Town centre: A closed social club in Dixon Street could be turned into two separated shared houses with a total of 24 people living in it.

Ben Williams Home Design has put in a proposal to divide the former Cycle Club to two HMOs, one housing 11 and the other 13. To allow for this the building would be extended font and back and have the roof raised.

The building, which was a sports and social club until it closed four years ago was given planning permission for conversion into eight flats in 2019.

Ward councillor Marina Strinkovsky has objected to the plan. She said: “This change will be unpopular with residents - the property is already flanked by HMOs on both sides and my view would be that this is too high a concentration of HMOs on a single residential street with family homes.

“At the least we should expect the developer to provide appropriate storage for the additional number of wheelie bin and recycling boxes this change will create, if it goes ahead. It's not sustainable to turn Dixon street into a waste collection centre; appropriate storage must be provided so that the bins are not left to litter the pavement willy-nilly.”

Haydon Wick: More gardeners will be able to grow their own fruit, veg and flowers if a plan put forward by Haydon Wick Parish Council goes ahead. The council wants to build a permanent facility, currently houses in temporary containers, for its parks and open spaces team at Blunsdon Road allotments. As well as a workshop, office and parking for staff, it would also extend the site for another 12 allotments plots.

Coate: Housebuilder Coate Developments Ltd, which was given permission in 2016 to knock down 11 and 12 Coate Lane and build six houses on the site has applied to change the design of the houses, removing chimneys.

Kingshill: the large modern two-storey Kingshill House in Kent Road can be turned into a funeral parlour. Undertaker Mark Hillier who runs Hillier Funeral Services in Victoria Road has been given permission for the change of use. The building will incorporate accommodation for a live-in caretaker.

New Eastern Villages: Another application might be expected soon to build 280 houses in the south eastern portion of the expansion allocation. Terra Strategic land and Hayfields Homes have asked Swindon Borough Council planners for an environmental impact assessment screening opinion for a development of 280 houses. These requests are normally the earliest indication that a full planning application is in the pipeline.

Extensions: Applications have been put in to build extensions to houses, or outbuildings or convert outbuildings or lofts into habitable rooms at 54 St Philips Road, Stratton St Mary; 59 Merton Avenue, Upper Stratton; 15 Okebourne Park, Liden; 159 Swindon Road, Stratton St Margaret; 46 Churchward Avenue, Rodbourne Cheney; 9 Elgin Drive, Greenbridge; 30 Nindum Road, Stratton St Margaret; 5 Perrys Lane, Wroughton; 474 Cricklade Road, Upper Stratton; 47 Bath Road, Old Town and 8 Glevum Road, Stratton St Margaret.

Such application shave been approved for: 1 Pickwick Close, Queensfield; 18 Hamworthy Road, Nythe; 18 Wheeler Avenue, Stratton St Margaret; 5 Parsloes Close, Wroughton; 6 Fairlawn, Liden; 39 Ridgeway Road, Queensfield; 80 Churchwarden Avenue, Rodbourne Cheney; 328 The Cullerns, Highworth; 52 Ipswich Street, Gorse Hill; 39 Belmont Crescent, Old Town; 4 Brimble Hill, Wroughton; 2 Roberts Close, Wroughton; 8 Frilford Drive, Stratton St Margaret and 57 Copse Avenue.

A plan put in by AD Draughting Ltd to convert a garage into living space and adding windows to it at 10 Draycot road in Chiseldon has been turned down. Planners said: “The proposed building would have a detrimental impact upon the amenity of future occupiers in terms of lack of internal and external amenity space and poor outlook due to the intensification of the site.”

Mr E Taylor’s proposal to build a second floor extension at the back of 21 Dixon Street in the town centre and to convert the loft into habitable space was refused. The council’s decision said: “The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the appearance of the host property due to the proposed second floor’s pitched roof that is poorly integrated with the rear dormer to the detriment of the character of the area.”