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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 dates6,229Searchable applications
257Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,753 approved or refused records
503Refused applications
4,250 approved · 503 refused · 265 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/24/0821
Erection of single storey rear extension and extension to front porch.
9 Keswick Road Park South Swindon SN3 2AS
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0822
Erection of a flue.
21 - 22 Regent Street Swindon SN1 1JL
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0823
Conversion of garage into home office, and erection of re-positioned boundary wall to accommodate off-street parking.
23 Dorney Road Redhouse Swindon SN25 2AD
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/0824
Erection of two storey side extension.
2 Forum Close Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4BU
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedS/AGRI/24/0825
Prior Approval Application for the erection of an agricultural storage building.
Land Opposite Freke Arms Swanborough Lane Hannington Swindon SN6 7RN
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0826
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
5 Charterhouse Road Wroughton Swindon SN4 9HS
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/0827
Discharge of conditions (3) new boundary treatments (4) lighting scheme (5) planting scheme (8) EVCP (9) cycle hoops from previous application S/21/0762 - Erection of new pavilion, installation of cycling closed road circuit, BMX track, full size 3G artificial grass pitch, improvements to access routes and car park, and refurbishment and enhancement of existing recreation ground without compliance with conditions 2, 5, 6, 7, 13, 17 and 18 from previous permission S/18/1394.
Moredon Sporting Hub Cheney Manor Industrial Estate Cheney Manor Swindon
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0828
Erection of a single storey side, front and rear extension.
40 Grange Drive Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4LD
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0829
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
69 William Morris Way Tadpole Garden Village Swindon SN25 2PP
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0830
Conversion of existing detached garage to habitable room.
12 Falklands Road Wroughton Swindon SN4 0TH
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/LBC/24/0831
Repairs to walls, plasterwork and other ancillary work.
Castle Eaton Farm Mill Lane Castle Eaton Swindon SN6 6JX
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0832
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of an extension to single story rear extension.
139 Okus Road Swindon SN1 4JT
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0833
Erection of 2.4m high welded mesh perimeter fence with pedestrian and vehicular access gates and associated works.
Warneford Comprehensive School Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7BZ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedS/PHOU/24/0834
Prior approval notification for the erection of single storey rear extension measuring example 3.40m (from existing rear wall), 3.30m (maximum height) and 3.00m (height to eaves).
49 Avebury Road Penhill Swindon SN2 5JR
Received 20 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0835
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
43 Merton Avenue Upper Stratton Swindon SN2 7PZ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0836
Erection of a detached garage.
The Nursery House Marlborough Road Chiseldon Swindon SN4 0EP
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/0837
Works to trees within BOSTPO 58 2009 T3.
26 Vanbrugh Gate Broome Manor Swindon SN3 1NQ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0840
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
Downs View Care Centre Badbury Lane Badbury Swindon SN4 0EU
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0841
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension and a front porch canopy.
30 Sunningdale Road Swindon SN25 3AX
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0842
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
16 Longfellow Close St Andrews Ridge Swindon SN25 4GS
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0843
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
Generoso 16 Belmont Crescent Old Town Swindon. SN1 4EY
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/LBC/24/0844
Various internal and external alterations.
3 - 7 High Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3EN
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0845
Works to tree within a Conservation Area.
10 Eastrop Highworth Swindon SN6 7AP
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0846
Conversion of garage into living accommodation and creation of new parking space within front garden.
18 Willington Road Redhouse Swindon SN25 2HB
Received 23 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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