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Curry for Breakthrough Housing next to Lydiard Park not clear cut
Breast Cancer
Charity evening at The Maharajah,
High Street, Purton SN5 4AA.
Two sittings on Tuesday 7 July at
6.30pm or 8pm
To book tickets at £15 each, contact
Eunice Salmon on 07947 068 159
07947 068 159 or email: eunice.
[email protected]
Ladies dance festival
Sunday 12 July, 4.30pm to 9.30pm
Punjabi Community Centre, SN2 8AZ.
Teeyan (Teej) is the women’s dance
festival of the Punjab region when
young girls and women celebrate
happiness and the prosperity of Arthur Johns of architecture practice ALP discussing the development with Steve and Jackie Brown and
married life. Yvonne Nicholls, centre
Entertainment, traditional Teej food
and music. For tickets mail: punjab- Housing developer Taylor Wimpey ship of 89 per cent of the land The Friends of Lydiard Park,
[email protected] has promised to give the fields to which the company has owned for which has protected the interests
or call Mina Bhogal: 07773 267123. the north of Lydiard Park to Lydiard about 30 years. of Lydiard House and the park
Tregoze Parish Council and say this He said: “We recognise the first and assisted with raising funds
Barn dance in aid of will be legally written into a plan- presentation in November left the for restoration for over 60 years,
Prospect Hospice ning agreement, should it be given key issue of what will happen to the have stated implacable opposition
land unclear. We’ve had a number
by Wiltshire Council.
to any housing close to the park.
with Cowshed Ceilidgh Collective At a second public consultation of meetings with Lydiard Tregoze Mike Bowden, the chairman, said:
Saturday 18 July, 7pm to 10.30pm held on 3 June, planning consultant Parish Council who will take “Lydiard Park is a unique local asset
Marlborough Football Club, Marl- Peter Lawson said the number of stewardship of the rest of Taylor and has a very special place in the
borough SN8 2BG. houses had been reduced from 50 Wimpey’s land holding between the hearts of local people, supported by
Tickets £9 each from Hilary Fleming to 48. He added the parish council park and the existing West Swindon their councillors and Members of
01793 813069 or email: hilaryflem- would support the Taylor Wimpey housing. Parliament.”
[email protected] plan whilst agreeing to take owner- “They recognise there is a balance South Swindon MP Robert
to be struck between a small hous- Buckland expressed his ‘regret that
ing development and protection the developer continues to pursue
PREMIER FLOORING of a much larger area of land. Our their proposal.’
“It really is deeply disappointing
agreement will be written into the
CARPETS - VINYLS - LAMINATES draft parish neighbourhood plan.” that they are intent on ignoring the
But Lydiard Tregoze Parish Council views of residents and the Friends
clerk Avril Roe indicated that Taylor of Lydiard Park,” he said. “The house
Wimpey has jumped the gun. “The and park are a jewel in Swindon’s
THE PREMIER SERVICE parish council has not yet issued heritage, and any planning decision
GUARANTEED TO SAVE any statement about this,” she said. must recognise its rural setting.
YOU MONEY “We are still in discussion with “The creation of Local Plans was
Taylor Wimpey and nothing has a key policy of the last govern-
FREE uplifting and disposal of been decided.” ment. Wiltshire Council has agreed
your existing flooring Rob Hammond from Winchcombe their plan and I will object to any
FREE moving of furniture Close in The Prinnels supports the application that runs contrary to a
plan commenting: “I think it’s a sound local plan.”
NO Hidden extras or delivery good development as long as the North Wilts MP James Gray has
charges land transfer covenant is secure and written to Taylor Wimpey’s chief
the flooding of Hay Lane is dealt executive Peter Redfern to express
All products and installation HOME SELECTION with. If the majority of the land is his continued ‘strong opposition
guaranteed
WE COME TO YOU protected I’m willing to sacrifice a to the westwards expansion of
Public Liability Insured bit for 48 houses.” Swindon. There should not be a
NO PRESSURE SALES However Steve Brown from housing estate developed within the
CALL STEVEN WALDRON
NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS Spencer Close believes: “It is an protected setting of Lydiard Park
TEL 01793 320974 CARRIED OUT IN THE COMFORT unnecessary development on green and in full view of Lydiard House
OF YOUR OWN HOME AT A TIME fields. Why must they spoil the and St Mary’s Church.’
MOB 07812 855250 THAT SUITS YOU views from the church side of the However Peter Lawson suggested
[email protected] FAMILY RUN BUSINESS THAT park? Wiltshire’s Local Plan has already
DELIVERS QUALITY SERVICE Arthur Beltrami from Spencer been compromised after a planning
Unit 35 Pembroke Centre AND WITH OVER 30 YEARS Close added: “Everyone knows inspector hearing an appeal in
Cheney Manor Industrial Estate EXPERIENCE IN INSTALLATION Taylor Wimpey will push to get their Corsham concluded that Wiltshire
Swindon SN2 2PQ AND PRODUCT SALES
way. They employ expensive lawyers Council does not have a five year
ALL YEAR ROUND COMPETITIVE PRICES to argue their case and use clever supply of deliverable housing land.
AND EXCELLENT SERVICE. ploys to divide communities with This means the criteria for applying
offers of land to the parish council the Local Plan is questionable and
IT’S WHY OUR CUSTOMERS RETURN beyond Swindon’s boundary, in the issue will be tested at a plan-
TO US TIME AND TIME AGAIN!
return for accepting these houses.” ning appeal if necessary.
6 swindonlink.com n July 2015