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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 dates6,652Searchable applications
257Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,067 approved or refused records
535Refused applications
4,532 approved · 535 refused · 288 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Sept 1981 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Conditions DischargedS/COND/25/0198
Discharge of Condition (19) Landscaping plans from previous application S/OUT/20/1046 - Outline application for the erection of up to 60 no. dwellings and associated works - access not reserved.
Land At Shrivenham Road Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/TWC/25/0199
Large Yew Tree in the front garden of the property growing up the side of the neighbouring property Streetside Application is for the removal of the tree
Longways Front Lane Blunsdon Swindon SN26 7BJ
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Application RefusedS/HOU/25/0200
Erection of two storey side/rear extension.
128 Bessemer Road East Rodbourne Cheney Swindon SN2 1PE
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/0201
Erection of single storey oak framed side extension.
Greywethers High Street Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PH
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedS/COND/25/0203
Discharge of Condition (17) Bird & Bat boxes from previous application S/OUT/20/1046 - Outline application for the erection of up to 60 no. dwellings and associated works - access not reserved.
Land At Shrivenham Road Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/0204
Installation of a commercial flue.
55-61 Regent Street Swindon SN1 1JS
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/0205
Erection of a two storey extension providing ancillary offices and staff welfare facilities.
Unit B James Watt Close Hawksworth Industrial Estate Swindon SN2 1EL
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/0206
Minor modifications to a garden retaining wall including removal of two small sections, one to allow steps and the second to allow an area of planting
Westlecot Manor Mill Lane Swindon SN1 4HF
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/LBC/25/0207
Minor modifications to a garden retaining wall including removal of two small sections, one to allow steps and the second to allow an area of planting
Westlecot Manor Mill Lane Swindon SN1 4HF
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/25/0208
Discharge of Conditions (8) Surface Water Drainage (9) Drainage Maintenance Strategy from previous application S/23/0495 - Change of use to operational land and construction of a new wastewater terminal pumping station, access, landscaping and associated works.
Land Off Merlin Way Covingham Swindon
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/TWC/25/0209
Works to tree within Conservation area.
The Rectory 3 Butts Road Chiseldon Swindon SN4 0NN
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/0210
Replacement of soffits, fascias, and bargeboards with UPVC.
Flats 1-12 & 14-19 Westlecot House Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4EQ Flats 1-6 Apple Grove House Belmont Crescent Swindon SN1 4DD
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/0211
Erection of a statue of John Trollope MBE at front of Foundation Park main building.
County Ground, Foundation Park County Ground Lane Swindon SN1 2FD
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedS/COND/25/0212
Discharge of Condition (21) Ground Investigation Report from previous application S/24/0355 - Erection of a drive thru coffee shop/restaurant (Class E / Sui Generis use), provision of a new bin store, cycle parking, outside seating area, landscaping and associated development.
Fleming Way Units Fleming Way Swindon SN1 2NN
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/25/0213
Discharge of Condition (18) Details and proof of purchase of Biodiversity Net Gain units from previous application S/24/0355 - Erection of a drive thru coffee shop/restaurant (Class E / Sui Generis use), provision of a new bin store, cycle parking, outside seating area, landscaping and associated development.
Fleming Way Units Fleming Way Swindon SN1 2NN
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/LDP/25/0214
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Single storey rear extension.
10 Maizey Road Tadpole Garden Village Swindon SN25 2RP
Received 24 Feb 2025 - EIA Screening OpinionS/EIA/25/0216
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion for proposed development of 300 homes and associated works.
Land At Marlborough Park Old Town Swindon SN3 1FN
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedS/EIA/25/0217
Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for Proposed development of land.
Foxbridge North Wanborough Road Swindon
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Application RefusedS/PIP/25/0218
Application for permission in principle for up to 9 no. dwellings.
Land At Moorleaze Farm The Marsh Wanborough Swindon SN4 0SW
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Application RefusedS/HOU/25/0220
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
22 Ramsbury Avenue Penhill Swindon SN2 5NX
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/0221
Change of use from 6 bedroom HMO to 8 bedroom HMO with first floor rear extension.
177 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3DF
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/25/0222
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission ref. S/OUT/22/0284 to amend the phasing for the development
Honda UK Manufacturing Highworth Road Swindon SN3 4AL
Received 25 Feb 2025 - DecidedS/COND/25/0223
Discharge of Condition (10) Phase 2 & 3 Design Code Character area from previous application S/OUT/19/0582 - Outline Planning Application (means of access off Wanborough Road not reserved) for demolition and/or conversion of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide up to 2,500 homes (Use Class C3), up to 1,780 sqm of community/retail uses (Use Class D1/D2/A1/A3/A4), up to 2,500 sqm of employment use (Use Class B1), sports hub, playing pitches, 2no. 2 Form Entry primary schools, green infrastructure, indicative primary access road corridors to A420, improvements to Wanborough Road and associated works.
Lotmead Site New Eastern Villages Wanborough Swindon
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Minor Amendment RefusedS/AMEND/25/0224
Non-Material Amendment to previous application S/HOU/24/0152 relating to size of the extension, roof style and material from a flat roof to a hipped roof with roof tiles and render to external walls.
1 Ermin Street Blunsdon Swindon SN26 8EF
Received 25 Feb 2025
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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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