Housing
Haboakus hold Gorse Hill homes drop-in sessions
Regular informal meetings for local people interested in development proposals for 240 homes and parkland enhancements at Gorse Hill through April, May and June
Regular informal drop-in sessions for local people interested in housing development proposals for Gorse Hill start on Monday 16 April. Members of the Haboakus Gorse Hill project team will be...
Yellow lines could penalise people living by Redhouse Way
Residents rise up to object to Swindon Council’s proposal to ban car parking
Redhouse residents have risen up to object to Swindon Council’s proposal to paint yellow lines along Redhouse Way to ease traffic flow, reduce delays on the bus service and improve the speed eme...
Tadpole Farm homes needs to happen, says Nick Martin
West Swindon councillor worried that houses in Wiltshire on Swindon's border will get the go ahead if Swindon Council cannot decide on more houses for North Swindon
West Swindon councillor Nick Martin is worried that if Crest Homes’ plan for 1,700 homes at Tadpole Farm, north of Oakhurst and Redhouse is not approved, there is a good chance that Taylor Wimpe...
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Swindon opposition leader accused of wrongly meeting house developers
Council leader Rod Bluh hits back at dishonest smear and says he was representing town's interests
Swindon Council's Labour opposition have reacted to council leader Rod Bluh's public declaration on the council's web site that he accepted free hospitality from house developers Crest Nicholson at an...
Haboakus will 'keep talking and listening' over Gorse Hill homes
100 people attend first community consultation to view plans for low energy homes and park improvements. Opponents want to maintain green space and allotements
Haboakus, the joint venture between TV presenter Kevin McCloud's HAB Housing company and Green Square Housing Association, says it will keep talking and listening to local people for new homes and par...
Gardens plans for Wichelstowe on show
Four garden theme designs proposed for Wichelstowe. Ideas displayed on 12, 14 and 15 March
The unique atmosphere and features of different types of gardens could be the blueprint for creating the overall look and feel for the next stage of the Wichelstowe development. Two design cons...
Branded motors spread the word about merger
Success and expansion since Richard James and Swindon Homefinders joined forces
Two Swindon property agents are spreading the word about their successful merger by splashing out on four new branded motors. Richard James, of the Swindon and Wroughton estate agency chain, and...
Gorse Hill homes consultation - 10 March
Haboakus to hold first community consultation on proposals for new homes and the improvement of the wider park at Gorse Hill.
Haboakus has announced the date of its first community consultation on proposals for new homes and the improvement of the wider park at Gorse Hill in Swindon. It will take place on Saturday 10 March ...
Children get creepy crawly treat thanks to house builder
Lyneham housing development launched with Jonathan's Jungle Roadshow.
Children from across Wiltshire were given a taste of jungle life at Lyneham’s newest housing development after meeting the creepy crawlies of Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow from Swindon. Pers...
Swindon school children name new housing development
Seven Fields pupils rewarded with book vouchers for naming new site Hazel Ridge
A leading regional house builder has rewarded children from Penhill with national book vouchers having tasked them to name a new development in the area. Persimmon Homes Wessex asked talented year si...
Velux glass problems in North Swindon
Find out if your window is one of the faulty batch
Owners of 8 to 14 year old houses, which have been fitted with small Velux windows, are experiencing a shock when the glass spontaneously shatters, spraying shards in all directions. Apparently this ...
Swindon tenants vote to stay with the Council
Secret ballot of council house tenants overwhelmingly against switching to new, local housing association. Council to borrow and pay an extra £139.6 million to the central government
Swindon Borough Council tenants have voted to remain with the Council rather than switching to a new, local housing association. In the secret ballot of the Council's secure tenants conducte...
Planning Application for first phase at Union Square
Significant milestone in Swindon town centre regeneration project
Muse Developments and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have submitted a detailed planning application to Swindon Borough Council for the first phase of regeneration at Union Square. The applica...
15 December: Kevin McCloud's Swindon Grand Design on TV
Second episode of the journey to create town's first sustainable housing site on Channel 4
The story to create town's first sustainable housing site will be featured on Channel 4 in the second of two episodes on 15th December at 8pm. The Triangle site off Northern Road comprises 42 sustain...
Swindon Housing Vote ballot going ahead
December vote to decide how Council tenants' homes will be owned and managed in the future.
Swindon Borough Council tenants will take part in a ballot this month to decide how their homes will be owned and managed in future. The decision to go ahead with the ballot was made at a m...
Tenants urged to use their vote on future of homes
Swindon Housing Vote scheduled for November.
Swindon Borough Council tenants are being urged to ‘use their vote’ as consultation begins on the future of council housing. Through the Swindon Housing Vote, the local authority plans to...
Revealed: where the North Swindon developers’ cash has gone
Millions have been paid by house developers in North Swindon to Swindon Borough Council, but where is it? We have a partial list, and only a little has been spent in North Swindon
SwindonLink asked at the end of February where the millions paid by house developers in North Swindon to Swindon Borough Council has gone. Originally, when planning permission to build North Swindon ...
TV company looks for home buyers for programme
Are you searching for your ideal home? Need some help? Get on the bus for the new ITV programme Drive to Buy
ITV1 are looking for home hunters to take part in Drive to Buy, a unique and exciting new property programme. ARE YOU LOOKING TO BUY YOUR IDEAL HOME NOW? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A ONCE IN A L...
Council seeking volunteers to join Housing Shadow Board
Have your say in helping shape the future of social housing in Swindon - applications close 19 August
Members of the public are being invited to join a shadow board which will have a major say in helping shape the future of social housing in Swindon. The Shadow Board is being set up for a new propose...
Swindon Young Wardens to tidy up communities
Youngsters plant flowers, pick up litter and learn about internet safety during summer project
Young people will be making a difference in three communities by joining a Swindon Borough Council-run scheme during the summer holiday. The Young Wardens scheme was launched in Penhill last ...
Housing Minister approves Swindon’s council housing ballot
Tenants to get the chance to vote on the future of the council’s housing stock
Tenants will get the chance to vote on the future of the council’s housing stock after the Government’s Housing Minister agreed to a special ballot. The ballot, which was given the go a...
First Swindon car club opens at 'The Triangle'
GOCO car club developed in partnership with Hab Oakus will provide sustainable travel option
GO! Co-operative Limited - trading as GOCO - a multi-stakeholder sustainable travel co-operative, is to launch the first car club in Swindon. The GOCO CAR car club has been developed in partnership ...
Grand Design sets new standard for Swindon housing
Kevin McCloud's project creates high quality sustainable housing at the Triangle in Rodbourne
The first residents have moved into the Triangle, 42 sustainable homes built by Hab Oakus - the joint venture between Kevin McCloud's company Hab and the Swindon-based housing group GreenSquare. Lo...
Bruce Street bridges to be sorted out
7 - 10 July. Swindon Council displays plans for £10.7 million redevelopment of problem roundabout to speed traffic on Great Western Way
A major £10.7million scheme to reduce congestion and improve journey times on one of Swindon’s busiest routes will be showcased at a public exhibition from 7 to 10 July. Highways engine...
Wiltshire Core Strategy does not support Ridgeway Farm
..but 800 more could get permission anyway when pending planning application is considered
Wiltshire Council has published its future planning Core Strategy which allocates land for only 200 houses which are already being built at Moredon Bridge, and scraps the idea for 3,000 ho...
Wichelstowe Wins Prizes
Wilts & Berks Canal wins two prizes in 2011 Waterways Renaissance Awards
The newest part of the Wilts & Berks Canal at Wichelstowe, Swindon has beaten stiff, nationwide competition to win two prizes in the 2011 Waterways Renaissance Awards organised by the Waterways Tr...
