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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 dates6,914Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 5,292 approved or refused records
555Refused applications
4,737 approved · 555 refused · 303 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/HOU/26/0815
Erection of first floor side and single storey rear extensions.
10 Badgers Close Wanborough Swindon SN4 0EN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application GrantedS/HOU/26/0816
Erection of single storey side extension
33 Oatlands Swindon SN5 6AU
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application GrantedS/HOU/26/0817
Proposed Single Storey Side Extension.
8 Nindum Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4BA
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application RefusedS/HOU/26/0818
Installation of air source heat pump.
82 Thornhill Drive St Andrews Ridge Swindon SN25 4GQ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/ADV/26/0819
Erection of new totem style sign to display site details and occupying tenants.
Shaw Ridge Leisure Park Shaw Swindon SN5 7DN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application GrantedS/LDP/26/0820
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) Loft conversion with rear dormer.
6 Heaton Close Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4UA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application RefusedS/HOU/26/0822
Erection of a two-storey rear extension, partly over the existing single-storey rear extension, together with replacement windows and alterations to the external finish from pebble-dash to off-white render.
42 Sunningdale Road Swindon SN25 3AZ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application GrantedS/HOU/26/0824
Demolition of existing garages and replacement of garages and store and associated works.
90 And 92 Priors Hill Wroughton Swindon SN4 0RW
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/26/0825
Erection of 3 no. self build dwellings (Class C3), garages and associated works.
Land Off Kite Hill Wanborough Swindon
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/26/0826
Discharge of Conditions 9 & 65 footway/cycleway from previous application S/AMEND/26/0326 - Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission ref. S/OUT/22/0284 to amend the Phasing Plan and revised alignment of the permanent footway/cycleway along the A361.
Former Honda UK Manufacturing Highworth Road Swindon
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application GrantedS/ADV/26/0827
Erection of 1 no. D6 Small Format Advertisement Display.
Service Station Fleming Way Swindon SN1 2NG
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/26/0828
Discharge of Condition 3 external facing materials, 6 Construction Management Plan, 7 Arboricultural MethodStatement, 8 Bat Survey Report and 10 Drainage. From previous application S/23/1354 - Erection of single storey side and front extensions to existing sports Pavilion, siting of 2no steel storage containers, and external access path.
Sports Pavillion Blunsdon Recreation Ground Sutton Park Blunsdon Swindon
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/26/0829
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and 4 (Surface Water Drainage Maintenance Scheme) from Planning Application S/26/0054 - Provision of two jet washes, three valeting bays and associated works.
Fleming Way Services Fleming Way Swindon SN1 2NG
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application RefusedS/HOU/26/0830
Erection of a single storey side extension with new pitched roof and porch infill to the front with converted garage and new detached garage.
54 Birchwood Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4JR
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/26/0831
Discharge of Condition 5 (Plant Noise Assessment) from previous application S/25/0127 - Erection of a McDonalds drive-thru restaurant, including access, car parking and landscaping (Variation of condition no.3 of S/12/1492 relating to opening hours). Removal of Condition 3 (Opening Hours) from Planning Application S/14/0023.
Mcdonalds Restaurant North Swindon District Centre Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4AN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Application GrantedS/ADV/26/0832
Erection of 2no.non illuminated freestanding signs
Spectrum Building Mead Way Swindon SN5 7UT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Application GrantedS/HOU/26/0833
Erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension.
81 Woodside Avenue Old Walcot Swindon SN3 1DU
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Application GrantedS/TPO/26/0834
Works to Trees With BOSTPO 1988-02 Beech T1: T2 Horse Chestnut: T3 Sycamore: T4 Beech: T5 Beech: T6 Lime: Beech T7: Beech G1: Beech G2:
30 Eastrop Grange Eastrop Highworth Swindon SN6 7AT
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Conditions DischargedS/COND/26/0836
Discharge of Conditions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 from Planning Application S/OUT/23/1499 - Outline application for the erection of agricultural livestock buildings and workers accommodation - Access and Scale not reserved.
Land At Little Rose Farm Blunsdon Swindon
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Application GrantedS/26/0837
Construction of external plant compound, internal road, fire escape footpaths, test bay and security kiosks.
Spectrum Building Mead Way Swindon SN5 7UT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Application GrantedS/LBC/26/0838
Construction of external plant compound, internal road, fire escape footpaths, test bay and security kiosks.
Unit Spectrum House Mead Way Swindon SN5 7UT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Application GrantedS/HOU/26/0839
Erection of a two storey side extension and a single storey side extension following the removal of existing single storey extensions & associated works.
Orchard Cottage 3 Elcombe Wroughton Swindon SN4 9QL
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Application GrantedS/HOU/26/0840
Erection of single storey front, two storey rear extensions, attic conversion rear garden outbuilding and associated works.
34 Oxford Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4HD
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Minor Amendment ApprovedS/AMEND/26/0841
Non Material Amendment from previous application S/24/0170 relating to relocation of trees throughout the development and removal of 4no trees.
Moredon Sporting Hub Cheney Manor Industrial Estate Cheney Manor Swindon
Received 1 Jul 2026
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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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