Barratt Developments PLC ('Barratt') announced that it has entered into a 50:50 joint venture with Swindon Borough Council to develop approximately 250 hectares at Wichelstowe, South of Swindon. The scheme will deliver around 2,670 new homes over the next 20 years and includes two primary schools, a secondary school and an extensive area of open space. Swindon Borough Council will be contributing the land and the infrastructure already in place and Barratt, through its main trading company, BDW Trading Limited, will fund 100% of the remaining site-wide primary infrastructure, including a portion of affordable housing. Barratt will deliver serviced parcels for development in five phases and is also the exclusive provider of the development and management services for the site.