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First houses on Front Garden by 2007
^l Charles Lucas
Work has begun on the Southern Development Area - now renamed
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Terry King holding up a set of draft Design Codes for the 1 You drop it off
Wichelstowe development in the Front Garden 2 We sell it on eBay for you
Contractors Raymond Brown to begin building work until the Lu 3 We send you a cheque
are working on a new traffic light codes are approved. "We're deter- Turn your treasures into cash
controlled junction at the southern mined to get the best possible de- and let us sell your unwanted
end of Croft Road close to the Park velopment in view of all the fac-
& Ride. This new junction will al- tors involved and to delay until Let Us Auction It items on eBay for you.
low access to part of the site as well they've got it right."
as the new link road from Croft Developers Taylor Woodrow Call us now 0845 22 694 22
Road running parallel to the mo- and Swindon Council seem to have Let Us Auction It Ltd, BSS House, Unit 36
torway to Hay Lane, close to junc- no concerns that the Design Codes Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon SN2 2PJ
tion 16. A further contract will be will delay work. A spokesperson
awarded later this year for the first said, "the Design Codes are at an www.letusauctionit.co.uk
phase of infrastructure works to advanced stage of preparation, (Onl items valued at; £35 or more can he accepted)
y
construct access roads from with Swindon Borough Council
Redpost Drive at Rushey Platt go- and the Wichelstowe Project Team
ing south to Mill Lane. working hard to get the drafts
Founder of the Front Garden ready to be issued for public con-
Action Group (FRAG), Terry King, sultation. We expect them to be 0
has opposed the development for finalised and adopted later this IJ
over 10 years and is still hoping year.
that the work will be delayed. As "The first homes on Wichelstowe
yet, the details for the housing de- are programmed to be completed
velopment - as described in a set of by the middle of 2007. It is impor-
Design Codes - have not been tant to invest the time at this stage
agreed by the council. Mr King in the process to ensure that the
said that it is not possible to apply Design Codes are right for this site
for detailed planning permission and for Swindon as a whole."

Which will it be - Wichelstowe or Front Garden?
It's been known as the Front Garden for years. in fact since councillors
on Thamesdown Council, which preceded Swindon Council. opposed
Wiltshire County Council plans to build on it.
Once Swindon be- Stowe is an Old Eng-
came a unitary au- lish word meaning a
thority in 1997 and meeting place.
took over ownership, 1 The development
development plans will be divided into
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Wichelstowe development.
In the Domesday Book of 1086,
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the area is recorded as Wichel.