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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 dates6,215Searchable applications
257Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,743 approved or refused records
502Refused applications
4,241 approved · 502 refused · 265 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Sept 1981 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/LDP/24/0746
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the Installation of 2 metre high automatic gates.
2 Beranburh Field Wroughton Swindon SN4 0QL
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedS/AGRI/24/0747
Prior Approval Application for the Excavation of land to provide a sloping sided pit for the storage of slurry.
Land At Gore Lane Farm Baydon SN8 2JY
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/0748
Replacement of external side door (North elevation).
The Old Rectory 8 Vicarage Lane Highworth Swindon SN6 7AD
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application RefusedS/LBC/24/0749
Replacement of external side door (North elevation).
The Old Rectory 8 Vicarage Lane Highworth Swindon SN6 7AD
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0750
Erection of single storey side extension to include garage.
21 Sparcells Drive Sparcells Swindon SN5 5FY
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Application PermittedS/RES/24/0751
Application for the approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to condition 2 (layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping), condition 4 (statement of compliance), condition 11 (area dimensions), condition 23 (LEAMP), condition 30 (landscaping), condition 34 (wildlife, bird and bat boxes), condition 49 (car and motorbike parking), condition 50 (cycle and e-bike parking) and condition 51 (movement strategy) following the grant of Hybrid planning permission ref. S/OUT/22/0284/JABU; Erection of a warehouse building for Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) uses, ancillary office accommodation, parking, landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure at Unit 1.
Unit 1 Panattoni Park Swindon SN3 4AL
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0752
Discharge of conditions (9) Reinstatement and resurfacing of restricted byway (7) public rights of way from previous application S/23/1169 - Proposed installation of underground grid connection and associated works.
Corner Copse Solar Farm Electricity Substation Kingsdown Road Kingsdown Swindon
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0753
Erection of a single storey side extension.
25 Islay Crescent Highworth Swindon SN6 7HL
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0754
Erection of a two storey front extension.
157 Ermin Street Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4NH
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0755
Erection of a single storey rear extension, conversion of garage into habitable room and change to roof to create storage space at first floor.
39 Bryanston Way Nythe Swindon SN3 3PG
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0756
Erection of single storey rear extension.
1 Tall Conifers Wroughton Swindon SN4 0GE
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/0757
Display of a 5m high non-illuminated totem sign.
Cirencester Trade Park Gipsy Lane Swindon SN2 8EP
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0758
Erection of two storey front extensions, first floor side extension, single storey side and rear extensions and rear dormer window.
21A Marlborough Road Wroughton Swindon SN4 0RX
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/0759
Erection of a detached garage.
21A Marlborough Road Wroughton Swindon SN4 0RX
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/24/0760
Non-Material ammendment to previous application (S/23/0080) relating to Condition 2 - Colours finishesChange colour of the cladding materials.
Blunsdon Road Allotments Blunsdon Road Haydon Wick Swindon
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0761
Discharge of condition 3 (Surface Materials) from previous application S/RES/23/0128 - Reserved Matters Application (following outline planning permission S/OUT/16/0021) for the Village Square, Convenience Retail Unit, 8 Apartments, Associated Servicing, Parking and Landscaping.
Redlands Eastern Villages Swindon SN4 0AA
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0762
Discharge of condition (4) landscape and public realm from previous application S/RES/23/0128 - Reserved Matters Application (following outline planning permission S/OUT/16/0021) for the Village Square, Convenience Retail Unit, 8 Apartments, Associated Servicing, Parking and Landscaping.
Redlands Eastern Villages Swindon SN4 0AA
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/0763
Erection of two storey side extension.
10 Tamworth Drive Ramleaze Swindon SN5 5QG
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0765
Erection of side porch.
7 Old Bakery Road Wroughton Swindon Swindon SN4 0GL
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0766
Erection of first floor side and rear extension and single storey rear extension.
38 Shrivenham Road Swindon SN1 2NH
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0767
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey side extension.
1 Thornhill Drive St Andrews Ridge Swindon SN25 4GG
Received 3 Jul 2024 - DecidedS/PAOTH/24/0768
Prior approval application for the change of use of first, second, third and fourth floors from Class E business use into 28no. residential units (use Class C3).
Unit 38 Stanley House Bramble Road Elgin Swindon SN2 8ER
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0769
Partial discharge of conditions 17 (Lighting), 20 (Noise), 21 (Noise Management), 42 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and 46 (Sustainability Plan) from previous application S/OUT/22/0284 (for unit 1 only) - Hybrid application for the development of car manufacturing plant including Outline details (all matters reserved) for employment development including flexible Class E (g)/B2 general industrial/B8 storage and distribution uses and a multipurpose hub building, including associated development, accesses, earthworks and infrastructure and, Full details for the demolition of all buildings, alterations to existing northern and southern accesses, construction of internal estate roads, strategic structural landscaping, drainage infrastructure, earthworks and erection of a Class B8 warehouse and associated development, accesses and infrastructure.
Unit 1 Panattoni Park Swindon SN3 4AL
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0770
Erection of single storey rear extension.
43 St Margarets Road Old Town Swindon SN3 1RX
Received 4 Jul 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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