Nearly 40 more houses and flats could be built in a village south of Swindon where such development has long been opposed.

SEPA Ltd has put in two applications for outline permission to build a development of 30 homes and another of eight in Langton Park in the countryside near Wroughton airfield.

The plot, which could see 30 homes in 13 pairs of semi-detached houses and one block of four flats, already has permission for a separate scheme for 30 houses.

The proposal for eight homes would see in-fill of land among the mid-20th houses along the road running West from Langton Park to Overtown.

Both schemes have received a recommendation for approval from Swindon Borough Council’s planning officers.

The developer proposes to build the 30 houses and flats either side of a semi-circular road running thorough the rectangular plot and joining up to Langton Park at either end.

The semi-detached houses are modern in appearance and faced in dark cladding on the upper floor and white render on the ground floor.

SEPA’s application says: “The elevations are to be contemporary, while taking precedence from the local vernacular. These ‘houses of the future’ need to also look contemporary and high quality.

It adds: “The plan shows a green public space centrally within the scheme and the use of street trees within and to strengthen the edge of the site boundaries, as well as grassland, hedgerows and wildlife area.

"It will support biodiversity, water management and nature conservation objectives, as well as helping to address the challenges of climate change.”

Both applications have been opposed by Wroughton Parish Council and the three ward borough councillors, Cathy Martyn, Dave Martyn and Brian Ford, who have requested they were called in for discussion by the planning committee.

They have long said that the area is inappropriate for housing - especially the affordable variety - as the village has very few facilities and is hard to reach.

The councillors wrote about the larger scheme: “The proposal continues to fail to respond appropriately to both the setting within the AONB and the local setting within the immediate neighbourhood.

“The public realm and street scene are both poor, the accessibility to services, shops and other amenities remains unsustainable and predominantly dependent upon car use, the proposed development layout fails to integrate with the neighbouring environment, and the southern and eastern edges of the proposed development don’t front the existing Langton Park road and are therefore out of character with the existing streetscene.”

Both applications will be discussed by the planning committee at its meeting beginning at 6pm on Tuesday, July 12.