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The Link Magazine • February 2003 7
Plans to bring the community
together at the heart of Priory Vale The UNBEATABLE

Priory Vale has been designed as an area unlike anything seen in Pi ntee C an^e
Swindon so far. Now a planning application for a village centre

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The architecture will be similar centre, and a school square to pro-
in form to the styles currently be- vide a gateway to the education
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development, using design refer- the village centre.
ences to the villages and small This covers 32 acres and will Z^ S
towns around Swindon such as accommodate a secondary school
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Highworth, Marlborough, Mal- for up to 1,500 students, a primary
mesbury,WantageandFaringdon. school, a special school for chil- _ ^ A was ab te^ se 'q. --"
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The designers from Crest Homes dren with learning difficulties and
propose a number of squares, each pla ing pitches including an all
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with its own unique character, the weather floodlit pitch. "e,9 II_ 100%
aim being to create a vibrant hub Homes in a variet of styles, shel- SOLID
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to the new community. tered accommodation for the eld- PINE
They have set out to create a erly and numerous offices will be Vv S t W e^ f ter ^/'
safe, secure environment which incorporated throughout the vil-
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encourages visits b cyclists, walk- lage centre development.
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port. An abundance of cycle racks church square and a formal square -,^ X49 Q .
and pedestrian walkways, as well where homes will overlook a green.
as speed restrictions on vehicular Subject to detailed planning ap-
traffic are the result. proval, it is anticipated that work
At this stage, the proposals en- will start on the village centre in
compass a main square with a se- spring 2004 and will take up to
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lection of village st le shops, pub- two years to complete, coinciding
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tional market square with health campus in 2005/2006.
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Illustrative proposals for Priory Vale village centre
1. Access road from Thamesdozon Drive 4. Main square
2. Education campus fronting onto the 5. Church square 4
School square 6. Formal square coffe4 1 q
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3. Market squa r e 7. High Street
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