Salisbury Library is under threat. The Tories want to close it and move it temporarily to a building 70%, yes 70% smaller than the current Library, about 150m away on Fisherton St.
It’s the second busiest Library in the South West region, after Exeter. It ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
The Planning Application is HERE and you can comment, although this is only on planning matters. You can though, compare the size of the new building. The public consultation is open until 7th February.
A document on the Wiltshire Council website is HERE. It’s the consultation document drawn up by Salisbury District Council on the future Malting’s redevelopment. See page 53. It clearly mentions “City Library and Galleries”.
This shows the current Library building over three floors (clearly visible from GT’s Card Shop) and at approx 20,000 sq ft. It’s temporary decant building is only 5,983 sq ft, 72% smaller.
Two of Wiltshire Council’s cabinet announced at the Area Board last week that the current Planning Application, is only a temporary ‘decant’ and that they think the Library will end up in the Cultural Quarter of the Malting’s. Will it? They don’t even know! Yet the Planning Application mentions “Library” all over it. The Council has egg on its face and have been rumbled.
Sign the petition to SAVE SALISBURY LIBRARY. Please click HERE.
The Library is under threat:
- Where will the Young Gallery end up?
- The Reference Library?
- The Children’s Library
- Where will local groups meet?
These may all be under threat. SAVE OUR LIBRARY. HANDS OFF OUR LIBRARY.