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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 dates6,692Searchable applications
257Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,099 approved or refused records
537Refused applications
4,562 approved · 537 refused · 290 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedS/PHOU/25/0643
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 8.00m (from original rear wall), 3.00m (maximum height) and 2.80m (height to eaves).
West Bungalow Cobden Road Ferndale Swindon SN2 1DP
Received 23 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/LDP/25/0644
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a hip to gable the roof and rear dormer window.
West Bungalow Cobden Road Ferndale Swindon SN2 1DP
Received 23 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/0645
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
15 Trevello Road East Wichel Swindon SN1 7BZ
Received 23 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/0647
Change of use of existing Class B2 Unit to Padel Tennis Centre (Use Class E(d)) with associated external elevation changes.
Unit 1 Garrard Way Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3HY
Received 23 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/LDP/25/0648
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a detached garden room.
34 Whitecastle Toothill Swindon SN5 8HU
Received 27 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/0649
Demolition of existing Unit 16.
Anchor Self Storage Frankland Road Blagrove Swindon SN5 8YZ
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedS/COND/25/0650
Partial Discharge of Condition 9 - Character Area Design Code from previous application S/OUT/13/1555 - Outline Planning Permission, for a sustainable urban extension to the east of Swindon and north of the A420 of up to 2,380 dwellings together with a mixed use local centres/areas (including A1 retail up to 1,500 sq metres, services (A2), restaurants, pubs and takeaways (A3, A4, A5), business uses (B1) up to 1,000 sq metres, residential); community uses (D1); sheltered and/or care accommodation (C2/C3); two primary schools; green infrastructure including formal (including playing fields) and informal open space, landscape, biodiversity and amenity space; play space (including NEAPS/LEAPS/MUGAS); changing and sports facilities (including D2) and ancillary retail uses; sustainable drainage systems; highway, cycle and pedestrian routes; car parking; infrastructure (including utilities); engineering works including ground remodelling; demolition, site reclamation and removal of structures; the formation of new accesses from the A420, Old Vicarage Lane and Thornhill Road.
Land North Of A420 Eastern Villages Swindon
Received 23 May 2025 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/25/0651
Non-Material Amendment from previous application S/21/0940 relating to windows, rooflights & flue pipes.
Prebendal Farm Icknield Way Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PT
Received 23 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/0652
Single storey side extension to garage and raising the roof of existing garage (part retrospective).
23 Wicks Close Haydon Wick Swindon SN25 1QH
Received 27 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/0653
Conversion of Garage into family room.
9 Sharp Close Shaw Swindon SN5 5XN
Received 27 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/0654
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
22 Tismeads Crescent Old Town Swindon SN1 4DR
Received 27 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/0655
Installation of a raised patio, access slope/ramp and steps into the garden at the rear.
16 Grove Hill Highworth Swindon SN6 7JN
Received 27 May 2025 - Application RefusedS/LDP/25/0656
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
70 Bowood Road Kingshill Swindon SN1 4LR
Received 27 May 2025 - Application RefusedS/25/0657
Change Of Use from Dwellinghouse (C3) to Residential Institution (C2).
2A Nythe Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4AN
Received 27 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/0658
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
15 Wigmore Avenue Lawn Swindon SN3 1ET
Received 27 May 2025 - Application WithdrawnS/AMEND/25/0659
Non-Material Amendment from previous application S/HOU/25/0067 relating to an extension of a bedroom.
4 Mayfield Close Nythe Swindon SN3 3NH
Received 27 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/TWC/25/0660
Works to tree within Conservation area.
Stanton House Hotel The Avenue Stanton Fitzwarren Swindon SN6 7SE
Received 27 May 2025 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/25/0661
Discharge of Condition (3) Biodiversity Gain Plan from previous application S/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 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/0663
Erection of a single storey rear extension, rear dormer, garage conversion and raising of roof.
12 Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7BZ
Received 28 May 2025 - Application Pending DecisionS/OUT/25/0664
Outline application for the erection of up to 250 dwellings (including affordable homes), points of connection of access roads from A361 Lechlade Road and Roundhills Mead, open space, sustainable drainage system and associated landscaping and infrastructure with all other matters (relating to appearance, landscaping, scale and layout) reserved.
Land East Of Roundhills Mead Lechlade Road Highworth
Received 28 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/0665
Refurbishment of existing Scorpio House, including external re-cladding works, in conjunction with provision of an extension to the northern elevation to provide additional floor space for retained B2/B8 use class; Construction of Use Class E(b) hot drinks / food cafe with drive through facility.
Former Pegasus House And Scorpio House Frankland Road Blagrove Swindon SN5 8YG
Received 28 May 2025 - Application Pending DecisionS/25/0666
Construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a ground-mounted solar farm complete with landscaping, associated infrastructure and temporary access.
Land At Mount Pleasant Farm Mount Pleasant Farm Lane Horpit Swindon SN4 0AU
Received 28 May 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/0667
Construction of an equine menage.
Oaktrees Russley Park Bishopstone Swindon SN8 2JY
Received 27 May 2025 - Application RefusedS/AGRI/25/0668
Prior approval application for installation of 2no wetland habitat areas for plants and animals.
Eastern Bank Of The River Ray Western Boundary Of Mouldon Hill Country Park Thamesdown Drive Swindon
Received 28 May 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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