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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'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 asking "empty nesters" and those wanting to try a new job to consider fostering and help provide homes for children and young people coming into care in Wiltshire

People that want to know more about fostering with Wiltshire Council are being invited to an online information session this month.

Two Swindon householders have been issued with fixed penalty notices (FPNs) after their waste was found fly-tipped in the Wiltshire Council area in recent weeks.

More than 50 foster carers have already been recruited and more are needed - particularly to foster teenagers.

Wiltshire Council leaders have today (Tuesday 29 June) agreed to move forward with the next stage of the Wiltshire Local Plan, after receiving a report on feedback from local communities and other stakeholders in the recent Local Plan Review consultation.

Wiltshire Council currently has 24 foster families in the Trowbridge area, however latest figures show a further 25 foster families are needed

Wiltshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee has today (Tuesday 22 June) voted to approve the planning application from Land & Mineral Management, on behalf of Northacre Renewable Energy Limited (NREL), for a revised 'energy from waste' facility in Westbury.