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The Link Magazine • February 2006 5
Ember Inn on way to North

After several battles by residents to prevent land close to their homes on
Thamesdown Drive being developed as fast food outlets, a planning
application has been made for a pub, restaurant and accommodation.
Ember Inns, owned by the tomer. Ember Inns cater for those
Mitchell and Butler chain which who want a child free atmosphere
runs the Toby Carvery on Lady and only allow children over 14
Lane closeby on the south side of years if they are eating a meal with
Thamesdown Drive, has applied an adult. Food is served up to 8pm.
for permission to build a public The TobyCarverychainisaimed
house and 40 bedroomed lodge, at a wider age range.
Abbey Meads ward councillor St Andrew's shop rumour
Justin Tomlinson, who led the cam- A rumour that the Co-op was in-
paigning against two fast food pro- terested in taking over the empty
posals in the last five years, is con- convenience store at St Andrew's
fidentthatthisnewprojectisinthe Ridge local centre is unfounded.
best interests of the residents. "The The shop has been empty since
Ember Inn will be the only use of Tesco suddenly closed it down in
the site and this has allowed us to 2004 but the Co-op has confirmed
work with the developer to make that it is not interested in the site.
sure it is in keeping with the de- North gym on the way
sign of the area. David Lloyd Leisure has received
"Having successfully fought off permission to build a gym, leisure
the McDonalds and KFC applica- and rackets club on a site next to
tions against all odds, we're de- the Motorola Building and Junc-
lighted that we have an applica- tion 1 on Thamesdown Drive.
tion that is both appropriate and of An application to build a pub
benefit to the local community. and a 100 bedroomed hotel next to
"This is a victory for the local it will be considered by Swindon
residents and common sense. I'm planners in February.
sure the residents will join me in
Opening up the Front Garden
hoping this will breeze through
Swindon planners have re-
the planning process."
ceived the first application for
Although Mitchell and Butler
an access road into the Front
will own two pubs within a few
Garden for the start of the 3,000
hundred metres of each other, they
home development.
are aimed at different types of cus

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