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Crest offers assurances about delivery of Redhouse centre

Following the Tadpole Farm consultation which took place in September, Abbey Meads councillor Vera Tomlinson met with the managing
director of Crest Nicholson John Terry to discuss the widespread concern that the company wanted to build another 1,700 houses to the north
without clear commitment to completing Redhouse centre.
She said this was a major sticking chased their house. meeting with the relevant PCT deci- how much of the section 106 money
point in being able to take seriously “The pub is now back on the map. sion makers.” is needed.”
plans for Tadpole Farm. “The origi- The developers had over-priced the Vera asserts that there is good If the plans require more than
nal scheme for Redhouse included a land, but this is now being offered news about the community hall. £700,000 to deliver, Vera com-
pub, medical centre and community to brewers for bids. Some £700,000 of developer’s sec- mented: “I don’t know where any
hall. When I saw that the latest set “With regard to the tion 106 money has extra 106 money would come from.”
of proposals for the area did not medical centre, Crest been allocated to the • Swindon Council has been criti-
include these amenities I came to explained that the Pri- project and Crest have cised for spending the bulk of the
the conclusion that Crest intended mary Care Trust had now agreed to build it. £14.375 Section 106 money paid
to build more houses on the land.” turned down this pro- She added: “I’m by North Swindon house builders
Also present at the meeting vision. I am concerned in discussion with outside the area.
were Tim Beale, Crest’s south west that there had been no borough planners and The Link has heard rumours that
regional development director, and consultation with the various organisations another £3 million has been found
Swindon Council planning officers. potential patient base who may want to make and re-allocated to the north. More
Coun Tomlinson said: “As a re- in the area and this is use of the facility to de- details may have been revealed at
sult of the discussions with Crest I something I shall be termine what needs to a poorly advertised meeting on 23
am much more confident that the bringing up in a further go into the plans. Until November - after we went to press.
village centre will resemble what Vera Tomlinson at the first these ideas come for- See the meeting report at www.
people expected when they pur- phase of Redhouse centre ward we won’t know swindonlink.com

Haydon Wick flood alleviation work to start in the new year
Haydon Wick Parish Council is crease the amount of run-off water der the brook,” said parish council £100,000. “The repeated delays have
reassuring residents that work to entering the brook, there have been chair Richard Hailstone. “The dry been very frustrating but, at least,
raise the banks of Haydon Wick community concerns that without autumn has helped and assuming the Environmental Agency has
brook to reduce the risk of flood better defences the brook would no severe winter weather delay we agreed to proceed with the higher
water affecting homes in the area, overflow again. are hoping the work will be com- cost scheme.
will go ahead in the new year. “We don’t have details about the pleted by early summer.” “We believe the delayed start date
Since Thames Water completed revised design, but we imagine the Swindon councillor David Re- was due to the need to secure steel
the £12 million project to replace Environmental Agency have had to nard said Swindon Council had to supplies from Poland. Everybody
sewers and surface water drains plan to build stronger foundations top up its £450,000 contribution to will be relieved to see work get
in the area, which is likely to in- for the concrete wall that will bor- the £2.5 million project by a further underway in the new year.”

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