More than 200 properties could be built in Blunsdon if Swindon Borough Council's planning committee members accept their officers' recommendations.
Two applications are scheduled for committee discussion this week, including Hallam Land Management's outline application for up to 125 dwellings off Turnpike Lane in the ward's southern section, alongside Castlewood Commercial Properties' outline submission for 100 homes on a rectangular parcel bordered by Sams Lane eastward and the B4019 main road southward.
Submitted blueprints indicate that should approval be granted, the Sams Lane site properties would be shielded from the main thoroughfare by woodland and open green areas featuring pedestrian routes, with the entire development potentially bordered by trees to separate it from recently-constructed homes northward, plus an additional park in the north-western corner.
Main vehicle entry to the development would be via Sams Lane, with pedestrian links connecting to properties north of the site.
The accompanying design and access statement said: "The residential area will provide a range of house types of varying sizes and tenures to ensure the delivery of a healthy and balanced residential community.
"Up to 30 per cent of the total number of dwellings will be affordable housing, designed to be indistinguishable from private housing in external appearance."
Further south, near Turnpike Road where it veers north, an application from Hallam Land Management reveals plans for 125 houses on a more irregular site, encircling an existing house with access from Turnpike Road.
The proposed site would be bordered by trees and green space, with larger open areas in the north and south-west of the plot and pedestrian vehicle access at the east and north. Although the surrounding land is currently fields, it is under consideration for a housing planning application.
Hallam Land's application said: "Streets will be designed so that they are safe places for people. Attractive homes facing the street will create active frontages and encourage social interaction.
"The development will create a well-designed movement network with safe and accessible streets, paths and other routes. This, in turn, will promote healthy activity and recreation."
Even if both proposals receive approval, a full planning application detailing the final layout and design of the houses and the landscaping of the development will be required before construction can start.
The planning committee meeting is scheduled to begin at 6pm on Tuesday, September 9, at the Civic Offices in Euclid Street. The public are entitled to attend.
