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Swindon is to grow bigger, and bigger, and bigger
What’s your view on what it should look like?
Swindon Council planners are at the initial stages of drawing up a new planning framework to guide future growth and change in the
borough, for the period up to 2026, and they want to know your views by 9 March.
Affecting everyone who lives, 32,000 new jobs in Swindon by sure a better quality of life for eve- • the prudent use of resources.
works in or visits the town, the 2026. ryone, all new development should They want your views on how
Local Development Framework If the Government agrees these incorporate an appropriate balance best to plan for the future of Swin-
(LDF) will gradually replace the figures, the LDF will set out the between: don and what the town should
current Swindon Borough Local principles for planning the homes • the effective protection of the look like in 2026 by Friday 9 March.
Plan 2011, collecting together all and jobs in the most sustainable way. borough’s environment; Questionnaires are available
the policies for development and According to the council’s con- • the maintenance of high and sta- from council offices or by calling
land use. sultation document Sustainable ble levels of economic growth and 466513. On-line it can be found at:
Through the Government’s new Development means: ‘develop- employment; www.swindon.gov.uk/corestrategy
Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) ment that meets the needs of the • social progress, recognising the For details of the draft RSS, see
plan-making system, the South present without compromising the needs of the whole community; www.southwest-ra.gov.uk
West Regional Assembly has al- ability of future generations to
ready proposed that there should meet their own needs.’ Greener buildings on the horizon
be about 35,000 new homes and Council planners say that to en-
In a separate consultation Swindon Council want views on a draft
sustainable design and construction guidance document.

Heelis, the National Trust HQ in
Swindon, which incorporates many
state of the art energy saving
features

Construction and operation of quirements to save energy if green-
buildings contributes more than house gases are to be reduced
www.debt-assist.com 50 per cent of carbon emissions (a enough to make a difference.
major factor in climate change) in The document can be viewed at
the UK and produces around 72 libraries, Swindon’s customer serv-
million tonnes of waste. ices at Premier House, Station
The guidance document aims to Road, or Wat Tyler House,
Bringing quality of life secure more sustainable ways of Beckhampton Street, and at:
to your home designing and running new build- www.swindon.gov.uk/
ings in Swindon.
However, although the draft suppplanningdocs
document contains progressive A comment form can be obtained
ideas about sustainability, the by calling 466513. Views are re-
Swindon Climate Action Network, quired by Friday 2 March.
SCAN, believes that the council The views of SCAN can be found
has to impose much tougher re- at: www.swindonclimate.org.uk

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