BROOME MANOR: A plan to pave over three holes at Broome Manor Golf Complex and put a car park with solar panel canopies, and use the power to run the Nationwide building has been withdrawn.

Twigmarket Ltd, which runs the golf centre had wanted to install the photovoltaic canopies on the site and run a cable to Nationwide in Pipers Way

It said the proposal would supply about a quarter of the building society’s power needs at its headquarters. About 40 letters of objection were submitted and the plan has subsequently been withdrawn.

The company still has another application with significant changes to the site, including football pitches and car parking on the three affected holes to be discussed by Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee on Tuesday.

WICHELSTOWE: A spectacular tree of life, featuring the sort of wildlife to be found in and around the canal in Wichelstowe can be put up in the new development.

The Tree of Life sculpture in cut steel by Sebastien Boyeson was the winner of the competition to find a piece of art for the roundabout in Mill Lane. Public art was one of the conditions given to developers when the Wichelstowe expansion was given approval.

The tree includes animals and plants found at Wichelstowe with the heron, which was recently voted as residents’ favourite Wichelstowe wildlife, taking pride of place.

HAYDON WICK: A shared student-style house under multiple occupation could be converted into a home for up to six people needing extra support.

Specialist company Empowered Homes, from Leicester has asked for the change of use permission for a house in High Street, Haydon Wick.

The company says the house will be classified as a home and not a residential care business: “The property will provide shared accommodation for six tenants. The proposed development is not a residential institution, it is a shared house to be occupied by six people with support. The property will be managed by Inclusion Housing with the on-site support provided by Agin Care. The proposed use has the full support of Swindon Borough Council’s Adult Commissioning Team.”

STRATTON ST MARGARET: The owner of an event catering business will no longer be allowed to use her garage for commercial cookery purposes. Laura Parsons, who runs Butterfly Occasions event management applied for retrospective permission to use the conservatory at 10 Kipling Gardens as an office for the business and the garage for event catering, as well as a delivery take-away service on in the evening from Thursday to Sunday.

Stratton St Margaret Parish Council objected as did eight neighbours and the proposal has been turned down.

Euclid Street planners said: “The commercial event catering use for the application’s rear conservatory and attached garage is not considered to be in-keeping with the residential character of the area.,

EXTENSIONS:  Applications have been submitted to build extensions to houses, or outbuildings and garages, or to convert garages and lofts into habitable rooms at: 81 Ridge Nether Moor, Liden; 20 Robinson Close, Covingham; 18 Canberra Road, Wroughton; 17 Bampton Grove, Old Walcot; 2 Verney Close, Covingham; 13 Anthony Road, Wroughton; 77 Wharf Road, Wroughton; 20 Sheerwold Close, Stratton St Margaret; 32 Raleigh Avenue, Walcot; Rowenburgh, High Street, Wanborough and 83 The Mall, Old Town.

Such proposals have been approved for:  12 Monmouth Close, Lawn; 6 Anthony Road, Wroughton; 54 Marney Road, Grange Park; 2 manor Park, South Marston; 16 Longfellow Close, St Andrews Ridge’ 4 Orchid Close, Pinehurst; 17 Juniper Close, Stratton St Margaret; 19 Cumberland Road, Old Walcot; 22 Wessex Way, Highworth; 42 Kilda Road, Highworth; 29 Cranborne Chase, Taw Hill and 1 Richmond Road, Rodbourne Cheney.

TREES: Application have been submitted to work on protected trees at  Kylemore House, Oxford Gardens, Old Town; 11 The Pitchens, Wroughton; Overwood 3 Mill lane, Stanton Fitzwarren; 13 The Quarries, Old Town, Ely Court High Street Wroughton; 20 Beech lea, Blunsdon and 27 Westlecot Road, Old Town.