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4 The Link Magazine • December 2003

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upgrades at Internet Swindon Borough Council is asking for your views on the Revised
Deposit Draft of the Local Plan to 2011 in a seven week consultation
prices. • Supplies exercise which runs until 12 January 2004, writes planning officer
• Training
Same day Richard Bell.
delivery for home, education The Local Plan will guide devel- tions were made to the allocation
to your small business opment in Swindon up until 2011 of the Southern Development Area
but at this stage, representations (SDA) between Old Town and the
door, • Free callout service may only be made to parts of the M4. Many of these issues were
7 days
• Desktop PC's: new & used plan that have changed from the raised when the SDA was identi-
a week! First Deposit Draft. fied in the Structure Plan;
• Friendly professional service
The Local Plan is an important As the SDA will now provide
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www.pcsearchuk.co.uk [email protected] development, interpreting the to reflect this change, the shortfall
planning guidance of the Govern- being met on previously developed
ment, the South West Region and sites and as part of a mixed-use
the Structure Plan for the circum- development scheme at Coate;
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ii Home visits, collection versity of Bath campus at Coate. Pipers Way and Motorola.
But do you know & delivery This also allows for residential and • A number of new housing allo-
employment uses and for an ex-
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us days, evenings or weekends on tension of the hospital in this area. previously developed land in ex-
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• the Central Area, which has been Officers from the council will be
significantly amended in response available to discuss points arising
Reinventing to representations received and mentation can be viewed free of
from the plans. Copies of the docu-
with reference to the New Swin-
don Company's emerging'Regen-
charge at local libraries and also at
Renting eration Framework.' A new policy www.swindon.gov.uk
covering developer contributions
For further informa tion call the
in the central area is also added;
Local Plans team on 466706, or
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