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12   The Link Magazine • October 2000
     North Swindon District Centre due for completion by Christmas 2001
    Plans for the district centre to serve North Swindon were put on display in Abbey Meads and Haydon Wick during the last week of September
    and will be available for inspection until 9 October at Swindon Council's planning offices. Councillors on the Planning Committee will
    consider the proposals and public comments at a meeting provisionally set for 30 October.
     The project by Asda Wa
    Mart will cover 37 acres on a        NeW NortFlern                        ``^        A  VI   VV towar d s th e centra
                                                    Orb tal Road                  ` =°
    site to the north of Haydon                                                          square and the street next
    End Lane, west of Lady                                                               to the Asda Walmart store
    Lane, and accessed by ve-
    hicle from junction 6 of
    the new Northern Or-
   bital Road (see draw-
   ing on page 14), and
    from Lady Lane.
   In total therehere  ;`       -1
                                               vj Retail o
                                ^I^+L I ts'  ®m'
   360,000  t square   ^   Retail ;' .-
   feet of retail space,  ^t^'
   equal to the size of  d                Qfi                       likely be provided.  • the completion of Thamesdown
                                                                         arms
   Greenbridgeretail           _                                 The two ar   of the V Drive between Lady Lane and Pur-
   park.                                                  ^^^ will be separated by a tree  ton Road (see drawing on page 14).
                                                           lined traffic calmed bus-only
                                           ^Dn  w
   The buildings are  ,                                   street which will bring people from  • leaving Lady Lane south of El-
   arranged in a V                                        a new roundabout on Lady Lane.  stree Way open to vehicular traf-
   shape  facing a          ydyp                  J ^-                                fic, linking Westfield Way with
   large car park. Two                                    To avoid the impression of one  Thamesdown Drive, Elstree Way
   major retail outlets will         ^                    large building mass, roof lines will  and the district centre
   occupy the ends of the V; the  ^'„  ` 7e  j     w      be arranged at different heights  • access and car parking arrange-
   main Asda food-superstore will                v'aa     with openings to create a varied  ments, including pedestrian routes
   cover 100,000 square feet.                             appearance.
                                                                                      and the provision of a bus link into
   Smaller shop units will be clus-                       Heavy planting will surround the  the central square
   tered around a central public                          site to create buffer zones from  • landscaping between the district
   square with cafes, restaurants and                     housing areas, and there will be  centre and adjoining houses, in-
   a play area. Close-by will be a  of sales area is also proposed.  safe pedestrian and cycle routes  cluding the possibility of tennis
   library and a health centre, plus a  Additional support facilities, such  leading to and from it.  courts and a play area on the south-
   health and fitness centre. A gar-  as banks, building societies, res-  Planners at Swindon Council are  ern boundary
   den centre with 20,000 square feet  taurants and a petrol station are
                                                          seeking public comment on:
                                                                                      • the large public square with as-
                                                          • the form and architectural de-  sociated play provision and health
        SETTING NEW STANDARDS                             sign of the district centre  and fitness centre, and the library
                                                                                      and a health centre close-by.
                    O QUALITY                                                                     Comments will be
                                                                                                  welcomed until 9
                                                                                                  October. The ex-
                                   AT ERMIN WINDOWS                                               hibition can be
                                   we are justifiably proud of the
                                                                                                  seen at the plan-
                                   quality of our products and
                                   our reputation for reliable                                    ning offices, Pre-
                                                                                                  mier House, Sta-
                                   service and attention to detail
                                                                                                  tion Road.
                                                                                                   If the plans are
                                                                                                  passed building
                                                                                                  work will com-
                                                                                                  mence immedi-
                                                                                                  ately with com-
                                                                                                  pletion by Christ-
                                                                                                  mas next year.

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