The official route plans for the Chippenham distributor road, which have sparked controversy across the town since the public consultation opened People and councillors in Chippenham have been having their say on the Future Chippenham road routes and what each will mean for the future of the town. Residents asked about the types of crossings the routes would use, the transparency of the town council in supporting the bid, and the risk to floods in the areas marked for development in the Local Plan Review. Local climate activist Adrian Temple Brown said the public consultation on the scheme should be stopped, claiming the paperwork available only contained one-third of the information, lacking both a carbon emissions budget and the estimated environmental impact.
The official route plans for the Chippenham distributor road, which have sparked controversy across the town since the public consultation opened People and councillors in Chippenham have been having their say on the Future Chippenham road routes and what each will mean for the future of the town. Residents asked about the types of crossings the routes would use, the transparency of the town council in supporting the bid, and the risk to floods in the areas marked for development in the Local Plan Review. Local climate activist Adrian Temple Brown said the public consultation on the scheme should be stopped, claiming the paperwork available only contained one-third of the information, lacking both a carbon emissions budget and the estimated environmental impact.
Route plans for the Chippenham distributor road Councillors have blasted Future Chippenham plans which they say will turn Chippenham into a mini-Swindon. Bremhill parish councillor, Ian James said the proposals to build 7,500 houses across the east and south of Chippenham would create a mini-Swindon and “destroy 2,000 acres of valuable farmland.” Cllr James added that the plans to build a distributor road would bring increased traffic. He said: “This excessive number of houses is unsustainable and creates some huge risks. An additional 15,000 cars on roads around Chippenham and Calne will make increased traffic congestion inevitable, as the road will be a low speed distributor road running through housing developments, not a relief road as the council would have us believe.”
Route plans for the Chippenham distributor road Councillors have blasted Future Chippenham plans which they say will turn Chippenham into a mini-Swindon. Bremhill parish councillor, Ian James said the proposals to build 7,500 houses across the east and south of Chippenham would create a mini-Swindon and “destroy 2,000 acres of valuable farmland.” Cllr James added that the plans to build a distributor road would bring increased traffic. He said: “This excessive number of houses is unsustainable and creates some huge risks. An additional 15,000 cars on roads around Chippenham and Calne will make increased traffic congestion inevitable, as the road will be a low speed distributor road running through housing developments, not a relief road as the council would have us believe.”