THIS is a round-up of the week s public notices for the Swindon area. SWINDON: Additional information and designs about the 120 homes and associated works at Catsbrain Farm on Highworth Road have been submitted. (Reference: S/RES/20/1651SASM) This relates to Reserved Matters from previous outline permission S/OUT/19/0215 HIGHWORTH: Information on the proposed 50 homes on Wrag Barn Golf Course on Shrivenham Road has been submitted. (Reference: S/21/0015SASM) It includes details about including access and internal roads, public open space and landscaping, SUDS and other associated infrastructure. WICHELSTOWE: An application (reference: S/COHD/21/0189) has been made to Swindon s planning authority for consent on the discharge of condition 15 (Foul Water Drainage Strategy) and condition 16 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy) in so far as they relate to Parcel 8B pursuant to Wichelstowe Outline Planning Permission S/13/1524 which was accompanied by an Environmental Statemen
Millions of pounds worth of government funding could be heading to Swindon to help prevent flooding. The borough council has submitted a bid to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’ flood and coastal resilience innovation programme in a bid to secure up to £6m for flood mitigation measures in Wanborough, Highworth, Abbey Meads, Taw Hill and Haydon End. Proposals include retro-fitting drainage systems and natural flood management in the areas to reduce flood risk and reduce the council’s carbon footprint. Gary Sumner, cabinet member for strategic infrastructure, transport and planning, said: “Flooding can be devastating for communities and we have seen here in Swindon in recent years how major flood events can cause huge problems for residents.
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REVIEW OF THE YEAR - JUNE: Shop queues, a Disney dream come true, and a Black Lives Matter rally
REVIEW OF THE YEAR - JUNE: Shop queues, a Disney dream come true, and a Black Lives Matter rally THINGS returned to some sort of normality in June as schools reopened and many town centre shops welcomed back customers. The first day of the month was also the first day back for thousands of primary school pupils and secondary school students in Swindon. Months of online learning at home made children eager to return to the classroom and see their friends again, and teachers were happy to have them back, though it took a lot of effort to carry out the extra steps needed to keep everyone safe.
Police out in Swindon on Saturday, December 19 Inset: Insp Colin Conway Pictures: ADVER BLACK Eye Friday is how the tabloids term the final Friday night before Christmas – with partygoers leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. And the last Saturday before December 25 is often dubbed Super Saturday. But this weekend, like most of 2020, has not gone to form. Police have dealt with a fraction of the drunken violence they would normally be sent to mop up at this time of year. On the night Boris Johnson cancelled family festivities for millions of households across the country, we went out on patrol with Wiltshire Police response officers in Swindon to see what policing Christmas 2020 was like.