Badbury Park: Why Your Voice Matters Now
The decisions being made now could affect every household on our estate
Badbury Park is reaching an important stage.
The developers and managing agents are preparing for the eventual handover of the estate’s open spaces, drainage systems and other infrastructure. But before residents take responsibility for the Management Company, there are still important legal, technical and financial questions that need clear answers.
These are not just issues for a handful of residents or directors.
They could affect every homeowner on Badbury Park.
That is why we are asking every household to support the Coate (Badbury Park) Residents Working Group by becoming a Friend on our website:
👉 e-voice.org.uk/badburypark
It’s free, takes less than two minutes, and helps us build a stronger community voice.
🚨 Why does this matter now?
Badbury Park includes complex infrastructure such as Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), retention basins, unadopted sewers and areas of land that still need to be properly understood, inspected and documented.
Before residents take responsibility for managing these assets, we need to know exactly:
- What are we being asked to take over?
- What has been completed — and what hasn't?
- Who is responsible for outstanding works?
- What has actually been inspected and approved?
- What could future repairs or maintenance cost residents?
- Which responsibilities remain with the developer, the Council or statutory bodies?
These questions need answering before, not after, residents inherit responsibility.
⚠️ What happens if we take over too soon?
If the Management Company takes responsibility before all the facts are established, residents could potentially face:
Unknown liabilities
Without complete drawings, adoption records, maintenance information and legal documentation, it is difficult to know exactly what we would be agreeing to maintain.
Unexpected costs
If drainage systems or other infrastructure require significant repairs in the future, residents could potentially face substantial bills.
Outstanding developer obligations
The TP1 contains obligations relating to the completion and maintenance of certain drainage infrastructure. We need to establish exactly what remains outstanding before responsibility changes hands.
Missing information
Swindon Borough Council has been unable to provide the inspection evidence associated with the Final Certificate issued in March 2024. This is an important matter that needs clarification.
Reduced leverage
Once residents assume responsibility, it could become much harder to establish that outstanding problems should have been resolved by others.
The principle is simple: understand what we are taking on before we agree to take it on.
🏡 This isn't about creating conflict — it's about protecting our community
The Residents Working Group is a group of property-owner volunteers working to make sure residents' interests are properly represented.
We are seeking information and answers from the relevant organisations, including the developer, Swindon Borough Council, Thames Water and the managing agents Remus/Fexco.
Our aims are straightforward:
- 📋 Obtain the documents, drawings and information residents need
- 🔎 Establish what has been completed and what remains outstanding
- 🏗️ Ensure infrastructure is properly inspected and handed over
- ⚖️ Identify where legal and contractual responsibilities sit
- 💷 Help protect residents from inheriting unnecessary costs
- 📢 Keep the community informed with factual information
- 🤝 Give Badbury Park residents a stronger, united voice
Why your support matters
At present, there is no formal residents' association on Badbury Park representing homeowners' views to the Management Company, Remus/Fexco and the developers.
The Residents Working Group is currently being run by property-owner volunteers who have stepped forward to help represent the wider community.
Our Ward and Parish Councillors have an important role too. They provide a link for residents on matters that fall within the responsibilities of Swindon Borough Council and South Swindon Parish Council.
These roles complement each other.
But we also need a strong, independent resident voice when dealing with the organisations responsible for the development, management and infrastructure of our estate.
💙 One community. One voice.
You don't need to become a director.
You don't need to attend every meeting.
You don't need to be an expert in drainage, planning or property law.
Simply becoming a Friend helps us demonstrate that residents care about what happens next.
The more households that stand behind the Working Group, the stronger our collective voice becomes.
Please join us today.
👉 Become a Friend at: e-voice.org.uk/badburypark
It’s free. It takes less than two minutes. And it could make a real difference to the future of Badbury Park.
Don't wait until the handover is complete.
Let's make sure the right questions are answered before responsibility passes to residents.
Badbury Park is our community. Let's make sure its future is protected.