Draft Local Plan consultation response: Saltford Parish Council calls for review of B&NES proposals for 1,290 houses
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Draft Local Plan consultation response: Saltford Parish Council calls for review of B&NES proposals for 1,290 houses
• Saltford Parish Council (SPC) has now approved and submitted its formal representations to Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Draft Local Plan (Regulation 19) consultation following consideration at its October
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