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The Link Magazine • August 2005 5
Historic Lydiard Park under threat

part of the heritage for future gen- The chances of getting permis-
erations. Wimpey own the land sion will have diminished follow-
and have tried for planning per- ing the £3.2 million Heritage Lot-
mission several times over the last tery grant towards the £5 million
twenty years. They cannot be al- Lydiard Park regeneration project.
lowed to get away with it. However there are no guarantees,
"North Wilts District Council, nor room for complacency.
backed by both Lydiard Tregoze To object to any of the proposed
and Lydiard Millicent Parish developments, write to:
Councils oppose this application, • The North Wilts Local Plan In-
which would erode the Rural spector, Town Hall, Chippenham;
Buffer Zone and, in effect, create • Local Plans Officer, North Wilt-
coalescence of our parishes with shire District Council, Chippenham;
Swindon. It would create a prec- • Director of Environmental Serv-
edent for further development. ices, Swindon Borough Council,
"Lydiard Millicent is under huge Premier House, Swindon.
pressure from additional traffic. The Lydiard Tregoze plan wi ll
With the expansion of Braden For- be heard at Chippenham Town
est School, 600 students will be Hall on Wednesday 7 September.
transported in buses and cars from Mollie Groom is organising a
West Swindon through our village rally on that day. For details, call
to Purton. her on 770544 or mail:
"I would like to see like-minded [email protected]
West Swindon residents join with A Swindon campaign is being
us in objecting to these plans." organised to protect the green
One already coordinating objec- fields on the west and north bor-
tions from neighbours is Arthur der.
Beltrami of Spencer Close, The For details contact Alan Hay-
Prinnells. "The fields next to ward of STOP on 07765 411 604 or
Lydiard area wonderful green belt mail: alan.d.hayward@ntlworld
which we must fight to preserve .com
for future generations." www.Swindon-STOP.org.uk

In North Swindon land north of Tadpole Lane is being targeted for more housing.
At the planning enquiry into the Swindon Borough Local Plan to 2011, Crest
Homes called for Tadpole Farm to be included as a potential development site.
Planners from Swindon Council have taken the view that the area is not required
to meet the land requirements of the Local Plan to 2011. However the Planning
Inspector may indicate that Tadpole Farm has potential for development at some
point in the future. The Inspector's report is due in the Autumn.

Tadpole Farm

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