New drone photos of iconic Swindon building as planning application lodged

The council is currently deliberating what the future might hold for one of Swindon's most iconic buildings will be.

The Spectrum building was most recently home to a tyre shop, a crazy golf course and a children's soft play but has been empty since those jointly-owned businesses were forced to close.

Before this, it housed a car manufacturer and even had a starring role in a James Bond film.

Now, plans by Knight Frank on behalf of AEW UK Investment have been submitted for the interior of the Grade-II listed building to be partially demolished, in order to prepare it for future occupants.

Read More: Spectrum Building plans submitted to Swindon Borough Council

Ahead of this proposed change for the West Swindon landmark, member of the public and drone photography enthusiast Jason Spickett has taken some aerial photos of the building as it sits now.

If approved, the building would be reverted to how it was before 2010, after Renault left the site but before Kidz About, The Golfing Hole, and Cooper Tyres occupied the space.

The building fabric associated with the old soft play area would be removed, a non-original internal warehouse office facility would be demolished, an external access walkway would be replaced, and other minor maintenance work would be carried out.