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.”
Lower Portals, Mt Barney. Photo Trevor Worden.
Adventurers and conservationists are collaborating to celebrate the regeneration of a beautiful, ancient landscape in a month-long festival.
Described as a ‘festival of a different kind’, the event will be held during March 2021 within the stunning Scenic Rim area, in south east Queensland.
From Lamington National Park to Mt Barney National Park, visitors are being invited to experience some of the most precious and spectacular areas of the World Heritage-listed Gondwana rainforests.
Following the devastating fires of summer 2019/2020, organisers intend to emphasise and celebrate the area’s environmental significance, which is UNESCO World Heritage listed.