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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 dates6,037Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,613 approved or refused records
492Refused applications
4,121 approved · 492 refused · 253 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/LDP/24/0209
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the partial conversion of garage into living accommodation.
21 Sandown Avenue Lakeside Swindon SN3 1QB
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0210
Erection of a two storey side/rear extension, single storey rear extension and front porch.
9 Hadrians Close Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4BE
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0211
Internal and External Alterations to Offices/Ancillary Storage attached to A Building to create Reception Area and Meeting Room.
G Parsonage Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/0212
Display of 1 No. fascia sign and 1 No projection sign.
539 Cricklade Road Swindon SN2 1AH
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0213
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension.
28 Dores Road Upper Stratton Swindon SN2 7QT
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0214
Installation of electric vehicle charging zone, 8no. electric vehicle chargers, 3no. jet wash bays, compound and sub-station enclosure (Variation of Condition 2 - (Drawings) and Removal of Condition 5 - (Acoustic Barrier) from Planning Approval S/22/0864.
Cricklade Road Service Station Cricklade Road Swindon SN2 7AS
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/24/0215
Construction of new external car display area
Fish Bros Penzance Drive Swindon SN5 7RX
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0216
Change of use from 7 bed House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to 6 bed Residential Care Home (Use class C2)
Glyngarth 50A High Street Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 1HX
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/0217
Work to tree BOT TPO (No 1) T.1 - 1980.
11 Grovelands Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4ET
Received 25 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/0218
Work to tree BOS TPO (No1) 1987
1 Minster Close Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 2FG
Received 25 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0219
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a single storey side/rear extension.
7 Swallowdale Covingham Swindon SN3 5AZ
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0220
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
3 Stranks Close Highworth Swindon SN6 7DQ
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0222
Discharge of Condition 26 (surface water drainage scheme) From application. S/OUT/0422 - Outline planning application for up to 250 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point from Shrivenham Road. All matters reserved except for means of access.
Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7BZ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0223
Discharge of conditions 5 (Slab Levels) 6 (hard surfacing) and 15 (electric vehicle charging point(s) as per previous application S/OUT/20/0422 - Outline planning application for up to 250 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point from Shrivenham Road. All matters reserved except for means of access.
Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7BZ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0224
Discharge of Condition 21 (sensitive lighting scheme) from previous application S/OUT/20/0422 - Outline planning application for up to 250 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point from Shrivenham Road. All matters reserved except for means of access.
Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7BZ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0225
Discharge of Conditions 19 and 27 (LEAP/NEAP) From previous application S/OUT/20/0422 - Outline planning application for up to 250 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point from Shrivenham Road. All matters reserved except for means of access.
Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7BZ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0226
Erection of 5no. dwellings with garages and gardens with access.
Abbey Gardens Lady Lane Swindon SN25 2DW
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0227
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the conversion of garage into living accommodation.
Maison Rouge 619A Cricklade Road Swindon SN2 5AB
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0228
Erection of external alterations to front and rear elevations, plant zone enclosure and trolley bay.
Unit C2 North Swindon District Centre Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4AN
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/0229
Installation of 2 no. internally illuminated box tenant signs, 1 no. internally illuminated qualifier sign; and new vinyl graphic signs.
Unit C2 North Swindon District Centre Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4AN
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0230
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the replacement of a window.
6 The Grange Wyld Court Blunsdon St Andrew Swindon SN25 2EY
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Application RefusedS/AMEND/24/0231
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application S/HOU/21/1344 - relating to changes to front Dormer Windows.
72 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HE
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0232
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
14 Roche Close Liden Swindon SN3 6JQ
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0233
Discharge of Condition 11 (emergency service vehicle access) from previous application S/OUT/20/0422 -Outline planning application for up to 250 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point from Shrivenham Road. All matters reserved except for means of access.
Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon
Received 27 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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