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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 dates6,100Searchable applications
252Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,664 approved or refused records
496Refused applications
4,168 approved · 496 refused · 256 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0510
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
19 Ashbury Avenue Nythe Swindon SN3 3LX
Received 1 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0511MOD106
Variation of Legal Agreement: request for agreement under s106(1)(a) to change / remove Schedule 2 (Affordable Housing) dated 18th December 2020 for Outline Planning Permission S/OUT/18/1093 as amended.
Land At Marlborough Road Swindon
Received 1 May 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/ADV/24/0512
Installation of 3 no. fascia signs, 3 no. booth lettering signs and 1 no. digital booth screen.
Land At Symmetry Park Laines Way Swindon SN3 4RS
Received 3 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0513
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
23 Arley Close Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4TP
Received 1 May 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/ADV/24/0514
Installation of a freestanding totem sign.
Land At Symmetry Park Laines Way Swindon SN3 4RS
Received 3 May 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/ADV/24/0515
Installation of 4. no freestanding and 19 no. dot signs.
Land At Symmetry Park Laines Way Swindon SN3 4RS
Received 3 May 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0517
Discharge of condition 11 (details of a privacy screen) from previous application S/HOU/23/1234 (APP/U3935/D/24/3336727) - Erection of close boarded fence to flat roof to rear of property
32A Cricklade Road Swindon SN2 8AA
Received 2 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0518
Erection of first floor side extension and single storey rear extension.
31 Sanders Close Swindon Swindon SN2 7AA
Received 2 May 2024 - Application PermittedS/RES/24/0519
Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to Outline planning permission (S/OUT/20/1046/SASM) for the erection of 60 no. dwellings and associated works for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale.
Land Off Shrivenham Road Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon
Received 3 May 2024 - DecidedS/PHOU/24/0520
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 4.80m (from original rear wall), 3.50m (maximum height) and 3.00m (height to eaves).
567 Ferndale Road Swindon SN2 1DQ
Received 7 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0521
Extension of the existing entrance lobby.
Eastcott Veterinary Hospital Edison Park Hindle Way Dorcan Swindon SN3 3FR
Received 7 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0522
Works to Trees Within Conservation Area
May Cottage 20 Mays Lane Chiseldon Swindon SN4 0LQ
Received 3 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0523
Change of use of part of ground floor from retail shop (Class E (a)) to hall/meeting place (Class F2 (b)).
Unit 2 55 - 61 Regent Street Swindon SN1 1LJ
Received 7 May 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0524
Discharge of Conditions 4 and 6 from Planning Application S/21/1354 - Change of use of telephone exchange building to 1 no. dwelling, and erection of single storey side extensions, installation of solar panels to roof elevation and associated works.
The Old Telephone Exchange Hinton Road Wanborough Swindon SN4 0DQ
Received 7 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0525
Erection of a single storey side extension.
6 Willows Avenue Pinehurst Swindon SN2 1SW
Received 7 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0526
Erection of two storey side extension.
9 The Wyncies Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PJ
Received 6 May 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0527
Discharge of condition 7 (drainage) from previous applcation S/RES/21/0764 - Erection of 97no. dwellings and associated works - Reserved Matters from previous outline permission S/OUT/16/0021.
Redlands Eastern Villages Swindon Swindon SN3 0AD
Received 7 May 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0528
Discharge of conditions 6 (Bird Boxes) and 15 (Travel Plan) from previous application 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 7 May 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0529
Discharge of conditions 25 (CEMP) from previous application S/OUT/16/0021 - Outline Planning Application for the erection of up to 370no. dwellings, a local convenience store/community facility, primary school, open space, landscaping, access points to and from Wanborough Road and northern site boundary and eastern boundaries and associated infrastructure.
Redlands Eastern Villages Swindon
Received 8 May 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/COND/24/0530
Discharge of conditions 7 (LEMP), 8 (Tree Protection) and 9 (Ecological Enhancements) in relation to Planning Permission S/RES/23/0026 for the reserved matters application following outline planning permission (S/OUT/16/0021) relating to the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the proposed primary school.
Land At Redlands Eastern Villages Swindon
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/0531
Discharge of conditions 12 (Lighting Strategy), 13 (Slab Level) and 3 (Materials) from previous application S/RES/23/0026 - Reserved matters application following outline planning permission (S/OUT/16/0021) relating to the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the proposed primary school.
Land At Redlands Eastern Villages Swindon
Received 8 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0532
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
Westrop Cottage 24 Cricklade Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7BL
Received 9 May 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0535
Discharge of condition 5 (Surface Water Drainage) from previous application S/RES/22/1795 - Reserved Matters application for the layout, scale, appearance and landscaping of 3no. Dwellings in pursuant of S/OUT/16/0021.
Redlands Eastern Villages Swindon SN3 0AA
Received 9 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0536
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
5 Rosemary Close Haydon Wick Swindon SN2 2TE
Received 9 May 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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