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We’re asking for pledges to secure the Police Station site.

It has been some time since we have had anything to report.  The planning process has taken far, far longer than we had hoped and is, we believe, is drawing to a conclusion.  The volunteers at the CLT have invested hundreds of hours over several years to get to this point with the Police House and Station site.  Now we are asking you, the members, to participate by helping us to raise the funds for the purchase and initial costs.

It's time to have your say on the plans

Pewsey CLT is pleased to announce that, after many months and much hard work, the drawings and all the associated CRtBO documents have been redrafted for a standard planning application for 8 Market Place. These were submitted to Wiltshire Council planning on  12th February 2024.  This was the only route left available to PCLT to move this project forward without further lengthy delays. You can comment on the plans at here:

Briefing for January 2024

There was no time to lose.  We had been given until early February to complete the purchase of the site and we cannot do this without funding that depends on having planning permission to build.  The Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner, OPCC Board, have very kindly granted us an extension until early May, so it is full steam ahead to adapt the CRtBO to a planning application

November 2023 Briefing

On November 21st, two members from Wiltshire Council Cabinet will be welcomed to 8 Market Place, to see for themselves the project Pewsey Community Land Trust has, involving the whole Pewsey Community, to build 7 flats for social renting and one refurbished house, to be owned by the Community in perpetuity.

July/August Briefing - Open Morning Saturday August 19th

Following a successful Open Morning at 8 Market Place nominally King Alfred’s Court, on 15th July the Directors of Pewsey Community Land Trust (PCLT) have made the current design drawings and related surveys and reports available for comment as part of the Regulation 14 Pre-submission Community consultation for the Community Right to Build Order. We will hold a further Open Morning on Saturday 19th August. 

June Briefing Note 2023

After several years and the last six months of detailed community engagement events and design work, proposals for the delivery of affordable rental housing on the site of the former police station in Pewsey are nearly complete.  We will be placing documentation for everyone to review and comment on in Pewsey Library during June/July 2023 and we hope that as many readers as possible will find the opportunity to read through and write comments.  All of the documents will also be available on this website where possible.

May 2023 Briefing post AGM

What is a CLT and why should you care?  You just get so much for £1… Pewsey CLT serves its community, in this case the parish of Pewsey, to build, maintain and manage locally affordable rented housing for local people - for you, your children and your grandchildren.  It may also seek to develop other projects for the community benefit such as Community Energy schemes. PCLT is a “Not for Profit” organisation and any surplus goes back to supporting community activities. Its members are only liable for the £1 membership fee payable on joining, which lasts for life and for no further liabilities.