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4 The Link Magazine • November 2002

Is your PC bugging you? Qb Draft plan deadline extended
The public have been given more time to comment on how Swindon's
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Government policy requires The plan can be viewed at Swin-
Swindon to find room for nearly don Council's offices at Premier
uklinks4 MEN'S SHOES 2011. About half, 3,500, will be built House and Wat Tyler House and
7,500 more houses in the town by
also libraries across the town. Ob-
an outstanding selection on small parcels of land in the town jections or statements supporting
or on previously developed policies or proposals should be
There are some • Church's • Grenson 'brownfield' sites. The Front Gar- made on standard response forms
• Loakes • Padders den is expected to provide for 4,500. available at these venues.
great resources All comments will be taken into
• Barker • Clarks The draft plan also suggests a
on the Internet. major employment site, provides consideration in producing the
• Hush Puppies • Rohde
the basis for town centre regenera- next draft of the plan which is pro-
Also an extensive range tion, identifies new park and ride grammed for summer 2003.
But do you know
of slippers now in stock
where they are? Correcting the October Link
BLAYLOCKS Charmian Spickernell of the Swindon branch of the Council for the
We do! Bath Road Corner Protection of Rural England writes:
Old Town, Swindon With regard to the article head- and indeed undermine the Gov-
www.uklinks4.com Tel: 534271 lined 'Front garden still unneces- ernment aim to involve the com-
sary says environmental group', munity in planning.
whilst generally welcomed, it In the article on the same page
quoted me as accusing Swindon 'Planning Swindon's Future - a
Council of bending the rules by chance to have a say' about the
THE CYCLING ' ^ allowing the Front Garden plan- draft Local Plan, Kevin Small is
quoted as saying: 'This plan affects
ning application to be submitted
before consultation on the Local everybody... It's vital local organi-
CENTRE Plan has taken place. sations and residents are involved
in shaping it as it'll have signifi-
I wish to state that I have not
CHRISTMAS BIKE BONANZA! spoken or written any such accu- cant implications for the develop-
sation. Anyone can submit a plan- ment of our borough over the next
Bikes for all the family ping application at any time. ten years and beyond.'
Juniors from £49.99 What I did say was that the ap- It would indeed be serious if the
plication had been submitted in planning application for the Front
Adults from £89.99 advance of statutory consultation Garden prejudiced the community
Reserve yours for on the draft Local Plan to 2011. In having a say on planning the fu-
Christmas NOW CPRE's view, therefore, it was pre- ture. This is one of the reasons why
(with small deposit) mature as it is believed that ap- CPRE and others are asking for the
Biggest BMX selection in the area proval of the Front Garden before application to be called in by the
consultation on the Local Plan has Secretary of State.
run its course (which should in- Meanwhile there is an opportu-
NOW IN STOCK J.C.B Bikes clude the opportunity for objec- nity now to comment both on the
Huge range of ice skates, skate boards tions to be heard at an inquiry) application and on the Local Plan
would prejudge and therefore se- to ask for Swindon's brownfields
and accessories i verely prejudice that consultation to be redeveloped first.
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