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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 dates6,106Searchable applications
252Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,670 approved or refused records
496Refused applications
4,174 approved · 496 refused · 256 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/HOU/24/0537
Hip to gable roof enlargement and rear dormer window.
18 Pleydell Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4DH
Received 10 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0538
Erection of a porch.
3 Ash Tree Close Kingsdown Swindon SN3 4US
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedS/PHOU/24/0539
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 5.00m (from original rear wall), 2.87m (maximum height) and 2.87m (height to eaves).
51 Merton Avenue Upper Stratton Swindon SN2 7PZ
Received 10 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0540
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
16 Church Walk South Rodbourne Cheney Swindon SN2 2JE
Received 10 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0541
Erection of a two storey side / rear extension, porch to front and single storey rear extension.
3 Brendon Walk Park North Swindon SN3 2PX
Received 10 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0542
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
43 Hythe Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3NY
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0543
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extensions.
46 Langton Park Wroughton Swindon SN4 0QW
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0544
Conversion of garage into annexe - for ancillary use.
98 Whitworth Road Swindon SN25 3BH
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0545
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
9 The Avenue Stanton Fitzwarren Swindon SN6 7SE
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0546
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
36 Thames Avenue Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 3NP
Received 13 May 2024 - Application RefusedS/24/0547
Change of use of first floor from restaurant (Class E) to 1no. flat (C3) and first floor rear extension.
31 Morley Street Swindon SN1 1SG
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0548
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
17 Ashen Copse Road Wroughton Swindon SN4 9LL
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/OUT/24/0549
Hybrid application comprising of an (i) outline application for flexible use within classes B2/B8/E(g)(ii)(iii) with all matters reserved and (ii) a full application for the erection of a Builder's Merchant (sui generis), relocation of the vehicular access, pedestrian path, soft landscaping, reshaping of the Scorpio House yard area with new boundary fence and hard surfacing, two new vehicular accesses within the site; associated works including photovoltaic panels, enclosure for substation/new power supply, new security gates and boundary fencing; covered cycle shelter; plant equipment; installation of retaining wall; external racking and storage to the Builder's Merchant yard; new soft landscaping to the site entrance and around the boundary of the Builder's Merchant yard.
Former Pegasus House And Scorpio House Frankland Road Swindon SN5 8RS
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0550
Conversion of a 3 bedroom house to two flats.
188 County Road Swindon SN1 2DY
Received 13 May 2024 - Application PermittedS/RES/24/0551
Reserved Matters application (following planning application S/OUT/13/1555) for details of the layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping in relation to a foul water pumping station. The outline planning application was subject to and submitted with an Environmental Impact Assessment.
Land North Of A420 Eastern Villages Swindon
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0552
Erection of a single storey side extension and detached outbuilding to rear garden.
31 Berricot Lane Badbury Swindon SN4 0EU
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0553
Erection of two storey side and rear extensions and single storey rear extension and associated works.
41 Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1PH
Received 11 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0554
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
158 Pinehurst Road Swindon SN2 1SJ
Received 7 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0555
Erection of 2 no. dormer windows and one rooflight to rear elevation, installation of two windows to side elevation and replacement of 2 no. roof lanterns to 1 no. roof lantern on flat roof.
95 The Mall Old Town Swindon SN1 4JE
Received 7 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0557
Erection of a single storey side / rear extension.
26 Haydon View Road Swindon SN25 3AU
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0558
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
38 Upham Road Old Walcot Swindon SN3 1DN
Received 14 May 2024 - Application RefusedS/LBC/24/0559
Replacement of wooden fascias and soffits with UPVC.
Dymond House 12 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BF
Received 14 May 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0561
Discharge of Condition 19 (pedestrian access to site) from planning application S/22/1252/RACH - 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 14 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0562
Erection of a first floor rear extension.
12 Euclid Street Swindon SN1 2JQ
Received 14 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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