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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 dates6,275Searchable applications
257Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,785 approved or refused records
507Refused applications
4,278 approved · 507 refused · 269 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 RefusedS/HOU/24/1109
Erection of a two storey side extension.
9 Highwood Close Woodhall Park Swindon SN2 2RE
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/24/1110
Non-Material Amendment application to previous Planning Application S/RES/22/1681 - relating to Condition 1 (Approved Plans), Condition 2 (Materials) and Condition 3 (Boundary Treatment).
Land At Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/1111
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of rear dormers windows.
229 Ferndale Road Swindon SN2 1DD
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Application RefusedS/LDP/24/1112
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the conversion of garage into habitable space with storage on first floor.
5 Chancellor Close Grange Park Swindon SN5 6HH
Received 26 Sept 2024 - EIA Screening OpinionS/EIA/24/1113
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion for a proposed solar farm.
Land East Of Little Rose Lane Little Rose Lane Blunsdon Swindon
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Application RefusedS/COND/24/1116
Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 6 from Planning Application S/23/1300 - Erection of a single storey extension to provide a 'Greggs' (Use Class E) with parking and associated forecourt works.
Cricklade Road Service Station Cricklade Road Swindon SN2 7AS
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1117
Erection of an outbuilding.
Church Of Christ The Servant Elstree Way Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4YX
Received 26 Sept 2024 - DecidedS/PSOLP/24/1118
Notification for Prior Approval for the Installation of 10no. Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the west-facing pitch of the agricultural barn roof.
Lancaster Barn White Hill Hinton Parva Swindon
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/1119
Display of a 5metre high internally illuminated EV totem signage.
Shell Garage Service Station Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1NP
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1120
Erection of a rear dormer window and detached garage.
10 Brunswick Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3NA
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1121
Discharge of condition 2 (Speed Management) from previous application S/RES/20/0778 - Reserved matters application (appearance, access, landscaping, layout and scale) for the construction of Phase 2 (North) of the Wichelstowe Southern Access Road and associated ecology habitat provision south of the M4 motorway pursuant to outline planning permission S/13/1524 for Southern Town Expansion.
Wichelstowe Access Road Wichel Way Swindon
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1122
Discharge of condition 26 (Surface Water Drainage) from previous application S/OUT/20/0422 - Outline planning application for up to 250 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point from Shrivenham Road. All matters reserved except for means of access.
Land At Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/1123
Works to tree within TPO 1987-01.
16 Monet Close Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4GW
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/1124
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Slab Levels), 6 (Hard Landscaping), 7 (Surface Water Maintenance Scheme),12 (Footpath), 14 (Construction Management Plan), 16 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) and 23 (External Materials) from Planning Application S/OUT/20/0724 - Outline application for the erection of up to 45no. dwellings and associated works - Access not reserved.
Land To East Of Swindon Road And South Of Redlands Close Highworth Swindon
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/1125
Works to tree within BOT TPO (No3) 1989
57A St Philips Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN2 7QH
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1126
Discharge of condition 4 (Arboriculture) from previous permission S/RES/22/0885 - Erection of 42no. dwellings and associated works - Reserved Matters from previous permission S/OUT/20/0724.
Land To East Of Swindon Road And South Of Redlands Close Highworth Swindon
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/1127
Installation of a EV charging point, to cross the public footpath.
45 Casterbridge Road Haydon End Swindon SN25 1RD
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1128
Re-rendering of external walls.
9 The Green Highworth Swindon SN6 7DB
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1129
Replacement of existing dilapidated garage with new garage on existing site.
24 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1130
Erection of 4no dwellings and associated works.
2 Sword Avenue Highworth Swindon SN6 7FN
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1131
Discharge of conditions 2 (Cycle Storage) and 3 (Ambient Noise Levels) from previous application S/PO2R/22/1340 - Prior Approval Notification for the change of use of first and second floors from commercial (Class E) and Leisure Use (Class E(d)) to form 14no residential apartments (Class C3) and associated works.
42-45 Fleet Street Swindon SN1 1RE
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1132
Discharge of Condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and Condition 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) from Planning Application S/22/1227 - Installation solar PV renewable energy generator consisting of 1458No. ground mounted solar panels, site substation, inverters, above and below ground power cables, CCTV and Meteo Sensor masts and perimeter timber post and wire mesh fence, with compacted stone access track and hardstanding.40 year temporary planning consent requested - no change of use proposed
Land At Berkeley Farm Dairy Swindon Road Wroughton Swindon
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Minor Amendment RefusedS/AMEND/24/1133
Non-material amendment for pervious permission S/21/0572/SASM regarding the change of use from sports and social club (Sui genesis) to 7 no. flats (C3) and associated works.
The Albion Sports And Social Club 62 - 64 Bridge Street Swindon SN1 1BT
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1134
Erection of two storey side extension.
41 Bridge End Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4PD
Received 1 Oct 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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