Key components

Retail and Leisure

Retail and leisure uses interspersed throughout the project area creating vibrancy and activity, and providing better facilities for travellers

Commercial

Provision for around 15,000 sq m of prime office space visible from the railway, extending Swindon's office core northwards

Residential

Some 400 new homes to provide the opportunity for people to live in the centre with easy access to excellent transport, retail and leisure facilities

Urban Design and Movement

Parking for some 1,000 vehicles in multi–storey facilities north of the railway
New station entrance in North Star with taxi ranks and bus stops
A new town centre station entrance area that creates a positive sense of arrival in Swindon with improved bus and taxi facilities
Station subway extended from the south to the north of the railway
A crossing linking the new multi–storey car park in the north through to the station and the town
Shortened subway under the railway to North Star with environmental improvements including new public space at the town centre entrance