUF), marking a key milestone in the scheme.

Wiltshire Council's Design Guide, which will help to ensure future developments in the county are consistently of a high-quality design, was approved for adoption by Council on 20 February and is now a supplementary planning document

A Corsham resident has six months to remove rendered cladding from the exterior walls of their house following successful planning enforcement work by Wiltshire Council officers

Wiltshire Council has extended the deadline for businesses to apply for Vibrant Wiltshire vacant units grants programme. The new deadline for applications is Monday 15 April

Wiltshire Council's Cabinet agreed earlier this week (Tuesday 6 February) that its Wiltshire Design Guide, which will help to ensure future developments in the county are consistently of a high-quality design, should go forward for formal adoption at this month's Full Council meeting

Wiltshire Council is urging businesses and organisations in the county to submit plans for funding that will help Wiltshire communities to continue to thrive.

The consultation on the Wiltshire Local Plan review has now ended, with more than 2,500 responses received so far.

People interested in offering overnight short break care for children with additional needs for small periods of time are being invited to attend an information evening this month to find out more.

Wiltshire Council has submitted bids to the Department for Transport (DfT) for funding to develop feasibility studies for two new stations in Wilton and Corsham, as part of the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund to link the two towns to the national rail network.

Wiltshire Council has given a boost to mobile traders in the county, which can now apply for street trading consent to use council land or the highway as part of a mobile round, or for short-term static use.