In February 2006 a team of consultants were appointed to develop the Salisbury Vision. This work was funded by Salisbury District Council in partnership with the South West Regional Development Agency and Wiltshire County Council. We discussed with the consultants what we thought the key issues were and our initial thoughts on how they could be resolved. We also identified four key areas that we considered to be a priority:

• The Maltings and central car park
• Southampton Road A36
• The Market Place and Guildhall Square
• The Churchfields Industrial Estate

The project was managed by a Steering Group that comprised representatives from:

• Salisbury District Council (Councillors and officers)
• Wilshire County Council (Councillors and officers)
• South West Regional Development Agency
• Salisbury City Centre Management Ltd
• Federation of Small Businesses
• Salisbury and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Salisbury Civic Society
• Salisbury Cathedral
• South Wiltshire Economic Partnership

Consultation

During the development of the Vision a number of different consultation exercises were carried out using various techniques in an attempt to get as much community involvement as possible. Events included:

• Drop-in event 26 - 27 May 2006
• Forum consultation 22 June 2006
• St Edmund's community meeting 17 July 2006
• Salisbury District Council officers' options development workshop 26 July 2006
• Surveys of commuters and Park and Ride users July-August 2006
• Councillors' options development workshop 2 August 2006
• Churchfields Industrial Estate meeting 3 August 2006
• City centre businesses workshop 6 September 2006
• Public exhibition 28-30 September 2006
• Forum workshop 4 October 2006
• Our place in the future public consultation 26 July - 5 October 2007

Many residents, community groups, businesses and statutory organisations provided feedback which helped shape the Vision you see today.