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Swindon Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Swindon Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,928Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,528 approved or refused records
481Refused applications
4,047 approved · 481 refused · 242 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Sept 1981 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building ControlLocal plan Local plan and planning policyPre-application advice Apply for planning permissionConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Bishopstone article 4 direction
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas28 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Application GrantedS/24/0024
Erection of office on ground floor, extension of floor space on the first floor and installation of 4 windows to Northern elevation.
Unit 30 Westmead Drive Westmead Industrial Estate Swindon SN5 7YT
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0025
Erection of a single storey rear extension and pitched roof to second floor, and retrospective erection of a rear dormer window, porch to front and timber shed.
216 Ermin Street Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4LW
Received 18 Dec 2023 - Application RefusedS/LDP/24/0027
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a front porch.
3 Ash Tree Close Kingsdown Swindon SN3 4US
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0029
Erection of a two storey/single storey side extension.
59 Bruce Street Rodbourne Swindon SN2 2EW
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0030
Conversion of garage into living accommodation (retrospective).
9 Adwalton Close Freshbrook Swindon SN5 8NG
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0031
Erection of a ground/lower floor rear extension. Removal of Condition 2 (Facing Materials) from Householder Planning Permission S/HOU/20/1076.
11 St Helens View Old Town Swindon SN1 4JN
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0032
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, porch to front and extend existing dormer to rear elevation.
8 Shapwick Close Nythe Swindon SN3 3RQ
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0033
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
1 Robinscroft Swindon Swindon SN25 2TH
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/0034
Erection of a single storey side extension and a new side entrance door with canopy porch above, with a part first floor and part two storey side/ rear extension.
Marlborough House 35 Marlborough Road Wroughton Swindon SN4 0RX
Received 13 Dec 2023 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0035
Erection of a canopy to the rear South West side of the dwelling and installation of a new window on the North West gable elevation.
Autumn View Kite Hill Wanborough Swindon SN4 0AW
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0036
Alteration, conversion and partial demolition of existing barns to provide 1 no. dwelling and associated ancillary development.
Starveal Barn Coleshill Road Highworth Swindon
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0037
Discharge of conditon 3 (Full Works Details) from previous approval S/LBC/23/0771.
Salthrop Farm Saltrop Farm Lane Wroughton Swindon SN4 9LX
Received 20 Dec 2023 - DecidedS/PHOU/24/0038
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 3.40m (from original rear wall), 3.20m (maximum height) and 3.00m (height to eaves).
19 Braemar Close Lawn Swindon SN3 1HY
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0039
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a HMO (Use Class C4) providing 6 bedrooms.
81 Morris Street Rodbourne Swindon SN2 2HT
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0040
Partial discharge of condition 85 (fencing for tree protection) from Outline Approval S/OUT/22/0284 - Hybrid application for the development of car manufacturing plant including Outline details (all matters reserved) for employment development including flexible Class E (g)/B2 general industrial/B8 storage and distribution uses and a multipurpose hub building, including associated development, accesses, earthworks and infrastructure and, Full details for the demolition of all buildings, alterations to existing northern and southern accesses, construction of internal estate roads, strategic structural landscaping, drainage infrastructure, earthworks and erection of a Class B8 warehouse and associated development, accesses and infrastructure.
Former Honda UK Highworth Road Swindon
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0041
Discharge of condition 92 (updated bat survey associated with the buildings and trees with roost potential) from Outline Approval S/OUT/22/0284 - Hybrid application for the development of car manufacturing plant including Outline details (all matters reserved) for employment development including flexible Class E (g)/B2 general industrial/B8 storage and distribution uses and a multipurpose hub building, including associated development, accesses, earthworks and infrastructure and, Full details for the demolition of all buildings, alterations to existing northern and southern accesses, construction of internal estate roads, strategic structural landscaping, drainage infrastructure, earthworks and erection of a Class B8 warehouse and associated development, accesses and infrastructure.
Former Honda UK Highworth Road Swindon
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Application RefusedS/TPO/24/0042
Works to trees within TPO 2016-02.
20 Frome Road Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 3PQ
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0043
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
8 Ridgeway Road Queensfield Swindon SN2 7RX
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0044
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
41 Bayleaf Avenue Woodhall Park Swindon SN2 2RX
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/0045
Works to trees within TPO No. 01 (2018).
11 Juno Gardens Highworth Swindon Swindon SN6 7FP
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/0046
Works to trees within BOT TPO No. 4 1983.
Parsonage Court Cherry Orchard Highworth Swindon SN6 7TJ
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0047
Discharge of conditions, 3 (external facing materials), 4 (existing and proposed levels), 5 (soft landscaping) from previous approval S/21/1056 - Erection of a two storey coach house, to accommodate 2no. apartments and associated works without compliance with condition 2 from previous permission S/19/0288.
30 Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1QY
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0048
Works to trees in a Conservation Area.
23 Lyall Close Blunsdon St Andrew Swindon SN25 2EH
Received 3 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0049
Works to trees in a Conservation Area.
The Bungalow Chapel Lane Wanborough Swindon SN4 0AJ
Received 12 Jan 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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