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An application for a gypsy site at West Ashton...

... went to the planning committee on 14th November, and again on 5th December after a site visit. The site is accessed from the A350 just south of the village, and will be for a single pitch with siting for a mobile home and touring caravan. Planning officers recommended permission, though neighbours and West Ashton Parish Council objected, saying the access onto the main road at that point is dangerous. Wiltshire Council highways department didn't object to the application, though WAPC said this position was inconsistent given their objections to other planning applications for sites in similar positions.

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Recent Progress on Land Value Taxation within the UK Government & Liberal Democrat Party

The UK's Coalition Government, formed in May 2010, consists of the centre-right Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, who are generally regarded as 'centrist'. Conservatives outnumber Lib Dems about 5 to 1 in Parliament, however Lib Dems claim that 75% of their manifesto is in the Coalition Agreement, which is the programme for government until 2015.

Lib Dems welcome Magna Carta re-think

Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have welcomed the decision to ask the County Council's Cabinet to look again at its plans to spend £5 million on a Magna Carta Visitor Centre at Runnymede.