South Wiltshire Core Strategy - Wiltshire Council

where more work is required to secure their delivery. These sites will contribute in the
region of 900 houses in the longer term 62 .
(d) The rural areas
The Sustainable Settlement Strategy and Core Policy 1 indicate how growth will be
distributed across south Wiltshire. A finer grain analysis through Site Specifics
Allocations DPD will be carried out to identify how the growth can best be
accommodated.
(e) Business expansion plans
There are ambitious plans to renew and expand by the key partners at Porton Down.
The MOD is implementing its super-garrison plans on Salisbury Plain. Salisbury
Hospital continues to deliver in areas of excellence and the Boscombe Down complex
is thriving. All existing allocations to allow expansion of these key employers will be
carried forward and the Area Visions will set out a framework for facilitating their
future needs.
(f) Review of existing employment and land supply
There is a large oversupply of employment land within the TTWA at the current
time 63 . However this land is not in the optimum location. The RSS recognises
Salisbury as the key employment centre with the key strategic aim being to extend
and enhance the city as an employment and retail centre. It recognises that there are
opportunities for some modest job growth at locations such as Amesbury, but is clear
that the majority of the extant employment land available in south Wiltshire no longer
conforms with the RSS because it is not located in Salisbury 64 .
Some 64ha of employment land is available at Solstice Park, which no longer directly
conforms to the RSS. However this land is consented and remains available for
development. Therefore although employment development on this site can proceed
in accordance with its planning permission, the allocation will not be relied on to meet
the strategic requirements of the RSS and the allocating policy will not be saved. If
the site is not developed in a timely manner it will be reviewed through the Site
Specific Allocations DPD to identify whether the site is more appropriate for another
use 65 .
Local Plan employment allocations have been saved which should deliver the 400
jobs needed outside of the TTWA over the period to 2026. However, this will be
further assessed within the Site Specific Allocations DPD to determine if further
employment land needs to be allocated.
6.47 Providing a decent affordable home for all.
The spatial strategy sets out how new housing is to be delivered through strategic site
allocations and other sources, but there is a need to ensure that provision is made for
everyone. It is necessary to establish standards for affordable housing to provide
housing for those most in need and also ensure that the needs of gypsies and
travellers can be met.
6.48 The type of houses that are needed - affordable housing
Previous Chapters have highlighted the problem in providing enough affordable
housing in south Wiltshire. PPS3 requires an overall, plan-wide target to be set for
the amount of affordable housing to be provided. The RSS requires 35% of all
62 See Salisbury Vision Document.
63 See Topic Paper 9, Economy, section 5, table 10.
64 See Draft Revised Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West Incorporating the Secretary of State's
Proposed Changes - July 2008, para' 4.1.77
65 see Topic Paper 9, Economy, para 5.6 to 5.10
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