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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 dates6,770Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,174 approved or refused records
544Refused applications
4,630 approved · 544 refused · 291 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Sept 1981 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ADV/25/1438
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
O/S No.164 Queens Drive Swindon SN3 1AN
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/ADV/25/1439
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays.Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
Bus Shelter Opposite 204 Kingshill Road Kingshill Swindon
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/ADV/25/1440
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
Bus Shelter Outside 252 Marlborough Road Swindon
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/ADV/25/1441
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
O/S Unit A Stephenson Road Cricklade Road Swindon SN25 5AX
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/1442
Proposed stable for the keeping of horses & adjacent workshop within the grounds of No. 2 Mount Pleasant Farm Cottages, Horpit, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AU
2 Mount Pleasant Farm Cottages Mount Pleasant Farm Lane Horpit Swindon SN4 0AU
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/1444
Erection of single storey rear extension.
91 Avenue Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4DB
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/25/1445
Discharge of conditions 25 (Access to Schools), 30 (Parking Strategy), 33 (EVC Points), 58 (Waste Storage/Collection) of S/OUT/19/0582 - related to Phase 2.
Lotmead Site New Eastern Villages Wanborough Swindon
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/25/1446
Partial discharge of Condition 44 (Phase 2) - Ecological Buffer Zone from previous application S/OUT/19/0582.
Lotmead Site New Eastern Villages Wanborough Swindon
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedS/COND/25/1447
Discharge of Condition (49) Acoustic Report from previous application S/OUT/19/0582.
Lotmead Site New Eastern Villages Wanborough Swindon
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedS/COND/25/1448
Discharge of Condition (53) Proposed Levels Sheets from previous application S/OUT/19/0582.
Lotmead Site New Eastern Villages Wanborough Swindon
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedS/PHOU/25/1449
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 4.00m (from original rear wall), 2.75m (maximum height) and 2.55m (height to eaves).
22 Ramsbury Avenue Penhill Swindon SN2 5NX
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/HOU/25/1450
The conversion of a rear conservatory into a Kitchen.
29 Windsor Road Lawn Swindon SN3 1JP
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Application RefusedS/25/1451
Use of layby for siting of hot food mobile catering van.
Layby At Tadpole Farm Tadpole Farm Road Blunsdon Swindon
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/1452
Proposed conversion of existing Tallet barn into habitable dwelling.
Grove Farmhouse Grove Farm Tadpole Lane Blunsdon St Andrew Swindon SN25 2DY
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/LBC/25/1453
Proposed conversion of existing Tallet barn into habitable dwelling.
Grove Farmhouse Grove Farm Tadpole Lane Blunsdon St Andrew Swindon SN25 2DY
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/25/1454
Change of Use to a dental practice (Use Class E(e)) and associated site works.
Okus House 105 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/ADV/25/1455
Installation of various illuminated and non-illuminated signs both affixed to the building and freestanding within the site curtilage plus all associated works.
Unit 2 Fleming Way Units Fleming Way Swindon SN1 2NN
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/ADV/25/1456
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
Opp. Bridge House Motors Bridge House Wootton Bassett Road Swindon SN5 8WF
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/ADV/25/1457
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
O/S No 1C Ermin Street Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4RH
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Application WithdrawnS/ADV/25/1458
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
Windmill Court Whitehill Way Swindon SN5 6QR
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/ADV/25/1459
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
Near 63 Wilcot Avenue Swindon SN2 5EQ
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/ADV/25/1460
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays.Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
Near 612 Cricklade Road Swindon SN2 7AP
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Application GrantedS/ADV/25/1461
Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays.Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
Near 3 Oak Garden Swindon SN3 4UB
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Application WithdrawnS/ADV/25/1462
Proposed Single digital Bus Shelter advertising display facing the inside of the Shelter with an internally illuminated 6-sheet advertising poster on the reverse, to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays.Proposed Single digital display to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.
O/S 7 Newport Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3DX
Received 7 Nov 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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