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6 swindonlink.com • June 2010
Moredon Bridge accident before houses are built

A serious accident took place at the entrance of new housing development on Purton Road between North and West Swindon, on 30 April,
just a day before the site opened for viewing.
It appears that a driver coming for Purton & Braydon, who was The 200 home site
down the hill from Mead Way had caught up in the traffic jam, and was controversially
become distracted by the flags and took the photograph, right, said, given planning per-
the new sign and drifted across the “ever since the site was given mission at an appeal
road and smashed into a car coming the go-ahead, many people have in May 2009 after
from Thamesdown Drive. wondered if the extra traffic on North Wilts District
A 57 year old woman was taken to this stretch of road could result in Council objected to
Great Western Hospital with serious accidents. the Wain Homes
but not life-threatening injuries. The “I believe Purton Parish Council application.
road was closed for over an hour is very concerned about this issue The Link reported
whilst emergency services rescued and the road junction layout and planning inspector
the injured drivers and cleared the I will discuss this accident with Peter Davies com-
road of the damaged vehicles. highways department officers at ments: ‘New hous-
Jacqui Lay, Wiltshire Councillor Wiltshire Council.” ing in this area of
countryside would
be visible from
Purton Road and
various points along the former proceed on the basis that the houses
railway line and from the edge of would be part of a much bigger
Pembroke Park. home development proposed by
‘A visually intrusive and discor- Wiltshire Council under the previ-
dant development would arise.’ ous government’s Regional Spatial
However he concluded it could Strategy for the South West.
Developer makes bid for 800 houses

House builder Taylor Wimpey has revealed its proposal to develop
its Ridgeway Farm land holding, north of Peatmoor and Sparcells.
Yet they don’t seem keen to let people pass meaningful comment
on the plans because they held a public presentation on 26 May, at
less than a week’s notice, just before the June Link was published.
The plans with details of who to contact with views can be found at

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