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I have received a reply from WC.
Question.
'Does Wiltshire Council own, lease or have any financial interest, in any land within the area known as The Hilperton Gap? If it does, is the interest freehold or leasehold, what is the size (area) of the holding, where exactly is it located and is there any intended use for the land? Why does WC own/lease the land?'
Response.
'Wiltshire Council has a number of land interests within the area known as ‘Hilperton Gap’. These are listed below with a brief summary.
· 4a Horse Road - held freehold as Sheltered Housing size:976m2
· Hilperton Primary School - playing field held freehold for education purposes size: 5,073 m2
· Hilperton St Michael & All Angel's Churchyard - held via a management agreement as amenity space size: 2,082 m2
· Hilperton Middle Lane Cemetery - held freehold as amenity space size: 3,329m2
· Land at 118 Wyke Road - held freehold as highways land. This land is subject to a section 278 Agreement legal agreement which requires the council to make this land available in order to enable the Relief Road. size 349 m2
· Land at Victoria Road/Wyke Road - Held freehold as rural estate land size: 23,921 m2
As well as the above parcels of land there is a section 278 Agreement with Wiltshire council regarding the new relief road. This agreement contains various obligations in respect of making the land available to Persimmon in order to enable the construction of the relief road and its dedication as publicly maintainable highway.'