A repair garage in Wroughton could be demolished and be replaced by a dozen houses.

The site of Haskins Garage at the corner of the High Street in the village and Sun Lane is subject to an application to build 13 houses lodged with planners at Swindon Borough Council by the company which runs the garage itself.

Previously the garage sold cars and petrol from its forecourt, but the business no mainly concentrates servicing and MoT work, and much of it site is unused.

The report to the planning department says: "The site is on the edge of the village centre, with excellent access to Wroughton’s local shops and services."

If permission is granted, the whole of the site will be levelled and two-bed, three-bed and four-bed houses will constructed there, some two storeys high and some with a living space in the attic.

Three terraced houses could be constructed fronting onto the High Street, though set back further from the road than the existing garage buildings and with some green landscaping at the front to give some privacy.

Another six houses could be built, in two joined terraces of three, with their back gardens butting onto the Co-Op and its car park lining Nursery Close. A final terrace of four houses is designated for space on the other side of Sun Lane Mews, facing towards the High Street, where cars are currently parked for the garage.

The application says: "The scale and form of the scheme reflects the existing adjacent properties, including the houses fronting Sun Lane to the south which are terraced properties.

"The proposed building line on the High Street frontage is consistent with the Co-op and the houses to the west."

Access to all the houses would be from Sun Lane Mews

The plans make provision for 28 parking spaces on the plot, at a rate of two per home and two unallocated visitor spaces. Parking will be at the front of the plot, just off the High Street and at the back, where cars are parked on the other side of Sun Lane mews. There may be some parking available in front of some of the houses lining the mews.

When owner of the garage Stuart Veale lodged an application for a very similar scheme earlier this year he said he would look for a new site to continue the servicing and repairs business in Wroughton.

Chairman of Wroughton Parish Council John Hewer said he didn't think the application would cause too much opposition in the village.

He said: "This site has been identified in the Wroughton Neighbourhood Plan as being suitable for housing."

A shortage of housing in Wroughton is acknowledged.