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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 dates5,935Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,532 approved or refused records
481Refused applications
4,051 approved · 481 refused · 243 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0051
Change of use from 'C3' Residential to 7 Bedroom HMO 'Sui Generis incorporating replacement single storey rear extension.
95 Stafford Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3PF
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0054
Works to tree within Conservation Area.
Liddington Manor The Street Liddington Swindon SN4 0HD
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0055
Discharge of condition 9 (noise management plan) from previous approval S/22/1252 - Erection of 1no. commercial building for use as a builders' merchant (sui generis) for the display, sale and storage of building, timber and plumbing supplies, plant and tool hire, including outside display and storage (including storage racking), access and servicing arrangements, car parking, landscaping and associated works.
Land To The West Of Westmead Drive Westmead Swindon SN5 7ER
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0056
Erection of a front porch.
33 Selby Crescent Freshbrook Swindon SN5 8PE
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Application RefusedS/24/0057
Erection of a bike storage unit.
32 Minerva Heights Swindon Swindon SN26 8AD
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Application PermittedS/RES/24/0058
Details of the layout, scale, appearance, landscaping and access in relation to residential Parcel 13 within Canalside South, Wichelstowe in accordance with Condition 4 of the outline planning consent (S/13/1524/SAC). An environmental statement was submitted to support the application.
Wichelstowe Residential Parcel 13 Land West Of Mill Lane Canalside South Wichelstowe
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/0059
Discharge of conditions 9 (Existing Vegetation Protection) 15 & 16 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage) 31 (Affordable Housing) 35 (Construction Management Plan) From previous approval S/13/1524 - Southern Town Expansion including up to 4500 dwellings, employment, commercial, shopping, schools, open space, park and ride, roads, sewers and associated works (Variation of extent of infrastructure, phasing and affordable housing, upon S/TIME/13/1521 by the Local Planning Authority, conditions 1, 62, 66 & 67, 73, 76 - 79, 82, 85, 88 - 90, 93 and 95 - 97).
Wichelstowe Development Area Southern Town Development Swindon Swindon
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0060
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
1 Slade Street Swindon Swindon SN2 2FH
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0061
Discharge of condition 5 (Large-scale detail) from previous approval S/LBC/23/0692 - Change of use from storage barn to dwelling (use class C3) incorporating single storey extension, ancillary outbuilding and associated works.
The Barn Adjacent To Nauvoo Cottage Cherry Orchard Highworth Swindon SN6 7AU
Received 27 Dec 2023 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/0062
Installation of an internally illuminated 5m high totem pole.
Cricklade Road Service Station Cricklade Road Swindon SN2 7AS
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Vendor Consent IssuedS/VENDOR/24/0063
Retrospective vendor consent for the erection of 3no outbuildings (shed, pergola and greenhouse).
19 Windsor Road Lawn Swindon SN3 1JP
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0064/MOD106
Variation of Legal Agreement: Request for agreement (under s106A(1)(a)) to change Part 1 Clause 1.3 (Mortgagee and Affordable Housing Providers) and Part 2 - in relation to S/07/2097 dated 13th November 2008.
Ellis House 157 Albion Street Swindon
Received 3 Nov 2023 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/0065
Erection of two storey garage/store.
29 The Brow Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 1HT
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0066
Erection of a first floor side extension, single storey rear extension and front porch.
2 Crawley Avenue Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4LB
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/COND/24/0067
DIscharge of condition 3(i) (Cladding details for the external finish of the dormer) From previous approval S/HOU/23/1357 - Erection of a rear dormer window and a replacement rear detached garage and store with solar roof panels.
21 The Mall Old Town Swindon SN1 4JA
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0068
Erection of a single storey rear extension, front porch and front bay window.
16 Conan Doyle Walk Liden Swindon SN3 6JB
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Application RefusedS/24/0069
Erection of 2 No. dwellings (class C3) to rear and associated works.
Fairwater Stables High Street Wroughton Swindon SN4 9JX
Received 3 Jan 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/LBC/24/0070
Erection of 2 No. dwellings (class C3) to rear and associated works.
Fairwater Stables High Street Wroughton Swindon SN4 9JX
Received 3 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0071
Erection of a first floor side extension and single storey rear extension.
41 Danestone Close Middleleaze Swindon SN5 5GP
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0072
Installation of new louvres and condensers on north, east and west elevations and 2no. flues on roof.
Unit 10 Euroway Blagrove Swindon SN5 8YW
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/0073
Discharge of conditions 6 (Bicycle Storage), 9 (Dust Action Plan), 11 (Noise Impact Assessment), 13 (Landscaping), 14 (Arboricultural Method Statement) (parts 1 - 4 discharged previously) from previous permission S/22/0568 Erection of 7no. General industrial (use class B2)/ Storage or distribution (use class B8)/ Commercial, business and service (use class E) units following demolition of existing buildings.
The Fraser Centre Area 5 Faraday Road Dorcan Swindon SN3 5HS
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0074
Replacement front porch, conversion of garages into living accommodation, raising and extension of front and side decking areas, raising of rear patio area, installation of external lift, raising of driveway wall, glazed covered area and installation of photovoltaic panels to south-facing roof slopes.
The Cedars Ham Road Liddington Swindon SN4 0HH
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/0075
Erection of a second floor rear extension.
53 Belle Vue Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3HN
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Application RefusedS/LDP/24/0076
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
3 Malvern Road Gorse Hill Swindon SN2 1AR
Received 22 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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