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The Link Magazine • August 2005
Residents await KFC response
Mansfield Begbie Swindon Council's Planning Committee has done a U-turn by reject-
M B ing an application to build a KFC fast food outlet and auto parts sale
Associates Ltd and repair centre on land close to houses at the Lady Lane junction
Mortgage Brokers with Thamesdown Drive.
Having approved permission for campaigned long and hard for this
Providing mortgage services for the community since 1987 a McDonald's drive-thru in 2002, and it shows the council was will-
at its May meeting, under tremen- ing to respond to the overwhelm-
dous pressure from local council- ing public response against these
lors and residents, members of the inappropriate plans."
committee ignored officers'recom- Now there's an anxious wait to
TICKETS, mendations that the KFC proposal see if KFC appeal against the coun-
be approved and called for a fur-
cil. They may feel their proposals
ther report to identify valid rea- are in keeping with the land use
sons for refusal. identifed in the North Swindon
PASSPORT... vice that, in terms of land use and framework plan and the fact that
Despite the repeated officer ad-
the council has contradicted their
allocation, there are no policy rea- earlier decision on theMcDonald's
sons for refusal, councillors at their scheme.
MORTGAGE! July meeting, decided that the pro- that there is a real possibility that
Coun Tomlinson acknowledged
posed uses were unacceptable be-
cause of the proximity to housing. the developers may appeal. "I have
Ash Brake residents are concerned asked the officers to do all they can
about smell, litter, vermin, traffic to encourage developers to seek
congestion and anti-social behav- alternative land use which is not
iour arising from the proposal. connected to fast food takeaways."
Councillor Justin Tomlinson was Should an appeal be successful
delighted that his colleagues held the council may face substantial
firm and threw the plans out. "We costs.

You could enjoy Objections to Coate plan delivered
Representatives of the Save Coate! coalition lodged a petition with
your holiday a lot more over 20,000 signatures with planners at Swindon Council objecting to
the Swindon Gateway planning application to build 1,800 houses,
after a mortgage review offices, university teaching and accommodation blocks for 3,000
students on 500 acres of farmland between Coate Water Country
Park, the Great Western Hospital and the M4.
We may be able to find you a lower interest rate. Petitioners believe development However Swindon's cabinet on
You may have to pay an early repayment charge will have a devastating impact on 13 July accepted in principle that
wildlife at Coate Water nature re- developmentcouldgoahead.Gov-
to your existing lender if you remortgage. serve and destroy the strong his- ernment planning inspectors have
Whether you're planning to move to a new house toric, literary and recreational at- indicted that, even if a university
tractions of the area voted as Swin- does not go ahead, the site could
or to remortgage your property, with over 17 years don's favourite place. still be used for housing.
experience providing mortgages in Swindon,
Mansfield Begbie Associates aim to provide
an excellent and personal service.
There may be a fee payable at completion for placing
your mortgage. The precise amount will depend
on your circumstances but we estimate it will be £300.
However, no completion no fee

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the majority of building societies and banks in the UK
For free mortgage consultation and
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Your home may be repossessed if you Swindon planner Viv O'Connell receives the petition from Jean Saunders with
do not keep up repayments on your mortgage Site Birley, Fay LeCoyte and Margaret Fryer of the Save Coate! campaign
Jean Saunders, for the coalition, Swindon planners will be accept-
Swindon said, "Coate Water and its coun- ing letters of objection or support
tryside setting bring enormous
for the Gateway proposal until the
772779 pleasure to thousands of people of council's planning committee con-
all ages who seek refuge from the
siders the application in the Au-
hurly burly of town life.
tumn.
"If Swindon Council gives this See the Gateway plan @:
e: [email protected]
scheme the go ahead, they will www.swindon-gateway.co.uk
www.mansfieldbegbie.co.uk show how out of touch they are See the objections @:
with what Swindonians want. It www.savecoate.org.uk
Mansfield Begbie Associates Limited is an appointed representative of
Legal & General Partnership Services Limited which is authorised and regulated by the would be criminal to build in this • Hunt for dragons at Coate
Financial Services Authority for advising on and arranging mortgages and insurance area that has been so fiercely pro- Water in the summer holidays.
tected in the past." See page 19