Ambitious plans have been submitted to replace Swindon’s 23-year-old tented market with a 12-storey building containing 101 flats, four food and drink outlets, a shop unit, bike store and refuse collection area.
The new application, by NC Architects on behalf of applicants CJV Properties Limited, represents a radical expansion of previous plans that were given the go-ahead in November, to create a two-storey building on the site housing four restaurants and outdoor seating.
The applicants claim that the shape and position would allow the creation of a landmark building which would form a gateway into the Brunel Centre and provide a focal point from Farnsby Street and Commercial Road at the opposite end to the library and supermarket at Regent Circus.
The tented market which is due to be demolished
According to the application, “The proposed layout will provide a modern looking building with glazed facades all round the building.”
It adds that the building will feature a crisp terracotta or graphite tiled rainscreen cladding and blue engineering brickwork to “echo the materials and colours of the original market and disguise the service access while allowing views into and out of the building.”
The development ‘seeks to provide a welcoming environment with a human scale at Street Level with the upper storeys set back from the frontage where they are softened by the roof overhang. Planting and roof gardens for residents have been incorporated.’
Anyone wanting to view the full planning documents can do so on Swindon Borough Council’s website here.
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