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The Link Magazine • July 2004 37
North Swindon farmhouse plans before council EDEN
A plan to restore the 18th Century Groundwell Farmhouse, located close to the junction of Cricklade
Road and Thamesdown Drive at Groundwell West, has been lodged with Swindon Council and is due LANDSCAPES
to go before the planning committee at the end of July.
Patrick Holmes who runs the plex negotiations between Swin- "I believe some of our concerns O Paving, Walling
Sevenfields Dental Health Centre don planners, English Heritage, have been met, such as the plan to
in Penhill Drive, bought the Grade English Nature and the county ar- re-open the old drive to the house 0 Fencing, Patios
II listed building to expand his chaeologist. for traffic to the surgery, but I am
practice and to use it for other Despite reports of unnecessary still concerned about parking in 0 Gravel drives
medical services. The proposed use delays in some local media, the mews."
of the building has been welcomed Christopher Moore, Managing Di- The plans can be seen at Swin- "No job too small'!
by the council as it involves mini- rector of NC Architects of don Council's planning depart- For reliable service and quality work
mal disturb ance to the historic Wroughton,cornmendedtheplan- ment at Premier House, Station
building but restoration is esti- ning officers for their co-operation Road.
mated at around £800,000 and he and assistance, pointing out that . The architects plan and an Tel: 01367 710772
needs to generate funding by us- with so many interests - including aerial photograph can also be
ing parts of the site for residential local residents - the process was seen at www.swindonlink.com Mob: 0775 4245160
development, inevitably going to take some time.

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