A WILTSHIRE councillor is supporting some objectives proposed for Corsham in the Core Strategy.

Cllr Peter Davis has long campaigned for Corsham to have a train station after the previous one closed more than 25 years ago, and he was pleased to see plans to build a new one have been outlined in Wiltshire Council’s 360-page document.

Cllr Davis, who is also a Corsham Town councillor, said: “I’ve endeavoured to get Corsham a new train station for 25 years. I think it would be a vital part of a prosperous future for the town. A new station would improve so many peoples’ lives, including those travelling for work, school and recreation.

“It would save so much time as, for example, we previously got so close to having a new Corsham station that timetables were printed saying how long it would take to get from here to Bath. It would have been eight minutes – most commuters haven’t even got their cars out of the garage in eight minutes.”

He said improving transport links would help to bring more tourism and enterprise to Corsham, another priority outlined in the Core Strategy, although he did not support the report’s plans for 670 new houses to be built around the town before 2026.

He said: “There will undoubtedly be more residential properties in Corsham in the future but I think it could do with a rest for a while.”