Kingsdown Success

We are delighted to announce that the Kingsdown development at Swindon secured a resolution to permit at planning committee last night.

The project will deliver:

1,152 new and affordable homes
Comprehensive local transports improvements
Three form entry primary school for 630 pupils
Over 31ha of open space
Enhancements to nearby Stanton Park and Stratton Wood
A new neighbourhood centre

Working closely with the Local Authority and consultees, the application has gone through various iterations to ensure the proposals are well designed, providing a distinctive, attractive and accessible place. All new homes at Kingsdown will be zero-carbon ready, powered by air source heat pumps, have solar panels and come with electric vehicle charging points.

For Brookbanks, the planning application was managed by our Paul Boileau on behalf of Persimmon Homes and Primegate Properties.

We’re looking forward to moving the project into delivery.

Chairman

Paul Boileau

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