Councillors who support development at Coate say they will protect and enhance the wildlife interest of Coate Water Site of Special Scientific Interest.
However, in Swindon Gateway Consortium's planning application, the University of Bath proposes to build on land that English Nature says must not be built on.
Will those same councillors now listen to the concerns of more than 17,000 people who have signed the Save Coate petition?
Objections to the latest proposals are flooding into the borough council's planning department. For more information visit www.savecoate.org.uk.
J Saunders
Swindon Friends of the Earth
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