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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 dates5,967Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,559 approved or refused records
485Refused applications
4,074 approved · 485 refused · 247 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/LDP/24/0184
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
3 Beech Grove Highworth Swindon SN6 7BN
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/0185
Works to Trees within BOSTPO-22-2010 T1
Fennel Farm 32A Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7QQ
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/24/0186
Erection of a two storey extension to create 3no additional flats (Class C3) and associated works.
Clifton House Lethbridge Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BY
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/LBC/24/0188
External and internal works to Refreshment Bar between Platform 1 & Platform 3.
Swindon Railway Station, Refreshment Bar Platform 4 Station Road Swindon SN1 1DQ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0189
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
66 Bolingbroke Road Moredon Swindon SN2 2JU
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0190
Works to Tree within Conservation area
23 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4EZ
Received 17 Feb 2024 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/24/0191
Erection of a detached garage. (Removal of condition 4 from previous permission S/HOU/22/0359 to remove the need for a Historic Building Record).
One Acre High Street Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PH
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application RefusedS/24/0192
Erection of detached dwelling within the curtilage of the property and replacement porch to existing house.
13 Pembroke Gardens Moredon Swindon SN25 3EN
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application Finally Disposed OfS/24/0193
Erection of an attached dwelling and demolition of part of existing garage with replacement roof.
Land Adjacent 11 Wilkins Close Queensfield Swindon SN2 7XL
Received 17 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0194
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
20 Westrop Highworth Swindon SN6 7HJ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0195/MOD106
Variation of Legal Agreement: Request for agreement to change Appendix 7 (Multifunctional Community Facilities Specification), and clarification of clause 3.25a of Schedule 1 (Developer Obligations) in relation to S/13/1524 dated 1st Aptil 2019.
Wichelstowe Development Area Southern Town Development Swindon Swindon
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/24/0196
Change of use from warehouse to brewery with associated tap room.
Unit 1 1 Newcome Drive Hawksworth Industrial Estate Swindon SN2 1DZ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0197
Works to Trees within a Conservation Area
Fairfield 7 Cues Lane Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PF
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0198
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
16 Conrad Close Liden Swindon SN3 6JG
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0199
Installation of 2.4m high sliding gate and new fire exit door to the North Elevation.
Bromley House Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0200
Works to Trees within Conservation Area.
Century House Nell Hill Hannington Swindon SN6 7RS
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0201
Erection of a single storey rear extension
19 Friesland Close Ramleaze Swindon SN5 5YG
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0202
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
12 Furze Close Swindon SN5 5DB
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedS/DEM/24/0203
Prior Approval application for the demolition of the two-storey extension building to the Lyra Building.
The Lyra Building Swindon College North Star Avenue Swindon SN2 1DY
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0204
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the replacement of 4 no. composite doors with steel doors.
Croft House, Southwich House And Newport House Brock End Old Town Swindon
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0205
Erection of a single storey side extension.
3 Hardie Close Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4PL
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedS/PHOU/24/0206
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 4.00m (from original rear wall), 3.90m (maximum height) and 2.15m (height to eaves).
19 The Dormers Highworth Swindon SN6 7NY
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/0207
Works to BOS TPO (No 1) - 1967
2 Saxon Court Dammas Lane Old Town Swindon SN3 1SB
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0208
Erection of a two storey rear extension.
145 Cricklade Road Swindon SN2 1AD
Received 23 Feb 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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