How do we expect Devizes to change by 2026?
• Although remote from the motorway network, the town is located at the heart of Wiltshire. Devizes serves a large hinterland and has one of the larger populations of Wiltshire towns. Historically, the town has attracted a number of large scale employers and has specialist skills in engineering, the food industry and furniture manufacture. With the existing or planned provision of new employment space Devizes can continue to play this locally significant role. • Whilst traffic issues cannot be ignored, it is important to consider Devizes’ position as a key centre for employment, retail and housing provision within east Wiltshire. The continued success of the town’s retail and employment function should therefore be safeguarded. • Devizes will continue to build upon its success as a strong retail and employment centre within east Wiltshire. Owing to constraints within the traffic system, future development will, however, be limited. The amount of growth will reflect local employment and
