Neighbourhood Plan/WPP Plan
The Town Council has produced a Neighbourhood Plan, which sets out the type of future growth the town needs.
It includes policies to support new workspace and jobs, the green spaces that need protecting, a project to improve the town centre environment and many others. When adopted, it will sit alongside the Local Plan and influence planning decisions.
The next stage is to hold a Referendum, which will take place on 8th February 2018. If successful, the Plan will be 'Made' i.e. become a formal part of our local planning system.
Neighbourhood Planning was enacted by the Localism Act 2012. Over 1300 communities across England are working on their Plan, and already over 100 have been passed at the referendum.
You can view the Plan using the link below. Or you see how the Plan was produced using the links on the left.
Latest News
Notice of Referendum & Referendum Information Statement - both SSDC Notices
Download the Neighbourhood Plan - Wincanton Neighbourhood Plan (2.8MB, pdf)
Read the Examiners Report on the Plan here - Final Report on Wincanton Neighbourhood Plan
The Town Council is producing a Neighbourhood Plan, which will influence what type of future growth the town needs and where it should go. For instance, where new workspace and jobs should be allowed, which community and leisure facilities are needed or if important green spaces need protecting. When adopted, it will sit alongside the Local Plan and influence planning decisions.
Neighbourhood Planning was enacted by the Localism Act 2012. Over 1300 communities across England are working on their Plan, and already over 100 have been passed at the referendum.
You can learn more about the about Neighbourhood Plan in this section of the site, using the links on the left.
Latest News
| Wincanton areas visited by Neighbourhood Plan group | |
| We visited a number of areas around the town on Friday 12th February. The process, called a Placecheck, is a facilitated series of short visits to areas of land which could be used for housing and/or employment in future.
Areas visited included The Tythings, Windmill Hill, New Barns and County Council owned land south of the A303. |
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WINCANTON PEOPLE'S PLAN
Wincanton received an award in 2005 from the South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWERDA) under the Market and Coastal Towns Initiative (MCTi) to help Wincanton and the outlying villages identify their priorities for the future, and draw up an Action Plan for working towards the objectives identified.
Downloads
Wincanton People's Plan
| Full Wincanton People's Plan: 2006 - 2026 (2.7MB) | DOWNLOAD |
| WPP Launch PowerPoint Presentation (2.1MB) | DOWNLOAD |
The Wincanton People's Plan is a large document, so it has also been made available divided into the following sections.
| Acknowledgement | DOWNLOAD |
| Our Vision - Our Goals | DOWNLOAD |
| Foreword | DOWNLOAD |
| Summary of the Wincanton People's Plan | DOWNLOAD |
| Wincanton and community planning | DOWNLOAD |
| Our vision for Wincanton by 2026 | DOWNLOAD |
| Achieving our goals: business and economy | DOWNLOAD |
| Achieving our goals: social and community | DOWNLOAD |
| Achieving our goals: transport and environment | DOWNLOAD |
| Bringing it all together: the Plan | DOWNLOAD |
| Next steps | DOWNLOAD |
| Annex A: The community research | DOWNLOAD |
WPP Health Check Report 2006
| Full WPP Health Check Report 2006 (0.9MB) | DOWNLOAD |
The Health Check Report is a large document, so it has also been made available divided into the following sections.
| Section 1 (pages 1 to 13) | DOWNLOAD |
| Section 2 - Economy (pages 14 to 52 | DOWNLOAD |
| Section 3 - Environment (pages 53 - 63) | DOWNLOAD |
| Section 4 - Social & Community (pages 64 to 94) | DOWNLOAD |
| Section 5 - Transport & Accessibility (pages 95 to 105) | DOWNLOAD |