On this page: Details about the plans plus supporting information.
Wiltshire & Swindon Structure Plan 2016
The Wiltshire and Swindon Structure Plan 2016 was adopted in April 2006 covering the plan period from 1996 - 2016. The Structure Plan was prepared jointly by Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire Council as the strategic planning authorities. The Structure Plan sets out a strategic planning framework dealing with issues such as the scale, pattern and broad location of housing and employment development across Swindon and Wiltshire, including the protection of the built and natural environment. It also sets transport priorities and incorporates policies relating to tourism and renewable energy.
With the enactment of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 structure plans will be replaced at the local level by Local Development Frameworks.
The adopted Wiltshire and Swindon Structure Plan can be downloaded as a series of pdf files:
Explanatory Memorandum Text 1,478KB
Key Diagram 241KB
Swindon Inset Diagram 135KB
In accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Act (2004), the Structure Plan was extant until April 2009. An application was made to the Secretary of State to 'save' those policies that need to be retained until core strategies for Wiltshire and Swindon are in place.
The Secretary of State subsequently issued a direction in respect of policies in the Wiltshire and Swindon Structure Plan 2016. A copy of the direction is available to download below, along with the schedule of saved policies and an accompanying letter.
Saved Policies Direction (1.3 MB)
In accordance with the transitional provisions of the 2004 Act, on 1 April 2009, a number of policies have effectively expired and no longer form part of the development plan for Wiltshire and Swindon.
These are:
Policy DP10C - University Campus and Mixed Use Development: Swindon
Policy C7 - The New Forest
Policy W3 - Provision of Adequate Waste Facilities
Policy DP14 - Housing, Employment and Related Development in the Open Countryside
Policy MS8 - Offshore Oil and Gas