Details on another 250 houses to be built on the southern approaches to Highworth have been revealed.

Developer David Wilson Homes has already been given outline permission to build the houses on a broadly rectangular patch of green fields to the east of Shrivenham Road south of the town.

The development forms part of a swathe of new house building forming a crescent from east of Shrivenham Road to Highworth Road.

The company has now put in a new application with the layout of the site and details of open space, play area and the appearance of the houses – and these details must be approved by Swindon Borough Council before significant work starts.

The application shows the houses would be laid out around a single main street describing a rectangle with a single access of the main road. At the northern end of the development another street branches off the central one and runs parallel with it and the northern and eastern boundaries of the plot.

The whole site is bounded by a footpath through wooded green space, and there are two playgrounds, one in the middle of the site and one in the eastern corner.

David Wilson Homes application says: “The majority of the site’s hedgerows and trees will be retained within generous green corridors.

“The existing Public Right of Way will also be enhanced within the development. The existing public footpath adjacent to Shrivenham Road will be extended to connect into the proposed development.

“A mix of natural and semi-natural green space and amenity spaces will provide the opportunity for recreation and relaxation and [two equipped playgrounds] will offer recreational opportunities on site.

Thirty per cent of the homes on site will be made available for an “affordable” rent - defined as 80 per cent of the market rate.

The seventy-five affordable homes will be a range of sizes, from 15 one-bed flats, 12 two bed flats and 48 houses ranging from two to four bedrooms, with the majority, 28, having three beds.

The application by the house builder says: “Facing treatments include the use of brick, reconstituted stone and render to add variety to the street scene.

“Buildings in render will be located at key points of the layout to create local landmarks, such as at corners and at the end of vistas. Roofs will be finished in either brown or grey tiles.”