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Update on housing developments

Lightwood Strategic (Great Whaddon – Land to the east of the village, around the Rugby Club and towards Semington)

By now most houses in Hilperton would have received a letter from Lightwood Strategic explaining the scheme and also informing people of a meeting at Trowbridge Rugby Club next Tuesday (June 30th from 2pm to 8pm.

For further details on this, please see Great Whaddon Consultation

Parish Council Meeting Parish Council Meeting on July 21st starting at 7pm in Village Hall

There will be a presentation from Guy Wakefield from Barwood Land with regard to their development of the land between Devizes Road and Whaddon Lane. For more information please go to: Land at Hilperton, Trowbridge – Barwood Land

The Parish Council also wrote to the other Developer in this particular area of Hilperton, Redcliffe Homes, to ask if they would also like to give a presentation? They decided that at this stage they felt that there was no need but would come back to the Council at a later date.

For full details – see The full Hot News document from the Parish Clerk, Richard Culverhouse

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Parish Council Precept 2024/2025

Hilperton Parish Council met recently to set the precept for 2024/25.

After discussion relating to increasing costs, the council decided that an increase in precept was justified.

It therefore agreed to an approx. £1.00 PER ANNUM increase from April (approx. 2p per week).

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Parish Council Clerk

The parish council finds itself unexpectedly without a parish clerk.

Full details of the vacancy can be obtained from the chairman.

Closing date for applications is the 9th February.

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Vacancy – Parish Clerk

A vacancy has arisen for the position of Parish Clerk.



Reporting to the Chairman, the Clerk is responsible
for the preparation of meetings, implementing council decisions
and keeping its financial records.

Attendance at evening meetings and preparation of
Minutes for approval will be required.

Please see the attached notice for full details.

Closing date for applications: 23rd September 2023

Notice – Hilperton Parish Clerk.

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McDonald’s in Hilperton?

Over 150 people attended the public meeting on 1st August with many more turning back as the hall was full.

Residents spoke to share their concerns over the applications, and the meeting was drawn to a close after about an hour and a half.

At the parish council meeting which followed, it was agreed that the PC will employ a planning consultant to fight the applications.  The cost will be met from PC reserves.

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Best Kept Village Competition

In the best kept village competition Hilperton was judged second in the ‘large west Wiltshire village’ class. It will therefore not go forward this year to the county round of the competition.