Local residents are being asked to share their views on Warminster’s town centre as part of the updated Warminster Neighbourhood Plan.
The plan sets out objectives to boost and support Warminster town centre through its new masterplan and guidance document.
Objectives include supporting and encouraging existing business growth and new business start-ups, promoting a ‘low-carbon and financial circular economy’, providing an attractive and efficient environment in which businesses can thrive with up-to-date and well-maintained physical and digital infrastructure, protecting town centre heritage and encouraging well-designed residential development within the town centre upper floors.
A town council spokesperson said, “Warminster is a significant employment centre for residents and surrounding villages.
“Analysis identified some 220 employment sites within the town centre and an additional 300 or so located around the rest of the neighbourhood area (e.g. Crusader Park, Warminster Business Park and Woodcock Industrial Estate) with numerous small home and micro businesses around the town.
“Warminster will support its existing businesses and encourage new businesses to relocate, or start up, within the town so that it becomes much more self-sufficient.
“The commercial areas will be attractive to a range of businesses, so employment opportunities will enable people to live and work locally. Future development will be employment-led, with high-quality jobs on offer from businesses that are oriented to the future economy.
“Warminster will revive its town centre, serving as a centre for community activity, sub-regional public services, and retaining a mix of national traders and attracting independent traders whose presence will embed its market town character.
“The town centre will be a vibrant meeting place for the community to shop, interact and enjoy their leisure time, and a visitor destination. The special historic character of the town centre will be preserved and enhanced.”
The town centre masterplan ins available to read at www.warminsterplan.com/evidence-base.
A final drop-in event on the draft Warminster Neighbourhood Plan 2 will be held at Warminster Civic Centre on Wednesday 18th March from 11am to 2pm. The consultation runs until Monday 23rd March.
For more information about the Neighbourhood Plan visit warminsterplan.com, phone 01985 214847, or email admin@warminster-tc.gov.uk or see over page.
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