Letter - to be hand delivered within the immediate area of Melksham Spa. Copies of the letter and one of the map pages to be attached. Available via links in my blog - Graham

3rd February 2012

404, The Spa,
Melksham,
Wiltshire,
SN12 6QL.

Dear Neighbour,

I've received a letter, forwarded to me by the secretary of the Melksham Chamber of Commerce, concerning plans for "Land to the east of Spa Road, Melksham", and talking of it as "the most appropriate locations for up to 400 dwellings". As the letter is an open one, I've put in on my website at:
  http://www.wellho.net/graham/Hallam.pdf

Trying to work out the limits of the land, I believe that they're talking about "site 265" in Wiltshre Council's Strategic housing land availability assessment. That document is online at:
  http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/planninganddevelopment/planningpolicy/strategichousinglandavailabilityassessment.htm
with the maps for Melksham at:
  http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/planning-shlaa-2011-dec-appendix-3-melksham.pdf

The letter invites the community to attend an exhibition on 16th February - I'm writing to you today to make sure you're aware of it and can attend too if you wish, as I hadn't heard of it otherwise even though the plans have land adjoining our property shown as part of the potential site. And please feel free to circulate this letter.

Graham Ellis

Please feel free to email me (graham@wellho.net), call (01225 708225), drop a note through our door or pop round if you would like filling in on what I have researched. If you don't want to have to type in these horrid long web page names, this letter with links is at http://wellho.info/3602
(written 2012-02-03, updated 2012-02-04)

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