Wiltshire Core Strategy

The Wiltshire Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) covers the whole of Wiltshire (excluding Swindon) and sets out the council's

• spatial vision,
• key objectives, and
• overall principles for development in the county

The key objectives of the spatial vision have been derived from an analysis of the county's characteristics, a review of our own corporate plans and priorities, and national planning guidance. At its heart is the delivery of viable and vibrant communities based on the principle of sustainability.

The core strategy outlines a sustainable spatial strategy for future development in the county and includes:

• key principles of development
• the location of strategic sites for new housing and employment development
• policies with which planning applications will be assessed
• a key diagram displaying the spatial aspects of the core strategy

View the interactive policy map. (opens new window)

• Amesbury (PDF) [11MB] (opens new window)
• Bradford on Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge and Westbury Community Areas (PDF) [10MB] (opens new window)
• Chippenham, Corsham and Calne (PDF) [12MB] (opens new window)
• Devizes (PDF) [12MB] (opens new window)
• Malmesbury (PDF) [10MB] (opens new window)
• Marlborough (PDF) [8MB] (opens new window)
• Mere (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Pewsey Community Area (PDF) [10MB] (opens new window)
• Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade (PDF) [8MB] (opens new window)
• Salisbury and Southern Wiltshire Community Areas (PDF) [8MB] (opens new window)
• Tidworth and Ludgershall (PDF) [11MB] (opens new window)
• Tisbury (PDF) [7MB]
• Warminster (PDF) [10MB] (opens new window)
• Wilton (PDF) [9MB] (opens new window)

• Inset 01 Malmesbury (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 02 Cricklade (PDF) [1012KB] (opens new window)
• Inset 03 Royal Wootton Bassett (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 04 Chippenham (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 05 Corsham (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 06 Calne (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 07: Marlborough (PDF) [925KB] (opens new window)
• Inset 08 Bradford on Avon (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 09 Trowbridge (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 10 Melksham (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 11 Devizes (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 12 Market Lavington (PDF) [879KB] (opens new window)
• Inset 13 Pewsey (PDF) [852KB] (opens new window)
• Inset 14 Westbury (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 15 Tidworth and Ludgershall (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 16 Warminster (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 17 Amesbury, Bulford and Durrington (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 18 Mere (PDF) [856KB] (opens new window)
• Inset Map 19: Tisbury (PDF) [672KB] (opens new window)
• Inset 20 Wilton (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 21 Salisbury (PDF) [7MB] (opens new window)
• Inset 22 Downton (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)

• 1.1 Structure of planning policy framework (PDF) [172KB] (opens new window)
• 1.2 Wiltshire Community Areas (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
• 4.1A Freight Route Network Map (PDF) [160KB] (opens new window)
• 4.1A Strategic Transport Route Map (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.1 Amesbury CA (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.10 Melksham CA (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.11 Mere CA (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.115 Salisbury Key Projects Inset Map (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.115 Salisbury Key Projects (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
• 5.12 Pewsey (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.13 RWB CA (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.14 Salisbury CA (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.15 Old Sarum Context Map (PDF) [833KB] (opens new window)
• 5.16 Southern Wiltshire CA (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.17 Tidworth (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.18 Tisbury CA (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.19 Trowbridge CA (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.2 Bradford CA (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.20 Trowbridge Central Area Regeneration (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.20A Trowbridge Central Regeneration Area and Commercial Boundary (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.21 Trowbridge energy network are of potential (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
• 5.22 Warminster (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.23 Westbury CA (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.24 Wilton CA (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.3 Calne CA (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.4 Chippenham CA (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.5 Chippenham Central Area of Opportunity (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.54a Chippenham area of search diagram - goes after para 5.54a (PDF) [45KB] (opens new window)
• 5.6 Corsham CA (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• 5.7 Devizes CA (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.8 Malborough CA (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• 5.9 Malmesbury CA (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Strategic Transport Route Map (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
• Trowbridge Ashton Park Urban Extension (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)

The Wiltshire Core Strategy Submission Document was formally approved for publication by Wiltshire Council on 26 June 2012. Following this decision Wiltshire Council submitted the Wiltshire Core Strategy to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 10 July 2012 for the purpose of initiating an independent public examination.

The Core Strategy pre-submission document including proposed changes and supporting documentation submitted to the Secretary of State is available to view on the dedicated Wiltshire Core Strategy submission webpage (opens new window) which forms the central point for all information regarding the submission of the Core Strategy.

The Wiltshire Core Strategy was submitted to the Secretary of State on 10 July 2012 for examination and the Inspector's Report was published in December 2014. The Inspector's recommended main modifications have been included in the Adopted Plan.

For further information on the examination please visit the  Wiltshire Core Strategy Examination webpage (opens new window) .

The core strategy has been informed by a number of documents. These documents are available in the Core strategy document library (opens new window).

Following submission, the Inspector, appointed by the Secretary of State to examine the Wiltshire Core Strategy, requested that the Council undertake further focused consultation on:

• the schedules of proposed changes
• the updated Sustainability Appraisal and
• the soundness of the submitted Core Strategy in the context of the final version of the National Planning Policy Framework and Planning policy for travellers, which were published after the Pre-Submission Document

Further information on this consultation can be found by following  this link. (opens new window).

The Wiltshire Core Strategy Pre-submission document was prepared following consultations during the autumn of 2009 and the summer of 2011. Comments received as part of these consultations informed the development of the Wiltshire Core Strategy Pre-submission document. Between 20 February 2012 and 2 April 2012 comments were invited on the 'soundness' of the draft plan including whether the correct legal processes had been followed. To be sound policies needed to be based on clear, robust, up-to-date information.

The Wiltshire Core Strategy Pre-submission document and all the supporting documents and evidence based studies can be found by following this link (opens new window).

The Wiltshire Core Strategy Consultation Document was consulted on during the summer of 2011 and sets out how Wiltshire will provide the new jobs required by our economy and the new homes for our growing and ageing population whilst protecting Wiltshire's natural environment and strengthening our communities.

The document was shaped by previous consultations and was the first time the draft strategy and policies that will manage how Wiltshire develops were brought together for consideration and comment by the wider community.

All comments received during the consultation have since been used to develop later versions of the core strategy. For further information on this document, see Wiltshire Core Strategy Consultation Document 2011 (opens new window).

Wiltshire Council consulted on Wiltshire 2026 - Planning For Wiltshire's Future between 30 October and 31 December 2009. Wiltshire 2026 was an important stage in the production of the Wiltshire Core Strategy. For more information see Wiltshire 2026 (opens new window).

In order to have consistent policy across Wiltshire as soon as possible, the council took the opportunity to merge the work already undertaken by the former district councils towards their individual core strategies and focus on the delivery of one Wiltshire Core Strategy (excluding minerals and waste policies).

The considerable work and stakeholder engagement previously undertaken would not be repeated or wasted but, instead, built upon and used to inform the preparation of the Core Strategy.

Further information on the work undertaken by the former district councils see LDF Issues and Options (opens new window).