Rounded Rectangle: “Iconic” buildings in Shaw Rounded Rectangle: Documented below are formal positions the SRA has taken on local issues since April 2011 Click HereClick here

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“Iconic” Buildings: the Restaurant previously known as the “Chinese Experience”, the buildings formally known as the “Cellular Operations building” and the “Renault Building”, The Link Centre and a High Security Building without a name!

April 2011: Ridgeway Farm and Tadpole Farm development proposals

The SRA is firmly against any development of the Ridgeway Farm site. The SRA also believes that any proposals for development at Tadpole Farm should be put on hold until the future of Ridgeway Farm is understood. Should Ridgeway Farm receive planning permission, the SRA will lobby against any development of Tadpole Farm. Click on the map to the left to open the full SRA position on this subject.

July 2011: Wiltshire Core Strategy and Ridgeway Farm

Wiltshire County Council has released their Core Strategy consultation document (see below for links). It defines the area between Swindon and Wootton Bassett, Cricklade and Purton as “West of Swindon”. This newly defined area has been designated just 200 houses in the Core Strategy. These houses are already being built at Moredon Bridge. Therefore any development of Ridgeway Farm and Pry Farm (see maps below) would be outside of the Core Strategy. This is good news for the people of Swindon and our Wiltshire neighbours. The SRA is obviously supportive of this strategy. However, it does not stop the developer putting in a planning application, which will be considered on it’s merits. As such development of these “farms” could still go ahead. The SRA paper which can be downloaded by clicking on the map to the left gives arguments against the development of Ridgeway Farm based on the content of the Core Strategy.

What are all these “Farm” development proposals?
Text Box: There are three potential areas of development to the West and North of Swindon. These proposals are complicated because two of them lay on land within the Wiltshire Council (WCC) planning authority and one on land within Swindon Borough Council (SBC) planning authority. This means any lobbying against the applications must be adapted based on the location. The maps below show the location of these planning applications. Tadpole Farm is a proposal brought to us by SBC. Pry Farm and Ridgeway Farm are brought to us courtesy of WCC. On the later map, you will see an area called “Moredon Bridge Site”. This is also owned by WCC and this development has already started. Click on the WCC logo to go to their Core Strategy website Click on the SBC logo to go to their Core Strategy website

Sept 2011

Application for 50 more houses at Moredon Bridge site

The developer building the new homes on Wiltshire land at Moredon Bridge has put in an application for 50 more houses on the site. Visit the Wiltshire Planning web site and enter application number 11/02763/FUL to submit comments or view the application. The SRA has voiced its objection. Click on the map to the left to view the SRA’s comments.