Jessica Moriarty

Bristol

Local Democracy Reporter at Newsquest

Production Journalist at ITV West Country, based in Bristol - [email protected] ✍️ Previously Wiltshire's Local Democracy Reporter for BBC partners.

Articles

Homes near Somerset as part of 1000-home scheme approved

2 months ago | somersetlive.co.uk | Jessica Moriarty

The next stage of a 1,000-home development on the edge of Chippenham has been approved. Wiltshire Council has given the green light on the reserved matters application for phase five of the Rowden Park project on Patterdown Road. This part of the project has determined the design and layout of a further 134 homes submitted by Bellway Homes. Chippenham Town Council has maintained its objection throughout, despite revised plans being proposed earlier this year.
Plans for massive 114-hectare solar park near M4 refused

Mar 27, 2025 | somersetlive.co.uk | Jessica Moriarty

Wiltshire Council has refused plans for a 114-hectare solar park south of the M4. Exagen Development Limited submitted the original application in December 2023 for a 23MW renewable energy park to the west of Lyneham substation, north of the Great Western Mainline, to the west of Dauntsey Lock.
Major construction plans at Stonehenge given go-ahead

Mar 26, 2025 | somersetlive.co.uk | Jessica Moriarty

Major construction has been given the go-ahead at the Stonehenge visitor centre, as Wiltshire Council has approved a planning application for new education facilities. English Heritage submitted the application to the council in November 2023, which requested permission to construct two new buildings approximately 2.5 miles to the west of the Stonehenge Circle.
Plans for large care home with bistro and salon resubmitted to council

Mar 25, 2025 | wiltshiretimes.co.uk | Jessica Moriarty

The design first submitted five years ago. (Image: Montpelier Estates) Plans to build a new care home in Trowbridge have been resubmitted to the council. Healthcare developer Montpelier Estates previously applied for permission to construct an 80-bedroom care home on land off Bradford Road before the plans were withdrawn in 2021. Now, the plans are active again on the Wiltshire planning and building control public register, with a deadline date for a council decision in mid-May.
Exagen Development's Wiltshire Swallett Energy Park refused

Mar 24, 2025 | wiltshiretimes.co.uk | Jessica Moriarty

The development would have been located within the existing field pattern across 10 fields in total. (Image: Exagen Development Limited) Wiltshire Council has refused plans for a 114-hectare solar park south of the M4. Exagen Development Limited submitted the original application in December 2023 for a 23MW renewable energy park to the west of Lyneham substation, north of the Great Western Mainline, to the west of Dauntsey Lock.
Next phase of 1,000-home development approved by council

Mar 24, 2025 | wiltshiretimes.co.uk | Jessica Moriarty

Design inspiration submitted with the plans. (Image: Bellway) The next stage of a 1,000-home development on the edge of Chippenham has been approved. Wiltshire Council has given the green light on the reserved matters application for phase five of the Rowden Park project on Patterdown Road. This part of the project has determined the design and layout of a further 134 homes submitted by Bellway Homes.
Wiltshire's local elections will cost over £1 million

Mar 23, 2025 | wiltshiretimes.co.uk | Jessica Moriarty

As returning officer, Lucy Townsend is responsible for the conduct of the local government election. (Image: Wiltshire Council) The local elections which will take place this year in Wiltshire are expected to cost the council over £1 million. Although the electoral commission has not been able to confirm it at this stage, chief executive Lucy Townsend suspects Wiltshire will be hosting the biggest local elections in the country this year.
Controversial plans for 55 homes refused by committee

Mar 23, 2025 | wiltshiretimes.co.uk | Jessica Moriarty

Adjacent housing along Parklands. (Image: The Urbanists) Controversial plans for 55 new homes on the edge of a Wiltshire market town have been refused by Wiltshire Council, after a planning committee branded the location as “unsustainable”. The application concerned land off Sherston Road in Malmesbury and was submitted by Hollins Strategic Land last year, when it faced criticism from Cllr Gavin Grant who claimed it would “destroy” what makes the town "so special”.
Trowbridge has 70 homes approved despite traffic concerns

Mar 22, 2025 | bbc.com | Jessica Moriarty

Seventy homes approved despite traffic concernsJessica MoriartyLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceTurleyThe houses will be built on land at the edge of Trowbridge in Wiltshire Plans to build 70 homes at the edge of a town have been approved despite objections over congestion. The houses will be built on land next to White Horse Business Park in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, following five years of planning discussions.
Seventy homes approved despite traffic concerns

Mar 22, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jessica Moriarty

Jessica Moriarty - Local Democracy Reporting ServiceSat, March 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM UTC1 min readThe houses will be built on land at the edge of Trowbridge in Wiltshire [Turley]Plans to build 70 homes at the edge of a town have been approved despite objections over congestion. The houses will be built on land next to White Horse Business Park in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, following five years of planning discussions.