Calne is unique in that it has a working group to ensure that local views are taken into account when dealing with Section 106 agreements, which are legal agreements such as those between a planning authority and a developer.
I have been a part of this Working Group since I joined Calne Town Council and have seen the high level of skill and knowledge that the Wiltshire Council Officers bring when discussing proposed or future plans. Recent projects include the Abberd Lane pathway way and lights improvements, as well as the replacement of the bus shelter and construction of the pedestrian build out at Oxford Road.
More recently, we have dealt with upgrading part of the path along the Abberd Brook. This entailed the conversion of the path to shared use to allow cyclists to legally use the route, along with resurfacing this section (including dropped kerb and corduroy paving) and improving the area with additional signing and lining.
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| Improvements to the pavement along the Abberd Brook, along with tree planting. |
Railings have been erected in some areas, to increase the safety of pedestrians and cyclists along the route. These are mainly an extension to railings already in place by the footbridges, where the riverbank is steeper.
While two sycamore trees needed to be removed, they have been replaced by four new trees in more suitable places.
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| Plan of Works for the Abberd Brook path. |
𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡.
