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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'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.

The committee will meet at 10.30am on 22 June in the Council Chamber at County Hall, and to ensure more people have the chance to watch, it will be streamed live online on Facebook and YouTube.

Wiltshire Council has the third highest number of 'made' Neighbourhood Plans in the country as a national milestone of 1,000 made local plans has been passed.

Two South Wiltshire residents have been issued with fixed penalty notices after successful investigations by Wiltshire Council's Environmental Enforcement Officers.

With the second storm to hit Wiltshire in two weekends, Wiltshire Council's highways team has been working around the clock to keep Wiltshire's highways as safe as possible.

Wiltshire Council's Highways teams have been busy clearing up after Storm Ciara to help keep people safe and the county road network moving this weekend.