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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 dates6,294Searchable applications
257Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,804 approved or refused records
507Refused applications
4,297 approved · 507 refused · 269 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/HOU/24/1194
Erection of two storey side extension.
2 Forum Close Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4BU
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/1195
Display of non illuminated Signage board.
30 High Street Highworth Swindon SN6 7AQ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1196
Creation of tarmac entrance.
Cheney Manor Allotments Kiln Lane Cheney Manor Swindon
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1197
Part change of use from office to storage including delivery gate and canopy with internal alterations and installation of PV panels on roof.
Qnap UK Limited (Unit 2) Drakes Meadow Swindon SN3 3LL
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/24/1198
Non-Material Amendment from previous application (S/RES/22/1632) relating to change of description of development to remove the words "and assisted living apartments (C2)" update approved plans.
Parcel 7DC & 9DC Middle Wichel District Centre Wichelstowe Swindon
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedS/COND/24/1199
Discharge of Condition (31) revised affordable housing from previous application S/13/1524 - Southern Town Expansion including up to 4500 dwellings, employment, commercial, shopping, schools, open space, park and ride, roads, sewers and associated works (Variation of extent of infrastructure, phasing and affordable housing, upon S/TIME/13/1521 by the Local Planning Authority, conditions 1, 62, 66 & 67, 73, 76 - 79, 82, 85, 88 - 90, 93 and 95 - 97).
Parcel 7DC & 9DC Middle Wichel District Centre Wichelstowe Swindon
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1200
Discharge of Condition 4 (landscaping Scheme) from Planning Application S/24/0368 - Installation of 6 no. Electric Vehicle Charging Bays and associated works.
Village Hotel Shaw Ridge Leisure Park Shaw Swindon SN5 7DW
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1203
Discharge of Condition 3 (External Facing Materials) from Planning Application S/24/0467 - Erection of 1no. dwelling and associated works - Variation of condition 2 (Plans) of planning permission S/22/1693 to include amendments to plans.
The Old Post Office Thornhill Road South Marston Swindon SN3 4RY
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedS/DEM/24/1204
Prior Approval application for the demolition of the Evening Centre building.
Park Youth And Sports Centre Oakfield Campus Marlowe Avenue Swindon SN3 3HQ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1205
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump.
David Lloyd Leisure Club Latham Road Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4DL
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/24/1206
Installation of PV Panels on roof.
Pattern Church Penzance Drive Swindon SN5 7JL
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Application WithdrawnS/LBC/24/1207
Installation of PV Panels on roof.
Pattern Church Penzance Drive Swindon SN5 7JL
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/1208
Erection of a single storey rear extension (retrospective).
36 Gold View Rushey Platt Swindon SN5 8ZG
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1209
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension and detached single storey home office/gym.
2 Surrey Road Rodbourne Cheney Swindon SN2 1LX
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/TWC/24/1210
Works to tree within conservation area
52 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HS
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Application RefusedS/HOU/24/1211
Erection of single storey side and rear extension and installation of boundary fence (part retrospective).
147 Oxford Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4DJ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/TPO/24/1212
Works to tree within BOSTPO-35-2010
17 Silbury Mews Moredon Swindon SN25 3HZ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/24/1213
Erection of new service canopy, refurbishment of existing elevations including the addition of a new access to the existing truck service reception.
Unit 8 Hunts Rise Swindon SN3 4TG
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1215
Discharge of conditions 11 (Landscape Scheme), 15 (Swift Boxes) and 16 (Bat Boxes) from previous application S/23/0012 - Erection of buildings to provide additional storage floorspace (Use Class B8).
Unit 4 Keypoint Thornhill Road South Marston Swindon SN3 4RX
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1216
Erection of single storey side and single storey front extension.
23 Hatch Road Upper Stratton Swindon SN3 4XY
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/ADV/24/1217
Display of 2 no. free standing non-illuminated entrance signs.
Science Museum Red Barn Lane Wroughton Swindon SN4 9NS
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/24/1218
Non-Material Amendment to previous Planning Application S/22/1714 - relating to Bat Boxes.
Land South Of Gypsy Lane Swindon
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Application GrantedS/HOU/24/1219
Erection of single storey rear extension.
70 Sandringham Road Lawn Swindon SN3 1HX
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/24/1223
Discharge of Conditions (5 & 6) Drainage from previous 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 17 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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