Swindon Central Area Action Plan

A Central Area Action Plan is being prepared to guide the regeneration of Central Swindon.

On 31st December 2007 the Central Area Action Plan Submission Paper and Proposals Map was submitted to the Secretary of State and published for public consultation.

Section 1 (495 KB)

Section 2 (2,628 KB)

Section 3 (203 KB)

Section 4 (279 KB)

Section 5 (1,127 KB)

Section 6 (2,056 KB)

Section 7 (1,438 KB)

Section 8 (245 KB)

Section 9 (407 KB)

Section 10 (385 KB)

Section 11 & 12 (262 KB)

Proposals Map (1,480 KB)

Implementation Plan (729KB)

The consultation period ended on 25 February 2008. Representations made during this period have been forwarded to the Secretary of State and will be considered by an Inspector at an independent examination.

The following supplementary material to the Central Area Action Plan - Submission paper are also available to download:

Sustainability Appraisal (855KB)

Regulation 28 Consultation Statement (996KB)

Statutory Notice (19KB)

The Central Area Action Plan 'Matters' (18KB)

Equalities Impact Assessment (42KB)

Habitats Regulations Assessment (349KB)

Technical Statement (247KB)

Supporting Statement (497KB)

The responses received to the Central Area Action Plan  - Issues and Options Paper and the Preferred Options Paper are also available to download:

Summary of Responses to the Issues and Options Paper (229KB)

Summary of Responses to the Preferred Options Paper (383KB)

Electronic versions of the original responses to both the Isssues and Options and Preferred Options stages are available on request, please Contact Forward Planning.

Printed versions of all the documents mentioned above are available to purchase; for details of how to obtain these documents please see Obtaining Printed Copies.

Previous Stages

An Issues and Options draft of the Swindon Central Area Action Plan was published for public consultation in November 2006.

A Preferred Options draft of the Swindon Central Area Action Plan was published for public consultation in April 2007.

Summary Leaflet (626KB)

Preferred Options Paper Pt 1 (2,518 KB)

Preferred Options Paper Pt 2 (1,746 KB)

Sustainability Appraisal Report (745KB)

Preferred Options Public Notice (17KB)

Timetable

An indicative timetable towards adoption of the Central Area Action Plan is provided below:

The Area Action Plan also takes account of corporate objectives, in particular those of the Sustainable Community Strategy. The Swindon Strategic Partnership (SSP) has the role of delivering the Sustainable Community Strategy and implementing the Swindon Local Area Agreement (the delivery plan for achieving the Sustainable Community Strategy). Fully integrating work between the SSP and the LDF is vital to ensure that the LDF properly reflects the aspirations and priorities of the Swindon community as expressed in the Sustainable Community Strategy.

Status

Area Action Plans are subject to independent examination and have the status of 'Development Plan Documents'. This means that upon adoption, the Swindon Central Area Action Plan will become the key planning document against which planning applications in the Central Area will be considered.

Form and Content

Area Action Plans are a new planning policy mechanism, provided by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and form part of the Local Development Framework . Government Guidance states that Area Action Plans should also focus upon implementation of proposals within the Action Plan area. Area Action Plan should provide a mechanism for ensuring development of an appropriate scale and mix is delivered.

This web page was updated on Thursday 17 April 2008