SWINDON’S winners and losers in the development stakes can be revealed in full for the first time.

The Advertiser has obtained a breakdown of all building plans approved in the whole borough in the last five years, along with how much cash developers have pledged for each local community.

It shows the true hot-spots for new development, and also reveals that some places do much better than others when it comes to winning contributions from the companies which build there.

In total, over the last five years developers have agreed to hand over around £30m to the council for improvements in and around their building spots, according to the data.

The top area when it comes to developer contributions is Moredon, which has seen £3.5m given over in Section 106 deals in the last five years.

After that is Old Town and Lawn, with £3.4m, followed by the Central ward, with £3.1m.

But Penhill and Abbey Meads were among those areas which received the smallest amounts of developers’ cash along with Walcot.

But Coun Peter Mallinson (Con, Walcot) said his ward may soon get off the bottom rung.

“What’s happened in other areas is they’ve had development. We haven’t had anything like that yet,” he said. “We will get it. We’re hoping for 106 money would come from the development of Sussex Square.

“For the people of Walcot, once we’ve acquired the Bulldog pub and development has started in Sussex Square, the facilities will be the very latest, and it will be a big boost for the area.”

The Sussex Square development would see a supermarket and housing built in the area close to Walcot library.

Coun Andy Harrison (Lib Dem, Penhill) also said his ward’s low level of Section 106 cash had been because there was simply so little meaningful development in the area.

He said: “It’s appalling. It’s something I’ve raised previously.

“Part of the reason is I believe there’s not been that much development within Penhill in recent years, and only small developments at that.

“It’s about the fact there isn’t development going on in our area to put it bluntly, which gives us that 106 money pot.

“When it does come in in small amounts it goes into a central pot and doesn’t necessarily go into this area.”

Among the many developments which have yielded sizable sums for Swindon Council are the BHS store in Bridge Street (£75,900), Jury’s Inn in Fleming Way (£261,827), the GWR Sports Ground in Shrivenham Road (£1.4m), St Joseph’s school in Ocotal Way (£767,400), and the old RAF Princess Alexandra Hospital in Wroughton (£886,052).

Not all the Section 106 money cited has been spent yet.

Section 106 deals are struck between a developer and the council, as a condition of granting permission for building work to begin.

Council planners demand that the developer provides cash for roads schools and quality-of-life improvements for the area in which it wants to build.

WORST PERFORMING AREAS - Walcot: £25,612.80; Penhill: £26,458.01; Abbey Meads: £36,000; St Philip’s: £48,260; Toothill and Westlea: £49,454; and Haydon Wick: £88,587.