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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 dates6,257Searchable applications
257Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,773 approved or refused records
507Refused applications
4,266 approved · 507 refused · 266 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 GrantedS/24/0978
Formation of new drainage mound.
Land To The South Of 53 Woodland View Wroughton Swindon SN4 9AA
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0979
Erection of single storey rear extension.
9 Cullerne Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4HU
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0980
Erection of two storey rear extension and front porch.
29 Robinson Close Covingham Swindon SN3 5EE
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0981
Change of use from agricultural land to residential curtilage, boundary treatment and ancillary works.
Priory Lodge Thornhill Road South Marston Swindon
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Application Pending DecisionS/OUT/24/0982
Outline planning application (with all matters except access reserved) for the erection of up to 42 no. dwellings, open space, landscaping and associated engineering works.
Land At Hodson Road Chiseldon Swindon Wiltshire
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0983
Erection of single storey side extension.
39 Ironstone Close Redhouse Swindon SN25 2EQ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0984
Works to tree within conservation area
5 Church Road Wanborough Swindon SN4 0BZ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/0985
Works to tree within conservation area
15 Queens Road Hannington Swindon SN6 7RP
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0986
Erection of two storey side and two storey rear extension.
2 Trent Road Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 3LT
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0987
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
78 Walcot Road Old Walcot Swindon SN3 1DA
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0989
Erection of two storey rear/side extension and front porch canopy.
34 Leverton Gate Broome Manor Swindon SN3 1ND
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedS/PSOLP/24/0990
Notification for Prior Approval for the Installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof.
Unit 15 Greenbridge Retail Park Swindon SN3 3SQ
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Application RefusedS/LDP/24/0992
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) erection of single storey rear extension.
70 Sandringham Road Lawn Swindon SN3 1HX
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/0994
Works to tree within TPO 2000-05.
12A 12 Lechlade Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7HG
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0995
Change of use of ground floor from restaurant (Class E) to public house/restaurant (Sui Generis) with the erection of a single storey rear extension and external staircase.
53 Devizes Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BG
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/0996
Erection of single storey rear extension.
27 Okus Grove Upper Stratton Swindon SN2 7QA
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0997
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a dormer window to side.
24 Boundary Close Kingsdown Swindon SN2 7TF
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/0998
Installation of an external fire escape from the first floor to ground floor.
The Burj Ermin Way Foxhill Swindon SN4 0DR
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/0999
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a rear dormer window and change from hipped roof to gable end roof.
28 Berkeley Road Wroughton Swindon SN4 9BW
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1000
Discharge of condition (3) transport and parking plan from previous application S/24/0216 - Change of use from 7 bed House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to 6 bed Residential Care Home (Use class C2)
Glyngarth 50A High Street Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 1HX
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/24/1001
Non-material amendment to previously approved application S/HOU/24/0269 relating to changes to windows, roof lights, moving garage wall and entrance door and increase roof height.
The Bungalow Chapel Lane Wanborough Swindon SN4 0AJ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1002
Alterations to existing extensions and site access, new glazing elements, minor internal alterations, re-rendering and re-roofing.
171 Cheney Manor Road Swindon SN2 2NY
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/1003
Works to tree within BOSTPO-58-2009
39 Vanbrugh Gate Broome Manor Swindon SN3 1NQ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1004
Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey front and rear extensions.
9 Acacia Grove Pinehurst Swindon SN2 1RY
Received 2 Sept 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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