Plans for the district centre to serve North Swindon were put on display in Abbey Meads Community Primary School and Haydon Wick Parish Council Officers during the last week of September and will be available for inspection until 9 October at Swindon Council's planning offices. Councillors on the Planning Committee will consider the proposals and public comments at a meeting provisionally set for 30 October.

The project by Asda Wal-Mart will cover 37 acres on a site to the north of Haydon End Lane, west of Lady Lane, and accessed by vehicle from junction 6 of the new Northern Orbital Road (see drawing), and from Lady Lane.

In total there will 360,000 square feet of retail space, equal to the size of Greenbridge retail park. The buildings are arranged in a V shape facing a large car park. Two major retail outlets will occupy the ends of the V; the main Asda food-superstore will cover 100,000 square feet.

Smaller shop units will be clustered around a central public square with cafes, restaurants and a play area. Close-by will be a library and a health centre, plus a health and fitness centre. A garden centre with 20,000 square feet of sales area is also proposed. Additional support facilities, such as banks, building societies, restaurants and a petrol station are likely to be provided.

The two arms of the V will be separated by a tree lined traffic calmed bus-only street which will bring people from a new roundabout on Lady Lane. To avoid the impression of one large building mass, roof lines will be arranged at different heights with openings to create a varied appearance.

Heavy planting will surround the site to create buffer zones from housing areas, and there will be safe pedestrian and cycle routes leading to and from it.

Planners at Swindon Council are seeking public comment on: