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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 dates6,113Searchable applications
252Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,675 approved or refused records
496Refused applications
4,179 approved · 496 refused · 256 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/LDP/24/0563
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a rear dormer window.
12 Euclid Street Swindon SN1 2JQ
Received 14 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/AMEND/24/0564
Non-Material Amendment following Planning Application S/18/0944 - relating to the introduction of hardwood doors to carport opening on the courtyard elevation.
Lynt Farm Lynt Farm Lane Inglesham Swindon SN6 7QZ
Received 14 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0565
Erection of a two storey side extension and first floor / two storey front extensions.
70 Sandringham Road Lawn Swindon SN3 1HX
Received 15 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0566
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
10 Treforest Close Oakhurst Swindon SN25 2DE
Received 15 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0567
Erection of a single storey extension with loft and flat roofed link, and installation of photovoltaic panels to roof, Air Source Heat Pump and associated landscaping works.
Waylands Cues Lane Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PP
Received 15 May 2024 - DecidedS/PHOU/24/0568
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a conservatory measuring 5.0m (from original rear wall), 3.30m (maximum height) and 2.10m (height to eaves).
13 Cambrai Road Chiseldon Swindon SN4 0JD
Received 15 May 2024 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/24/0569
Non-Material Amendment to previous Householder Planning application S/HOU/23/0936 - relating to the insertion of a window into side elevation (retrospective).
26 Mannington Park Rodbourne Swindon SN2 2EJ
Received 15 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0570
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
16 Hollins Moor Liden Swindon SN3 6NJ
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedS/PHOU/24/0571
Prior Approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 5.0m (from existing rear wall), 3.0m (maximum height) and 2.8m (height to eaves).
40 Stratton Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN1 2PR
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0572
Demolition of a section of rear roof and extension to accommodate first floor plant, part replacement of existing roof and glazed lantern over changing rooms, reconfiguration of internal layouts, enclosure of existing alleyway to accommodate new changing room block and toilet block, removal of all plant, equipment and internal partitions within the former Washing Baths Hall, and external and internal restoration works and repairs throughout (Variation of Condition 2 - Approved Plans from Planning Application S/22/1396).
Health Hydro Milton Road Swindon SN1 5JD
Received 13 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/LBC/24/0573
Demolition of a section of rear roof and extension to accommodate first floor plant, part replacement of existing roof and glazed lantern over changing rooms, reconfiguration of internal layouts, enclosure of existing alleyway to accommodate new changing room block and toilet block, removal of all plant, equipment and internal partitions within the former Washing Baths Hall, and external and internal restoration works and repairs throughout (Variation of Condition 2 - Approved Plans from Listed Building Consent S/LBC/22/1397).
Health Hydro Milton Road Swindon SN1 5JD
Received 15 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0574
Erection of a two storey extension to link with the Phoenix building together with associated landscaping and access arrangements.
The Lyra Building Swindon College North Star Avenue Swindon SN2 1DY
Received 16 May 2024 - Application RefusedS/LDP/24/0575
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
29 Kingdom Crescent Redhouse Swindon SN25 2NF
Received 16 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0576
Erection of a single storey rear extension, front porch, timber cladding to front and solar panels to roof.
4 Merrivale Grove Old Walcot Swindon SN3 1EH
Received 16 May 2024 - Application Pending DecisionS/24/0577/MOD106
Compliance with the S106 planning obligation Schedule 1 Clause 5.2 in connection with the Open Space Strategy for Phase 1 of the Outline Planning Approval S/OUT/13/1555 - dated 11.08.2021.
Land North Of A420 Eastern Villages Swindon
Received 14 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0578
Erection of 4no dormer windows and installation of roof lights to allow for use of 3rd/4th floors as additional office space.
Trinity House 2 College Court Swindon SN1 1PZ
Received 17 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0579
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
48 Capesthorne Drive Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 1UR
Received 14 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0580
Works to tree within a Conservation Area.
17 Greens Lane Wroughton Swindon SN4 0RJ
Received 17 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0581
Erection of a detached garden room.
18 Greenfields South Marston Swindon SN3 4SQ
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/0582
Discharge of condition 3 (Archaeological Monitoring and Recording) from previous application S/HOU/24/0114.
16 Oak Drive Highworth Swindon SN6 7BP
Received 17 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0583
Erection of a detached annexe to the rear garden of the property to be used ancillary to main dwelling and associated works.
350 Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1NP
Received 17 May 2024 - DecidedS/TC/24/0585
Prior Approval application for the upgrading and installation of a 20 metre high Phase 7 monopole with wraparound cabinet supporting 3no. antennas and ancillary development.
Peatmoor Way Nine Elms Swindon
Received 20 May 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0586
Erection of 2no front dormer windows front velux window and hip to gabled roof to create first floor.
39 Station Road Chiseldon Swindon SN4 0PD
Received 20 May 2024 - Application RefusedS/24/0587
Change of use from warehouse (class B) to place of worship (class F).
Unit 5 Enterprise House Cheney Manor Industrial Estate Cheney Manor Swindon SN2 2YZ
Received 21 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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