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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 dates5,942Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,538 approved or refused records
481Refused applications
4,057 approved · 481 refused · 244 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 RefusedS/24/0106
Erection of 38 no. dwellings and associated works.
Land South Of Tadpole Lane Blunsdon St Andrew Swindon
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedS/PSOLP/24/0107
Notification for Prior Approval for the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.
Orbital Shopping Park North Swindon District Centre Abbey Meads Swindon
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0108
Landscaping works to forecourts.
51-54 Devizes Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BG
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/0109
Erection of a first floor rear extension.
53 Belle Vue Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3HN
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0110
Erection of a single storey rear extension and detached garden shed.
86 Hythe Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3NU
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/0111
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated signage.
29 - 30 Morley Street Swindon SN1 1SG
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0112
Erection of a detached garage and rear dormer window.
13 Larksfield Covingham Swindon SN3 5AD
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0113
Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into habitable space.
3 Poltondale Covingham Swindon SN3 5BN
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0114
Erection of a single storey side extension.
16 Oak Drive Highworth Swindon SN6 7BP
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/24/0115
Non-Material Amendment following planning permission S/23/0465 - Relating to dividing double garage block to provide a single garage to Plots 68 & 69.
Redlands Park Swindon Road Highworth Swindon
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0117
Works to tree within Conservation Area.
Gracious Cottage 10 Queens Road Hannington Swindon SN6 7RP
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0118
Change of use from Nail Salon (Class E) to Amusement Arcade (sui generis).
120 Cricklade Road Gorse Hill Swindon SN2 8AG
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/0119
Display of 1 no. fascia sign.
120 Cricklade Road Gorse Hill Swindon SN2 8AG
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application PermittedS/RES/24/0120
Details of the layout, scale, appearance, landscaping and access in relation to mixed-use development for 14no residential units, a gym and cafe in accordance with Condition 4 of the outline planning consent (S/13/1524/SAC). An environmental statement was submitted to support the application.
Wichelstowe District Centre Canalside East Land West Of Mill Lane Wichelstowe
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/0121
Discharge of Condition 15 (Foul Drainage) Condition 16 (Surface Water Drainage) 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 31 Jan 2024 - Application PermittedS/RES/24/0122
Reserved Matters Application (following planning application (S/13/1524/SAC)) for Wichelstowe District Centre - Canalside West. Details of the layout, scale, appearance, landscaping and access in relation to mixed-use development at Canalside West within Wichelstowe District Centre, Wichelstowe in accordance with Condition 4 of the outline planning consent (S/13/1524/SAC).
Wichelstowe District Centre - Canalside West Swindon
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0123
Discharge of Condition 15 (Foul Drainage) and Condition 16 (Surface Water Drainage) 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 31 Jan 2024 - Application Pending DecisionS/RES/24/0124
Reserved Matters application (following planning application S/13/1524/SAC) for Wichelstowe District Centre - Canalside East Alternative. Details of the layout, scale, appearance, landscaping and access in relation to mixed-use development at Canalside East within Wichelstowe District Centre, Wichelstowe in accordance with Condition 4 of the outline planning consent (S/13/1524/SAC).
Wichelstowe District Centre - Canalside East Swindon
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0125
Discharge of Condition 4 (external materials) from previous approval S/HOU/22/1497 - Insertion of 2 no. rear rooflights and the erection of carport and storage building.
Parsonage House Church Road Liddington Swindon SN4 0HB
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0126
Discharge of condition 4 (external materials) From pervious application S/LBC/22/1498 - Insertion of 2 no. rear rooflights, the erection of a carport and storage building and the replacement of the kitchen ceiling.
Parsonage House Church Road Liddington Swindon SN4 0HB
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0127
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey side extension.
131 Morris Street Rodbourne Swindon SN2 2HS
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Application Pending DecisionS/OUT/24/0128
Outline application for the erection of up to 57 no. dwellings with access from Thornhill Road, footpath improvements and public open space (Means of access not reserved).
Crown Trading Estate Thornhill Road South Marston Swindon
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Application RefusedS/24/0129
Erection of 5no two bed bungalows and associated works.
27 Church Walk South Rodbourne Cheney Swindon SN2 2JE
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0130
Retention of 1no. shop (Class E(a), with the erection of extensions to form 9no flats (Class C3) and associated works.
2 Queens Drive Swindon SN3 1AW
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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