The draft Warminster Neighbourhood Plan 2 is ready for Formal Public Consultation – and feedback from the Warminster community is needed to “make the plan better.”
The consultation will run for a period of 8 weeks from Monday 26th January to Monday 23rd March as the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group looks to collect feedback from the whole of the town.
It the first formal consultation stage on the pre-submission draft version of the updated Plan (known as Regulation 14 consultation) after councillors approved the draft on Monday 19th January.
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‘The Neighbourhood Plan is a working document’
The Mayor of Warminster, Councillor Andrew Cooper, is actively encouraging all members of the community to add their voice to this public consultation.
He said: “I wholeheartedly commend the Neighbourhood Plan to the people of Warminster for consultation. This is the most important stage of producing the document, where everyone in Warminster can say exactly what they think – what they like, what they don’t like, what they think should remain in the Plan, what should be added in and what they feel should be removed.
“The Neighbourhood Plan is a working document, a draft which will improve through each and every contribution from all members of the community. Please, I urge all the people of Warminster to study and consider the document and add their own thoughts and feeling as the Town Council seeks to make the plan better and better.”
This document is a community-led plan that gives local residents a voice in how their town develops over the next 15 years. Residents do not need to comment on everything, just the issues that concern them.
It is an update to the original plan from 2016, designed to reflect the significant changes in Warminster, including new housing developments and the challenges facing the town centre.
It has been prepared by the Warminster Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, made up of local residents and town councillors, and supported by independent planning professionals.
Steering Group Chair, Cllr Phil Keeble added: “In recent years, we’ve seen significant development pressure. Having an up-to-date Neighbourhood Plan gives us more control and proactive say by ensuring that planning decisions take in account our community’s priorities.”
Following the consultation, all comments and evidence submitted will be analysed and the Plan will be amended in line with the responses.
This revised draft will be considered by Full Council with the intention of submitting it to Wiltshire Council and subsequently an Inspector for examination. The residents of Warminster may, subject to decision, then be offered the chance to accept or reject the Plan in a referendum.
A comprehensive media strategy to maximise responses and feedback was also agreed by councillors on Monday 19th January. The public consultation will be advertised via the Warminster Town Council website, Warminster Neighbourhood Plan website, social media, displays at the Civic Centre, flyers, Q&A sessions and via local news outlets.
Hard copies of the draft plan and supporting leaflets will also be available at the Civic Centre, Warminster Library, Warminster Sports Centre and Warminster Athenaeum.
For more information contact the Town Council via 01985 214874 or email admin@warminster-tc.gov.uk
Last modified: 20 January 2026
