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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 dates6,287Searchable applications
257Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,797 approved or refused records
507Refused applications
4,290 approved · 507 refused · 269 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 GrantedS/LDP/24/1164
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the installation of Air Source Heat Pump Units.
8, 14, 18, 31, 39, 40, 42, 43, 47, 51, 64, 66, 67, 68, 74, 101 And 102 Edencroft Highworth Swindon
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/1166
Discharge of Conditions 5 (CMS), 6 (External facing materials), 7 (Joinery), 8 (Noise) 12 (Bat and Swift Boxes) from planning application S/OUT/24/0639 - Outline application for the demolition of 29 John Street and the single storey link between 29 John Street and 49 Fleet Street. Erection of a 4 storey building to create 4 no. Flats with a communal entrance also providing access to residential conversion from retail use to 2 flats of the first floor and part of the ground floor of 49 Fleet Street.
49 Fleet Street 29 John Street Swindon SN1 1RE
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1167
Discharge of Condition (3) method Statement/specification from previous application S/LBC/24/0831 -Repairs to walls, plasterwork and other ancillary work.
Castle Eaton Farm Mill Lane Castle Eaton Swindon SN6 6JX
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1168
Discharge of Condition (3) method statement and structural engineering, from previous application S/LBC/23/1474 - Remedial works to section of bulged masonry and provision of new handrail to external steps.
Elcome House 8 Elcombe Wroughton Swindon SN4 9QL
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1169
Retention of double garage, ground floor kitchen extension and a reduced domestic curtilage; installation of the re-routed Public Right of Way including landscaping and other associated works.
Haybarns Morses Lane South Marston Swindon SN3 4FX
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1170
Change of use of Public House to 5no dwellings (Class C3) with the erection of a two storey extension and demolition of part of single storey extension with associated works.
Check Inn 79 Woodland View Wroughton Swindon SN4 9AA
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Application PermittedS/RES/24/1171
Application for approval of Reserved Matters following Outline consent S/OUT/24/0639 (Demolition of 29 John Street and the single storey link between 29 John Street and 49 Fleet Street. Erection of a 4 storey building to create 4 flats with a communal entrance also providing access to residential conversion from retail use to 2 flats of the first floor and part of the ground floor of 49 Fleet Street.
49 Fleet Street/29 John Street Swindon SN1 1RE
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1172
Erection of a single storey rear extension and associated works.
94 The Mall Old Town Swindon SN1 4JE
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/1173
Display of various illuminated and non illuminated signage.
Lawn Post Office 44 Guildford Avenue Lawn Swindon SN3 1JE
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1174
Erection of single storey rear/side infill extension.
40 Iffley Road Rodbourne Swindon SN2 1DL
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1175
Installation of a first floor fire escape window.
Lynt Farm Lynt Farm Lane Inglesham Swindon SN6 7QZ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1176
Erection of a single storey rear extension and associated works.
59 John Ruskin Road Tadpole Garden Village Swindon SN25 2PS
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1178
Erection of single storey rear and side extension.
78 Burford Avenue Old Walcot Swindon SN3 1BJ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/1179
Works to tree within conservation area.
Pinford The Forty Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PQ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1180
Erection of single storey front and first floor rear extension.
17 Deben Crescent Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 3QB
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1181
Change of Use of Ground Floor to facilitate 4 no. Flats (Use Class C3) car parking, external alterations and associated works.
42 - 45 Fleet Street Swindon SN1 1RE
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDP/24/1182
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of boundary fencing no greater than 2 metres in height as a means of enclosure for a horse riding arena measuring 40 metres in width and 25 metres in length, in association with private equestrian use of land as authorised by planning permission S/23/0837.
Land At White Hill Hinton Parva Swindon SN4 0DH
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/1183
Works to tree within BOSTPO-43-2010.
1 Thatchers View Cues Lane Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PL
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/LDE/24/1184
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the erection of a detached bungalow.
Bungalow Manor Farm Manor Farm Track Foxhill Swindon SN4 0DX
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1189
Erection of single storey rear extension.
49A Grosvenor Road Kingshill Swindon SN1 4LT
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedS/PAOTH/24/1190
Prior Approval application for the Change of Use of building from commercial (Use Class E) to 26 nos flats (20 nos 1-bedroom apartments and 6 nos studio apartments) (Use Class C3) and associated works.
Unit 9 Lancaster Place Swindon SN3 4FP
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1191
Conversion of existing dwelling (Class C3) into 4no. Flats, erection of two storey and single storey rear extensions and demolition of garage.
45 Manchester Road Swindon SN1 2AG
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/24/1192
Change of Use of existing first and second floors from Retail to Residential and the addition of a further two floors to provide a total of 10nos 1-bed, 1-person flats and 2nos 2-bed, 3-persons flats - Variation of condition 2 from previous application S/23/0457 relating to change of plans.
Brunel House 52 Havelock Street Swindon SN1 1SD
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/LBC/24/1193
Erection of replacement signage and render.
30 High Street Highworth Swindon SN6 7AQ
Received 14 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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