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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 dates6,092Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,658 approved or refused records
495Refused applications
4,163 approved · 495 refused · 256 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/HOU/24/0454
Retention of two-storey front/side extension, upward extension to attached side garage, first-floor side extension, a single-storey & two-storey rear extension and roof alterations. Plus alteration to external facing materials.
56 Purton Road Swindon SN2 2LZ
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0455
Alterations to front and rear elevations with infill extension between 2 no. properties to integrate into one, with the erection of railings to front.
161-162 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BU
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0456
Certificate of lawfulness proposed for a hip to gable roof enlargement with addition of a rear dormer roof extension and addition of rooflight windows to the front roof slope.
3 Glenwood Close Old Town Swindon SN1 4EB
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0457
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the Conversion of loft into habitable space.
1 Timoney Place Wichelstowe Swindon Swindon SN1 7BR
Received 20 Apr 2024 - DecidedS/PAOTH/24/0458
Prior approval application for the change of use from Childrens Nursery to residential (Class C3).
Westgate Nursery School 82 Cricklade Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7BL
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0461
Works to Trees Within Conservation Area
Woodham Mill Bakers Road Wroughton Swindon SN4 0RP
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0462
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
11 Irston Way Freshbrook Swindon SN5 8ND
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0464
Works to trees within Conservation Area.
55 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4EZ
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0465
Erection of single storey rear extension to rear and partial conversion of existing garage
22 Cartwright Drive Old Shaw Swindon SN5 5SB
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedS/AGRI/24/0466
Prior Approval Application for the erection of a single storey building for use as an office and toolstore.
Land At 10 Queens Road Hannington Swindon SN6 7RP
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0467
Erection of 1no. dwelling and associated works - Variation of condition 2 (Plans) of planning permission S/22/1693 to include amendments to plans.
The Old Post Office Thornhill Road South Marston Swindon SN3 4RY
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/0468
Discharge of conditions 3 (External Facing Materials), 5 (Scheme of Landscaping) and 9 (Photos of swift brick and bat tube - to be provided prior to occupation) from previous application S/22/1693 for the erection of 1no. dwelling and associated works.
The Old Post Office Thornhill Road South Marston Swindon SN3 4RY
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/0470
Discharge of conditions 4 (construction method statement), 5 (external materials) and 6 (noise levels and noise survey) from previous consent S/OUT/23/0811-Outline application for the demolition of 29 John Street and the single storey link between 29 John Street and 49 Fleet Street. Erection of a 3 storey building to create to create 3 flats with a communal entrance also providing access to residential conversion from retail use to 2 flats of the first floor and part of the ground floor of 49 Fleet Street.
49 Fleet Street/29 John Street Swindon SN1 1RE
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0471
Works to Trees Within Conservation Area.
Beatty Court Dammas Lane Old Town Swindon SN3 1SD
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0472
Discharge of conditions 6 and 7 (drainage) from previous application S/23/1168-Erection of an extension to the existing Press Hall building to provide additional tool storage, including any associated ancillary works and drainage.
Bmw Plant Swindon Bridge End Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4PE
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/0473
Erection of side and rear extensions and raising of roof height to facilitate additional storey plus porch canopy
West Bungalow Cobden Road Ferndale Swindon SN2 1DP
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0474
Change of use from industrial office (Class B2) to retail warehousing for the sale of bulky goods (Class E(a)) with associated offices and parking.
Unit 1 Garrard Way Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3HY
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Application RefusedS/24/0475
Proposed siting of a hot food van.
Land Lying South Of Purton Road. Akers Way Swindon SN2 2NE
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0477
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) Erection of single storey rear extension.
7 Buscot Close Redhouse Swindon SN25 2EU
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0478
Discharge of condition 4 (removal of tree) from previous application S/HOU/23/0391 - Erection of a detached outbuilding/ home office.
Hergest Ridge Cues Lane Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PP
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0479
Discharge of condition 39 (Archaeological Management Plan) from previous application S/OUT/13/1555 - Outline Planning Permission, for a sustainable urban extension to the east of Swindon and north of the A420 of up to 2,380 dwellings together with a mixed use local centres/areas (including A1 retail up to 1,500 sq metres, services (A2), restaurants, pubs and takeaways (A3, A4, A5), business uses (B1) up to 1,000 sq metres, residential); community uses (D1); sheltered and/or care accommodation (C2/C3); two primary schools; green infrastructure including formal (including playing fields) and informal open space, landscape, biodiversity and amenity space; play space (including NEAPS/LEAPS/MUGAS); changing and sports facilities (including D2) and ancillary retail uses; sustainable drainage systems; highway, cycle and pedestrian routes; car parking; infrastructure (including utilities); engineering works including ground remodelling; demolition, site reclamation and removal of structures; the formation of new accesses from the A420, Old Vicarage Lane and Thornhill Road.
Land North Of A420 Eastern Villages Swindon
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/24/0480
Non-Material Amendment following application S/22/1819 - Erection of a warehouse (Use Classes B2 / B8) including ancillary office space, vehicular access, HGV and car parking, pedestrian / cycle access, sustainable drainage, and landscaping.
G Park Kingsdown Road Swindon SN3 4TZ
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Application RefusedS/24/0482
Erection of a flue to rear.
21 - 22 Regent Street Swindon SN1 1JL
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0483
Discharge of condition 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement) from previous application S/HOU/23/1437- Erection of a single storey summerhouse/home office/store to the rear garden of the property.
350 Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1NP
Received 24 Apr 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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