Victory for Local Residents as Lorry Park Closure gets Voted Through

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Published on Thursday, 25 March 2010 12:34

Written by Jon Hubbard

Residents living near King Street Lorry Park are celebrating this evening following the unanimous decision of the Area Board members present to support the closure of King Street Lorry Park.

A report commissioned by Wiltshire Council, following a campaign led by councillor Jon Hubbard, recommended that King Street was unsuitable as a commercial lorry park and should be closed.

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Lorry Park Update for March Area Board Meeting

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Published on Saturday, 06 March 2010 08:59

Written by Jon Hubbard

I attended a meeting at County Hall recently which confirmed that we will be receiving an update from the consultants, Mouchels, on the search for a replacement location for the King Street Lorry Park at the Area Board meeting on 24th March at Bowerhill Village Hall.

I can't give details at this stage as things are still being worked out, but it does seem that we will have some good news for local residents.

I have written to the Cabinet Member responsible inviting him to attend, or send a representative, to tell local residents how the council will be responding to the consultants recommendations.  Currently the top Tory from Trowbridge is saying NO but I hope we will be able to change his mind before the day.

Public Meeting to Discuss Future of Lorry Park

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Published on Sunday, 17 January 2010 11:16

Written by Jon Hubbard

Following efforts from local councillor Jon Hubbard a public meeting has been arranged for Monday 25th January at 7pm in Melksham Town Hall to allow local residents to participate in the consultation process as the council considers how to deal with King Street Lorry Park.

Local Councillor Jon Hubbard has been leading the campaign to get the lorry park moved and following his efforts the council  recently appointed consultants Mouchel to look at whether the Lorry Park should stay in King Street, be closed altogether or be moved to an alternative site in the Melksham area.

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Lorry Park Victory for Local Residents

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Published on Saturday, 28 November 2009 03:12

Written by Jon Hubbard

Residents in the area surrounding King Street Lorry Park are celebrating after Wiltshire Council finally agreed that the Lorry Park is in the wrong place and commissioned a survey to find a more suitable location.

Cllr Jon Hubbard, who has been campaigning for the Lorry Park to be moved on behalf of local residents described the decision as a “common sense decision that it has taken too long to make”.

The Wiltshire Councillor for Melksham South said “I called over 9 months ago for this lorry park to close. At last the Council have recognised that King Street is not a suitable location for the HGVs to park overnight and have agreed to look for a more suitable location.

“This is not the end of the fight, as we still have to find an alternative site and get the council to agree to commission it, but at least they now accept that there is a problem and are actively looking for a solution.

“For to long, for local residents it felt like they were being ignored and that they simply did not count. I am delighted that at last we are seeing real and positive action to solve this problem.

“We should have the results of this survey within 5 months and will then be able to identify a realisitic and long-term solution to this problem.”

Finally, real progress on King Street Lorry Park

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Published on Wednesday, 04 November 2009 05:58

Written by Jon Hubbard

I attended a meeting at the Council today where we made real progress on the King Street Lorry Park issue.

We will be meeting again on the 24th November to review options and I am now confident that a solution to the problem will be forthcoming.

I'll report back on this when I hear more.

King Street Lorry Park, slowly but surely progress is being made

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Published on Wednesday, 28 October 2009 11:26

Written by Jon Hubbard

The problems for residents surrounding King Street Lorry Park continue, but finally we may be starting to see some real progress in gettings things done.

Local Councillor Jon Hubbard has been pushing this issue for over 12 months now, and finally Wiltshire Council have agreed to meet and discuss the subject.  On Tuesday 3rd Novemeber we will be having a meeting to discuss options for moving the Lorry Park, and on Wednesday 4th Novemeber there will be a discussion looking at how in the meantime we can minimise the issues for local residents.

A full report on the progress of these meetings will be posted afterwards.