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4 The Link Magazine • October 2003
IKEA - love to have you in Swindon but not in the West
Suggestions that Swedish furniture and household goods giant might be interested in setting up in the former Renault building -now
Spectrum - has been described as 'ridiculous' by a West Swindon resident.
Dave Smith, who lives on Shaw Ridge, says the site is too small, too areas around it were turned into car parking, there still would not be
close to housing and does not provide enough car parking. "Anybody enough spaces.
who has been to the Ikea store in Bristol on a busy Saturday will know "There would be traffic jams all along Mead Way from North Swin-
about the log jam back onto the M32. don, back down to Great Western Way and along Whitehill Way. It
"The Spectrum building might be ver large, but even if all the open would be grid lock and a complete nightmare for people living in Shaw
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and Westlea - not only for access to their homes, but from shoppers
parking in their streets.
"Ikea is welcome in Swindon, but not if shoppers from thirty miles
away clog up residential areas."

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A Expansion could be going east

OPTIPLAN town in the search for land to accommodate another 4,000 homes as
Fears that villages to the west of Swindon may be absorbed into the
part of the Local Plan to 2016 may be receding.
Following public consultation of environmentalists, council plan-
earlier in the year, new proposals ners are likely to support thebuild-
for the draft local plan released on ing of 1,800 houses next to the Coate
24 September are likely to suggest Water Site of Special Scientific In-
that the houses be built to the east terest, as part of the proposals by
of the A419, and between the A420 the University of Bath to build an
and Wanborough. out of town campus.
This will set the scene for further House building in both these
long term town expansion after locations are likely to generate con-
2016, as highlighted in the May siderable protest, though further
edition of The Link. public consultation will take place
However, much to the dismay before any plans are implemented.

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