PROPOSALS to redevelop a Salisbury car park into housing will not be supported by Wiltshire Council. 

Last year, as part of the Salisbury City Council's Neighbourhood Development Plan, a consultation was launched to consider building a range of affordable and market housing on Brown Street car park, as well as The Quarry on Wilton Road and Coldharbour Lane.

It was previously reported that the Brown Street site is to be fully considered if a study confirmed it is no longer required for parking.

The proposal was met with a mixed response from councillors and residents, and now the county council will be rejecting further action until its review of the local transport plan is complete.

Describing parking in Salisbury as "a particularly sensitive issue", Wiltshire Council cabinet member for transport, waste, street scene and flooding Mark McClelland said that policy ‘daughter’ documents, including freight, road safety and parking, in particular forecast parking demand and supply, need to be reviewed. 

In a letter sent to the Salisbury City Council clerk yesterday, April 28, and provided to the Journal, Councillor McClelland writes: "The council has decided to resist any proposals for making alternative use of car parks until the outcome of the [local transport plan] is known.

"That is of course especially relevant in relation to Brown Street and Salt Lane car parks and means that the council will not support proposals for their redevelopment.

"It is appreciated that this will have implications for the proposals within your draft neighbourhood plan."

Following the consultation, results in the new year showed that plans for the Brown Street site proved the least popular out of the suggested proposals, with 61.9 per cent of online respondents opposing.

Wiltshire Council leader Richard Clewer and city councillor Atiqul Hoque had also previously raised their concerns.

Councillors on social media including Cllr Hoque, Cllr Mary Webb and mayor of Salisbury Caroline Corbin welcomed the letter.

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