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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Swindon Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,879 approved · 460 refused · 233 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Sept 1981 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
55 Curtis Street Swindon SN1 5LR
Received 2 May 202310 Albion Street Swindon SN1 5LJ
Received 5 May 202338 Lansdown Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3NE
Received 2 May 202312 Fernacre Road East Wichel Swindon SN1 7BT
Received 12 May 2023Wichelstowe Development Area Southern Town Development Swindon
Received 23 May 202340 Rose Street Rodbourne Swindon SN2 2HH
Received 23 May 2023360 - 366 Cheney Manor Road Swindon SN2 2PF
Received 23 May 202349 Drove Road Swindon SN1 3AD
Received 24 May 20234 Bouverie Avenue Lakeside Swindon SN3 1PZ
Received 24 May 20234 Lacock Road Penhill Swindon SN2 5EW
Received 24 May 20235 Okebourne Park Liden Swindon SN3 6AH
Received 24 May 2023Land South West Of Wh Smith Headquarters Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE
Received 24 May 202343 And 44 High Street Highworth Swindon SN6 7AQ
Received 24 May 2023Eastcott Veterinary Hospital Edison Park Hindle Way Dorcan Swindon SN3 3FR
Received 24 May 2023Cwrt Bleddyn 1 Slate Meadow Wanborough Swindon SN4 0BY
Received 25 May 2023Wick Farm House Whitmore Close The Prinnels Swindon SN5 6NZ
Received 25 May 2023Wick Farm House Whitmore Close The Prinnels Swindon SN5 6NZ
Received 25 May 202332 Morley Street Swindon SN1 1SG
Received 30 May 2023Lydiard Conference Centre Hay Lane Grange Park Swindon
Received 30 May 202349 - 51 Regent Street Swindon SN1 1JS
Received 30 May 2023Round Robin Cottage 2 Sevenhampton Lane Sevenhampton Swindon SN6 7PY
Received 30 May 202316 Reading Street Railway Village Swindon SN1 5BS
Received 30 May 202377 York Road Swindon SN1 2JR
Received 30 May 2023Lotmead Farm Wanborough Road Swindon SN4 0SN
Received 26 May 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Swindon Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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