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Search the Public Notice PortalNew images show the progress of a major housing development on Swindon’s outskirts as a fresh planning application is submitted.
As part of the New Eastern Villages that are being built around the borough, Taylor Wimpey Bristol and Vistry Cotswolds are adding a neighbourhood featuring up to 2,380 homes near the A420 and South Marston which will also include two primary schools, community and business spaces, and a variety of green infrastructure.
Swindon Borough Council gave outline planning permission for the development in August 2021.
The section currently under construction will be accessed via Old Vicarage Lane and Thornhill Road.
Various applications for different aspects of the site have been submitted so that they can be approved by the local authority.
The latest one is for reserved matters relating to the appearance, scale, layout, drainage, and landscaping around Rowborough Lane, which will be a primary street for the neighbourhood.
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A cover letter from David Lock Associates, on behalf of the two housing developers, describes it as “a high-level Reserved Matters Application submission to enable engagement with the Environment Agency, the lead local flood authority, and SBC’s Highways team on the South Marston Brook Crossing Points which are shown as culverts and the principles of the Primary Street layout.”
A previous reserved matters application for access, layout and scale was submitted in January 2026.
A 1,000-home development is being built on green space near Nightingale Lane and Magdalene Close.
To facilitate this, Old Vicarage Lane closed in November 2025 for 18 months and a diversion was put in place for motorists heading into South Marston via the A420.
The nearby Carpenters Arms pub closed in January 2026 due to the effect this long-term closure had on footfall, though Arkell’s Brewery plans to reopen it in 2028 once the construction work is complete and new residents start to move in.
Other previously-approved applications for the area cover the northern and southern access stubs for Rowborough Primary Street and the Old Vicarage Lane Priority Junction.
South Marston Parish Council said it is “pleased that an overall drainage scheme for Rowborough has been lodged as an aid to technical discussions. We do not have the expertise to usefully contribute and will leave this to officers.”
Taylor Wimpey’s online webpage describes Woodlands as "ideal for first-time buyers, second steppers and growing families, this development combines style, space and energy efficiency".
The properties will be priced between £315,000 and £530,000.
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