Plans for new Swindon homes on former playing fields

The planning application includes 18 flats in two three-storey blocks and two-to-four bedroom houses

More than 60 homes could be built on former playing fields if plans are approved.

Developer Keepmoat Ltd hope to build 66 homes on Moredon playing fields, south of the River Ray in Swindon.

The planning application includes 18 flats in two three-storey blocks and two-to-four bedroom houses om the site, which backs on to the Cheney Manor Industrial Estate.

A decision by Swindon Borough Council on the proposals is expected in May.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), the sale of the land to developers is what has enabled Swindon Borough Council to fund work at the playing fields, including the creation of a new sports hub.

The development will back on to Cheney Manor Industrial Estate in Swindon

Layout drawings of the site show a broadly rectangular area, edged by green spaces and trees and at the very north, containing a flood-alleviation pond which will link to the River Ray.

Houses will be arranged looking out of the site, with rear garden backing onto each other in the centre to ensure they are enclosed.

The application said: "The site is physically somewhat independent of other established residential areas locally, and therefore more receptive to a distinct identity of its own in terms of design.

"Natural surveillance in the form of doors and windows overlooking streets, pedestrian routes and public open spaces will create activity throughout the day and evening and will be an essential element in creating a safe environment for all users, whilst discouraging criminal activity by increasing the risk of detection," it added.