Ashley Coombe Warminster
Public Consultation
Start
Application Process
Planning
Project Team
Proposal
Masterplan
Access & Movement
The Site
Local Amenities
The Site
Key Features
Have Your Say
Constraints and Opportunities
The Site
Planning
Application Process
Land Promotion
Public Consultation
Design Developed
Outline Application
Land Sold
The Site
Local Amenities
Warminster is a vibrant town with a wide range of local amenities, including supermarkets like Waitrose and Morrisons, and well-regarded schools such as Warminster School and Kingdown School. Residents enjoy access to the Warminster Sports Centre with its gym, pool, and courts, as well as nearby parks like the Lake Pleasure Grounds for outdoor leisure. The town also offers a great mix of pubs, cafés, and restaurants, catering to all tastes. Together, these amenities make Warminster a welcoming and well-equipped place to live.
10 Min Walk
5 Min Walk
15 Min Walk
Schools
Restaurants
Supermarkets
Church
Gyms
Medical Centre
The Site
Access & Movement
The site benefits from excellent transport links, with easy access to the A36 providing direct routes to Bath, Salisbury, and other key destinations. Warminster railway station, just 1.5 km away, offers regular services to Bristol, Southampton, and onward connections to London. A reliable local bus network and well-connected pedestrian routes, including nearby walking trails, provide safe and convenient access to local amenities, schools, green spaces, and the surrounding countryside.
10 Min Walk
5 Min Walk
15 Min Walk
Footpaths
Walking Radius
Bus Routes
With specific reference to the Odour associated with the wastewater treatment works (WwTW), a full Odour Impact Assessment has been undertaken by qualified consultants, involving a series of “sniff” tests. Ten sniff test surveys were undertaken in the vicinity of the Site between 18th March and 21st June 2025. No odour was detected at any of the sniff test locations (marked by the pink spots) during any of the Sniff Test site visits. A precautionary 250m buffer zone (indicated by the purple dashed line) has also been established around the WwTW to provide a safeguard against potential odour impacts.
Odour Impact Assessment
The Site
Constraints and Opportunities
The site offers a great opportunity for development. With careful planning, taking into account existing power lines, public rights of way, and the nearby wastewater treatment works (see below), development can be managed to minimise impacts on future residents' quality of life. The site has no flood risk and lies within easy walking distance to public transport routes, making it ideal for connected development. Additionally, preserving local hedgerows and ecology will contribute to a greener environment that blends well with the landscape.
Topography
Warminster Waste Water Treatment Works (WwTW)
Flooding
Odour
Power Line
Existing Footpaths
Masterplan
Proposal
The proposed development aims to create a new neighbourhood blending with Warminster's character and countryside. It will include up to 77 high-quality homes, 30% affordable, with green spaces, new planting, and pedestrian pathways. A route for the existing public right-of-way will be retained through the site. By keeping building heights low and preserving/enhancing trees and hedgerows, the design will maintain views and boost biodiversity. With convenient access from Ashley Coombe, this development aims to feel like a natural extension of the town, creating a welcoming, sustainable, and well-connected space for people to live in and enjoy.
Proposed Landscape
Existing Footpaths
Proposed Footpaths
Proposed Development – Artistic Impressions
A mix of thoughtfully designed homes, including affordable options, blending seamlessly with the local character.
Homes for Local People
The development is designed to preserve views of Wells Cathedral, Glastonbury Tor, and surrounding hills, maintaining the area's natural beauty and heritage.
Protecting What Matters
Excellent links via the A36, Warminster railway station, bus routes, and walking trails for easy travel.
Stay Connected
Preserved hedgerows, mature trees, and new planting create safe, attractive spaces for walking, play, and wildlife.
Green, Low-Impact Living
Well-planned layout with open spaces and recreational areas to foster a vibrant, welcoming neighbourhood.
A Community to Enjoy
Design
OG Group
Planning
OG Group
Ecology
Stark Ecology
Landscape
David Jarvis Associates
Project Team
Transport
Ashley Helme
Rubix Land is a land promotion business built on a foundation of honesty, integrity and trust. Our friendly team of experienced professionals work closely with our partners, providing bespoke service tailored to a project’s specific needs. We’re responsive, straightforward, and always focused on delivering outstanding value and service. Our experience in the land promotion and house building industry, coupled with our network of highly skilled professionals, ensures that we look beyond the obvious, identifying valuable opportunities and bringing them to fruition.
Drainage & Flooding
OG Group
Ground Investigation
Ruddlesden
Archaeology & Heritage
Landgage
Odour
Entran
Have Your Say
Start
Have Your Say
About You
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Local Character & Design
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Green Space & Landscape
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Homes & Community
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Access & Infrastructure
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Final Thoughts
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Thank you For Your Feedback
We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We value your feedback on this proposal, and your input will play a crucial role in shaping our planning application.
Contact Us
Northern Point
Eastern View
Design Developed
Design Process
Expert Surveys & Assessments – Specialists, (including ecologists, arboriculturalists, landscape architects, and planners), carry out surveys to evaluate wildlife habitats, mature trees, hedgerows, soil conditions, and other environmental features.
Identify Constraints – Further specialists are then brought in to assess key factors such as slopes, drainage, flooding risk, power lines, odour, and access points to determine areas suitable or unsuitable for development.
Opportunities Mapping – Initial masterplanning is then undertaken to identify where new homes, roads, green spaces, and community facilities could be placed to maximise usability, views, and connectivity while enhancing the natural environment.
Enhance and Protect Nature – Existing trees and hedgerows are retained where possible, with additional native planting, wildlife corridors, and biodiversity net gain measures included to improve ecological value.
Masterplan & Layout Design – An illustrative housing layout is created, ensuring buildings are sensitively positioned, building heights are appropriate, and green corridors, public open spaces, and walking routes are integrated.
Street View
Street View
Street View
Entrance View
Land Sold
What happens once an application is approved?
Once outline planning permission is granted, Rubix Land will sell the site to a housing developer. The developer will then use the approved outline plans to prepare a reserved matters application, which finalizes the detailed aspects of the development. This process includes determining the exact layout of roads and homes, as well as specifying building designs, materials, landscaping, parking, and other site-specific features. After the council approves the reserved matters application, the developer can begin construction, ensuring that the development aligns with both the approved vision and local requirements.
Southern Point
Northern View
Northern Point
Southern View
Eastern Point
Northern View
Southern Point
Northern View
Outline Application
What is an Outline Application?
The First Step in Planning – An outline planning application is the first stage in getting permission to develop a site. It focuses on the overall idea rather than every detail and will ask Wiltshire Council to agree in principle that the land can be built on.
Big Picture Approval – At this stage, the application shows key elements such as the potential site layout, the location of roads/footpaths, the general position and height of buildings, and how the land will be used (e.g., homes, green spaces, community facilities). Exact house designs, materials, and landscaping details are not submitted at this stage.
Details Come Later – After outline approval, the developer must submit a “reserved matters” application. This is where full details are provided, including building designs, materials, landscaping, parking, and other specifics. Only once these are approved can construction begin.
Community Input Matters – Outline applications give local residents and the council the chance to comment on the overall vision for the site. This is your opportunity to shape things like the location of green spaces, footpaths, and connections to local amenities.
What Approval Means – If the outline application is approved, it confirms that development is acceptable in principle. It does not mean construction starts immediately, but it provides a clear framework for the detailed designs to follow.
Public Consultation
What is this Consultation For?
We want to hear your thoughts on our initial design for the site. Your feedback will help us shape a development that works for the community. Here’s how you can get involved and what we’re looking for:
Paths & Connectivity – Could we link new footpaths to parks or other local destinations to make walking easier and more direct?
Views & Green Spaces – Are there particular views we should protect or areas where we could add more planting and greenery?
Community Needs – How can the design better connect with existing streets, local amenities, and daily routines?
Your Ideas – Explore the design on our website and leave your comments in the “Have Your Say” section at the end.
Important to know:This website is designed to seek feedback from the local community to help the designers improve the layout and community benefits, prior to submission of an outline planning application.There will be a further opportunity for you to comment on the proposals during the formal planning application process. We need your input to create a design that reflects the community and highlights what people love about Warminster. By collaborating now, we can develop a design that retains the area's cherished features.
Land Promotion
Past Proposals
Rubix Land entered into a promotion agreement with the landowner in 2023. Since then, Rubix has promoted the site through both the draft Wiltshire Local Plan Review (LPR) and the emerging Warminster Neighbourhood Plan Review (WNPR).An earlier proposal for the site (involving two separate parcels of residential development totalling around 80 dwellings, accessed via Ashley Coombe and Fanshaw Way respectively) has previously been consulted on as a potential allocation within the emerging WNPR, to assist in meeting the LPR requirement for an additional 90 dwellings within Warminster between now and 2038. This scheme has also been subject to a pre-application advice submission to Wiltshire Council. Since then, the applicant has commissioned additional survey work, including a detailed odour assessment. It has been concluded that the proposed development adjoining Fanshaw Way would not be viable due to the challenging topography and presence of underground services. The odour assessment has concluded that there is no barrier to the provision of additional residential development adjoining Ashley Coombe; therefore, further land is included for development in this location, in order to maintain an overall quantum of around 80 dwellings. Whilst the WNPR Steering Group has withdrawn support for this revised scheme, Rubix considers it offers a suitable and acceptable alternative.
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Transcript
Ashley Coombe Warminster
Public Consultation
Start
Application Process
Planning
Project Team
Proposal
Masterplan
Access & Movement
The Site
Local Amenities
The Site
Key Features
Have Your Say
Constraints and Opportunities
The Site
Planning
Application Process
Land Promotion
Public Consultation
Design Developed
Outline Application
Land Sold
The Site
Local Amenities
Warminster is a vibrant town with a wide range of local amenities, including supermarkets like Waitrose and Morrisons, and well-regarded schools such as Warminster School and Kingdown School. Residents enjoy access to the Warminster Sports Centre with its gym, pool, and courts, as well as nearby parks like the Lake Pleasure Grounds for outdoor leisure. The town also offers a great mix of pubs, cafés, and restaurants, catering to all tastes. Together, these amenities make Warminster a welcoming and well-equipped place to live.
10 Min Walk
5 Min Walk
15 Min Walk
Schools
Restaurants
Supermarkets
Church
Gyms
Medical Centre
The Site
Access & Movement
The site benefits from excellent transport links, with easy access to the A36 providing direct routes to Bath, Salisbury, and other key destinations. Warminster railway station, just 1.5 km away, offers regular services to Bristol, Southampton, and onward connections to London. A reliable local bus network and well-connected pedestrian routes, including nearby walking trails, provide safe and convenient access to local amenities, schools, green spaces, and the surrounding countryside.
10 Min Walk
5 Min Walk
15 Min Walk
Footpaths
Walking Radius
Bus Routes
With specific reference to the Odour associated with the wastewater treatment works (WwTW), a full Odour Impact Assessment has been undertaken by qualified consultants, involving a series of “sniff” tests. Ten sniff test surveys were undertaken in the vicinity of the Site between 18th March and 21st June 2025. No odour was detected at any of the sniff test locations (marked by the pink spots) during any of the Sniff Test site visits. A precautionary 250m buffer zone (indicated by the purple dashed line) has also been established around the WwTW to provide a safeguard against potential odour impacts.
Odour Impact Assessment
The Site
Constraints and Opportunities
The site offers a great opportunity for development. With careful planning, taking into account existing power lines, public rights of way, and the nearby wastewater treatment works (see below), development can be managed to minimise impacts on future residents' quality of life. The site has no flood risk and lies within easy walking distance to public transport routes, making it ideal for connected development. Additionally, preserving local hedgerows and ecology will contribute to a greener environment that blends well with the landscape.
Topography
Warminster Waste Water Treatment Works (WwTW)
Flooding
Odour
Power Line
Existing Footpaths
Masterplan
Proposal
The proposed development aims to create a new neighbourhood blending with Warminster's character and countryside. It will include up to 77 high-quality homes, 30% affordable, with green spaces, new planting, and pedestrian pathways. A route for the existing public right-of-way will be retained through the site. By keeping building heights low and preserving/enhancing trees and hedgerows, the design will maintain views and boost biodiversity. With convenient access from Ashley Coombe, this development aims to feel like a natural extension of the town, creating a welcoming, sustainable, and well-connected space for people to live in and enjoy.
Proposed Landscape
Existing Footpaths
Proposed Footpaths
Proposed Development – Artistic Impressions
A mix of thoughtfully designed homes, including affordable options, blending seamlessly with the local character.
Homes for Local People
The development is designed to preserve views of Wells Cathedral, Glastonbury Tor, and surrounding hills, maintaining the area's natural beauty and heritage.
Protecting What Matters
Excellent links via the A36, Warminster railway station, bus routes, and walking trails for easy travel.
Stay Connected
Preserved hedgerows, mature trees, and new planting create safe, attractive spaces for walking, play, and wildlife.
Green, Low-Impact Living
Well-planned layout with open spaces and recreational areas to foster a vibrant, welcoming neighbourhood.
A Community to Enjoy
Design
OG Group
Planning
OG Group
Ecology
Stark Ecology
Landscape
David Jarvis Associates
Project Team
Transport
Ashley Helme
Rubix Land is a land promotion business built on a foundation of honesty, integrity and trust. Our friendly team of experienced professionals work closely with our partners, providing bespoke service tailored to a project’s specific needs. We’re responsive, straightforward, and always focused on delivering outstanding value and service. Our experience in the land promotion and house building industry, coupled with our network of highly skilled professionals, ensures that we look beyond the obvious, identifying valuable opportunities and bringing them to fruition.
Drainage & Flooding
OG Group
Ground Investigation
Ruddlesden
Archaeology & Heritage
Landgage
Odour
Entran
Have Your Say
Start
Have Your Say
About You
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Local Character & Design
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Green Space & Landscape
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Homes & Community
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Access & Infrastructure
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Have Your Say
Final Thoughts
Responses will be recorded and cannot be modified once the 'Next' button has been selected.
Thank you For Your Feedback
We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We value your feedback on this proposal, and your input will play a crucial role in shaping our planning application.
Contact Us
Northern Point
Eastern View
Design Developed
Design Process
Expert Surveys & Assessments – Specialists, (including ecologists, arboriculturalists, landscape architects, and planners), carry out surveys to evaluate wildlife habitats, mature trees, hedgerows, soil conditions, and other environmental features.
Identify Constraints – Further specialists are then brought in to assess key factors such as slopes, drainage, flooding risk, power lines, odour, and access points to determine areas suitable or unsuitable for development.
Opportunities Mapping – Initial masterplanning is then undertaken to identify where new homes, roads, green spaces, and community facilities could be placed to maximise usability, views, and connectivity while enhancing the natural environment.
Enhance and Protect Nature – Existing trees and hedgerows are retained where possible, with additional native planting, wildlife corridors, and biodiversity net gain measures included to improve ecological value.
Masterplan & Layout Design – An illustrative housing layout is created, ensuring buildings are sensitively positioned, building heights are appropriate, and green corridors, public open spaces, and walking routes are integrated.
Street View
Street View
Street View
Entrance View
Land Sold
What happens once an application is approved?
Once outline planning permission is granted, Rubix Land will sell the site to a housing developer. The developer will then use the approved outline plans to prepare a reserved matters application, which finalizes the detailed aspects of the development. This process includes determining the exact layout of roads and homes, as well as specifying building designs, materials, landscaping, parking, and other site-specific features. After the council approves the reserved matters application, the developer can begin construction, ensuring that the development aligns with both the approved vision and local requirements.
Southern Point
Northern View
Northern Point
Southern View
Eastern Point
Northern View
Southern Point
Northern View
Outline Application
What is an Outline Application?
The First Step in Planning – An outline planning application is the first stage in getting permission to develop a site. It focuses on the overall idea rather than every detail and will ask Wiltshire Council to agree in principle that the land can be built on.
Big Picture Approval – At this stage, the application shows key elements such as the potential site layout, the location of roads/footpaths, the general position and height of buildings, and how the land will be used (e.g., homes, green spaces, community facilities). Exact house designs, materials, and landscaping details are not submitted at this stage.
Details Come Later – After outline approval, the developer must submit a “reserved matters” application. This is where full details are provided, including building designs, materials, landscaping, parking, and other specifics. Only once these are approved can construction begin.
Community Input Matters – Outline applications give local residents and the council the chance to comment on the overall vision for the site. This is your opportunity to shape things like the location of green spaces, footpaths, and connections to local amenities.
What Approval Means – If the outline application is approved, it confirms that development is acceptable in principle. It does not mean construction starts immediately, but it provides a clear framework for the detailed designs to follow.
Public Consultation
What is this Consultation For?
We want to hear your thoughts on our initial design for the site. Your feedback will help us shape a development that works for the community. Here’s how you can get involved and what we’re looking for:
Paths & Connectivity – Could we link new footpaths to parks or other local destinations to make walking easier and more direct?
Views & Green Spaces – Are there particular views we should protect or areas where we could add more planting and greenery?
Community Needs – How can the design better connect with existing streets, local amenities, and daily routines?
Your Ideas – Explore the design on our website and leave your comments in the “Have Your Say” section at the end.
Important to know:This website is designed to seek feedback from the local community to help the designers improve the layout and community benefits, prior to submission of an outline planning application.There will be a further opportunity for you to comment on the proposals during the formal planning application process. We need your input to create a design that reflects the community and highlights what people love about Warminster. By collaborating now, we can develop a design that retains the area's cherished features.
Land Promotion
Past Proposals
Rubix Land entered into a promotion agreement with the landowner in 2023. Since then, Rubix has promoted the site through both the draft Wiltshire Local Plan Review (LPR) and the emerging Warminster Neighbourhood Plan Review (WNPR).An earlier proposal for the site (involving two separate parcels of residential development totalling around 80 dwellings, accessed via Ashley Coombe and Fanshaw Way respectively) has previously been consulted on as a potential allocation within the emerging WNPR, to assist in meeting the LPR requirement for an additional 90 dwellings within Warminster between now and 2038. This scheme has also been subject to a pre-application advice submission to Wiltshire Council. Since then, the applicant has commissioned additional survey work, including a detailed odour assessment. It has been concluded that the proposed development adjoining Fanshaw Way would not be viable due to the challenging topography and presence of underground services. The odour assessment has concluded that there is no barrier to the provision of additional residential development adjoining Ashley Coombe; therefore, further land is included for development in this location, in order to maintain an overall quantum of around 80 dwellings. Whilst the WNPR Steering Group has withdrawn support for this revised scheme, Rubix considers it offers a suitable and acceptable alternative.