HC Deb 01 March 1988 vol 128 cc554-5W
Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all the unused sites owned by public bodies within the borough of Thamesdown, together with their owners and sizes in hectares, as detailed in the Land Register.

Mr. Trippier

Information about all the sites, grouped by owner, is listed in the table.

Site name Size in Hectares
Thamesdown Borough Council
Land at Groundwell Farm, Cricklade Road, Swindon. 70.82
Land on West Side of Swindon to Highworth Road. 44.52
Land South West of Akers Way/South East of Purton Road, Swindon. 41.68
Land at Sparcells, Roughmoor and Lower Shaw Farm, Shaw, Swindon. 41.58

Site name Size in Hectares
Land at Home Farm, Highworth. 33.19
Land at Wick Farm, Lydiard and Upper Shaw Farm, Shaw, Swindon. 12.91
Land at Broome Farm, Swindon. 11.74
Land on North East Side of Kite Hill, Wanborough. 4.86
Land on South West side of Kite Hill, Wanborough. 2.05
Land at Elm Grove, Shaw, Swindon. 1.52
Wiltshire County Council
Former Moredon Railway Line. 15.38
Land at Kingshill, Swindon (Rushey Platt).
Land at Hughes Street, Swindon. 9.51
Land at Dorcan School, Swindon. 8.22
Land South of Church Street, Stratton St. Margaret. 7.49
Land at Haydon Wick. 2.21
Land at the Rear of Beatrice Street, Swindon. 1.86
Land at Belmont Farm, Codrington, Near Wroughton. 1.82
Land at Ruskin Junior School Annexe, Stratton St., Margaret. 1.62
Land at Kingsdown High School, Stratton St., Margaret. 1.62
Land at Meadway/Stonehill Green, Westlea Down, Swindon. 1.60
Land at Baker's Field, Lower Wanborough. 1.47
Land adjoining Attlee Crescent, Stratton St., Margaret. 1.38
Park Farm, Moredon, Swindon. 1.32
Land at Scarborough Road, Swindon. 0.66
Former Queenstown Infant's School/6–10 Turl Street./15–17 Oriel Street, Swindon. 0.43
Swindon Health Authority
Land at Cricklade Road, Gorse Hill, Swindon. 2.16
Department of Transport
Land at Stratton St., Margaret, Swindon. 5.16
British Rail
Land rear of Dean Street, Swindon. 5.46
CEGB
Swindon Power Station, Moredon, Swindon. 6.88