Chapel Farm is currently a landfill site that abuts the north-eastern spur of the Tadpole Farm development site. It is reportedly due to reach it’s capacity within the next 5 years. (Click here for a map). Wiltshire and Swindon councils have suggested a range of potential future uses for parts of the Chapel Farm site varying from Composting to Recycling to Waste Treatment.
During an informal public consultation between January and March 2010, Crest submitted detailed opposition to the plans, based upon the upcoming Tadpole Farm development, which can be read here.
A variety of detailed assessments have been mentioned, which not only include the environmental concerns that you would expect from such a site, but also a Traffic and Transportation review, which would be interesting in light of other traffic issues surrounding the Tadpole Farm development.
I have been informed that a report will be going to Swindon's Cabinet on the 9th March, and subsequently to Wiltshire's Cabinet on the 22 March. Release and public consultation of the final proposals is due to be conducted around late March/April 2011.
