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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 dates7,003Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 5,366 approved or refused records
558Refused applications
4,808 approved · 558 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Pending DecisionS/TPO/26/1176
Works to trees within TPO number 01.01.1980.
Woodspring Court Grovelands Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4EH
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/AMEND/26/1177
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Application S/RES/24/0947 - relating to amending the roof type of the front elevation bay window from flat to hipped for plots 118, 119, and 120.
Parcels R6 And R7 Land North Of A420 Swindon
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/HOU/26/1178
Second Storey Extension over Garage and Single Storey Rear Extension
19 Bowood Road Kingshill Swindon SN1 4LP
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/HOU/26/1179
Extension to existing outbuilding in rear garden.
Accolade Ham Road Liddington Swindon SN4 0HH
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/HOU/26/1180
Erection of a garage.
18 Whiteman Street Gorse Hill Swindon SN2 1BW
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/26/1181
Technical Consent Details for 1No. new dwelling at 171 Cheney Manor Road following the approval of the Permission in Principle Application S/PIP/25/0447 - Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 5 (Soft Landscaping) and 8 (Car parking & turning) from Planning Application S/26/0065 relating to updated drawing numbers for alterations to parking arrangements and location of dwelling.
171 Cheney Manor Road Swindon SN2 2NY
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/26/1182
Change of use House in Multiple Occupancy (C4) to Sui Generis for 7 or more occupants, rear dormers, single storey rear extension and associated works. For 7 bedrooms
28 Westcott Place Swindon SN1 5HW
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/COND/26/1184
Discharge of Condition 7 (Part 2) (Noise Survey) from planning application S/25/0621.
1 Temple Chambers Temple Street Swindon SN1 1SQ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/COND/26/1185
Discharge of Condition 3 (part 2) (Noise Survey) from previous application S/PO2R/25/1218.
1 Temple Chambers Temple Street Swindon SN1 1SQ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/COND/26/1186
Part discharge of Condition 3 from Planning Application S/LBC/25/1531 - Conversion of a public house to a single private dwelling involving internal and external alterations, restoration of historic fabric and thermal enhancements, demolition and replacement of rear single storey extension, conversion of single storey rear outbuilding, external landscape works and associated works.
7 Sheep Street Highworth Swindon SN6 7AA
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/COND/26/1187
Discharge of condition 9 (Site Waste Management Plan) from previous application S/22/1841 for the demolition of garages and the erection of 1 no. 2-bedroom dwelling with associated car parking, together with internal reconfiguration of the existing dental clinic including re-instating the front entrance.
Dental Surgery 16 Moredon Road Moredon Swindon SN25 3DQ
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/LDP/26/1188
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a dormer window to side elevation.
3 Fraser Close Nythe Swindon SN3 3RP
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Application GrantedS/TPO/26/1189
Works to trees under TPO BOS - T21 - 2010.
31 Hodson Road Chiseldon Swindon SN4 0LN
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/HOU/26/1191
Garage Conversion to habitable accommodation and associated works.
15 Sutton Park Blunsdon Swindon SN26 7BB
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/26/1192
Change of use from windscreen repair/replacement service to indoor sport, recreation or fitness (Use Class E(d)).
Unit 2 34 Ripley Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4DE
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/26/1193
Demolition of garage, relocation of summer house and erection of 1no. detached dwelling, replacement garage and associated works (Variation of Conditions 2 and 3) from previous application S/25/1067 regarding proposed plans and materials.
The Ferns Front Lane Blunsdon Swindon SN26 7BJ
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/26/1194
Erection of a dwelling (Removal of condition 1 - agricultural occupancy condition from permission T.532.69)
Happy Acre Kingsdown Lane Blunsdon Swindon SN25 5DL
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/COND/26/1195
Discharge of conditions 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 from listed building consent S/LBC/23/1421 - Conversion and renovation of former Museum and Art Gallery Building and attached retail parade to provide a high quality mixed use development including co-working space, restaurant and retail uses.
Swindon Museum And Art Gallery Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/COND/26/1196
Partial discharge of condition 36 (Construction Method Statement) 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 24 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/TPO/26/1197
Works to trees within TPO 1987 - 01.
Blunsdon Abbey Park Blunsdon Swindon SN25 2DU
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/S37/26/1198
Proposed works to exisitng high voltage electricity line to upgrade to three conductors.
Spotted Cow Coate Lane Coate Swindon SN3 6AA
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/COND/26/1199
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 6, 10 and 11 from Planning Application S/23/1420 - Conversion and renovation of former Museum and Art Gallery Building and attached retail parade to provide a high quality mixed use development including co-working space, restaurant and retail uses.
Swindon Museum And Art Gallery Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/LDE/26/1200
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the siting of a mobile home for ancillary use for family with the rear garden.
The Lodge Hillary Close Penhill Swindon SN25 3AQ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application Pending DecisionS/26/1201
Change of use of House (Class C3a) into children home (Class C2).
35 Locksgreen Crescent Moredon Swindon SN25 3HR
Received 25 Sept 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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