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Ridgeway Farm decision to be made by officials
Officers at Wiltshire Council are going to use their delegated powers to
make the decision on the first three planning applications concerning the
700 home Ridgeway Farm development, to the north of Peatmoor, rather
than the planning committee holding an open debate.
The applications by Taylor Wimpey fused to call the applications in for
include the design of the road network public discussion. The impact of this
across the housing area, the first block development on Swindon residents
of houses and a primary school. will be huge.”
Shaw Residents’ Association chair Cllr Lay, who represents Purton,
Kevin Fisher said the proposals are said no Swindon councillor had been
flawed. “At the planning appeal in in contact with her about Ridgeway For 4 to 18 year olds
2012 planners and the developers Farm and Purton parish council had on Saturdays
agreed behind the scenes to a nar- not asked her to intervene. She said:
rowing of the spine road through “The decision on whether the devel- Stagecoach Swindon
the development - a road with houses opment goes ahead was made at the is now taking bookings
fronting on it. appeal. It is going through the plan-
“The planners are now going to ning system as a reserved matters item.
accept a scheme that violates the We have to trust our highways officers
council’s own policy on the size of who are the experts on the details.”
garages and guidelines on parking. However Kevin Fisher, in mid- Call 01793 791746
“Parking was not part of the plan- August, said that he had not received e: [email protected]
ning appeal and I have asked Wiltshire adequate replies to questions sent
to show me documents that permit to Cllr Lay at the beginning of the www.stagecoach.co.uk/swindon
variation on these issues. month. “I have put basic questions Facebook: StagecoachSwindon
“Not allowing a public debate to Wiltshire and the lack of response
about the inadequacies of Ridgeway suggests they don’t have adequate
Farm, when there are 200 individual answers and are hoping I will give up.
objections and a holding objection “It seems that they want to make the
from Network Rail, makes a mockery decision then say providing answers
of the planning system. would be pointless.”
“It is very disappointing that See more at www.bit.ly/RFsecret-
Wiltshire councillor Jackie Lay re- plan

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