Fails to meet government guidelines for regeneration of urban areas

Too near M4, noise and pollution

Too near railway, noise and pollution

Partly flood plain, and remainder mostly wet and boggy

Health risks of wet area, especially infant mortality (the best index of public health ! ) Plus pneumonia and asthma

Loss of recreational area for thousands in West and South Swindon

Loss of environmental assets, especially wildlife (over 77 species including protected)

Loss of, or prejudice to, archaeological sites (some known, others still to be uncovered)

Wrong area for jobs and major shopping so would cause greater use of cars

Fails to take into account the increases and potential increases in jobs to the East, and reduction of jobs in the South

Would cause extra traffic gongestion in Old Town and Pipers areas

Affect views of Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty towards Wroughton

Encourages coalescence with Wroughton / Wootton Bassett

Reduces canal restoration plans for nature conservation

Leads to destruction of hedgerows and habitats

Prevents easy public access to e.g. Community forest

Spoils views of Swindon from M4 and villages, and from Swindon towards the South

Ignores the written objections of thousands of Swindonians during public consultations in 1998

Would require very dense building (over 12 per acre)

Would swallow up several farms, businesses and many fields

May not prevent later development (after 2011 ) to the East so why not start there sooner if necessary and thus avoid using TWO greenfleld sites?

Should remain in the Rural Buffer opposite the Wroughton area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, should remain as recreational wildlife area and become a millennium nature park

Finally, it breaks all promises made by Thamesdown Borough Council that the Front Garden would NEVER be built on (many of the Councillors now are the same ones who made the promise then!), and fails to meet the many promises made at all levels regarding the protection of the environment