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West skate park plan delayed whilst more sites are considered
After a fierce lobbying campaign, people living close to Salt Way Fields in Middleleaze have succeeded in having a planning application for a £60,000
skate park withdrawn from September’s planning committee agenda.
In the face of 80 written objec- neighbourhood if the project goes after he himself was lobbied by
tions to Swindon Council’s planners to planning with the residents still teenagers in the Shaw area in 2011.
and representations from Shaw unhappy; it’s best that we reconsider Ashley Jones of Spencer Close,
councillor Garry Perkins, Cllr Dale the situation.” near the proposed site, said he was
Heenan, cabinet member for Strategic “There have been suggestions to pleased with the review. “It is good
Planning and Sustainability, agreed locate it at Link Centre, Lydiard Park news but we should not have been
that the level of opposition warrants or Sparcells. I would hope a report will here in the first place. Somebody
further discussion. be produced by the end of the year; within the council has realised our
Cllr Perkins said: “Officers are be- in terms of build time it could be up opposition to Salt Way Fields is
ing asked to assess the suitability of and running by Easter.” not going away.
other sites in West Swindon. I don’t The skate park has been developed “We are not against a skate park, Matthew and Aaron Calver, Shaun Hunkin,
think anyone is against a skate park by council parks department officers but it should be located in the Kyle Spiers who spoke for a skate park at
but it just would not be good for the and Shaw councillor Nick Martin right place. Skateboarders have Salt Way Fields at the West Swindon Forum
been trying hard for quite a few in August 2012
years to get one built, hopefully a “Shaw councillors are proud that
Manor Garden Centre suitable site can be identified which the former primary school field was
Cheney Manor, Swindon suits everybody.” saved as open space for use by all the
01793 526691 A frustrated Nick Martin expressed residents of the ward we represent.
Open 7 days a week his disappointment by the review “The multi-use games area built
decision after the skate park had there two years ago has not been a
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Quality TGB garden Swindon Forum in 2012, including away from houses of all the MUGAs
buildings for any situation a presentation by the young people in West Swindon, we’re now getting
who had lobbied him. He said: “It’s complaints and people suggesting it
Bespoke sizes available difficult to comprehend the problem should be closed.
Base laying when all you can hear at the Salt Way “Councillors need to stand up for
Fields site is the drone of traffic on teenagers in the Shaw ward. I fear that
& installation Tewkesbury Way. they are going to be badly let down.”
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Lydiard Fields again in the balance
The fate of the last field between Grange Park and Lydiard Park will be
considered at a planning appeal hearing on 3 September.
Swindon Council planning committee rejected an application to build on
the site off Hook Street in 2011, and it was later blocked at a planning appeal
in 2012. However the planning inspector gave enough scope for a revised
proposal which could not be seen from the park.
Swindon rejected a second application for 73 houses by Persimmon Homes
in March and the appeal will hear objections from Lydiard Fields Action Group
6 Star Service from and the Friends of Lydiard Park, as well as the developer’s justifications .
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