Swindon Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Swindon Borough Council decided more than 1,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 48 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Swindon Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Blagrove House 2 - 3 Newport Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3DX · S/26/0853
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26 October 2026 · Approved
Parcel R10 Land North Of The A420 Swindon · S/RES/26/0667
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4 September 2026 · Approved
Land Off Morse Street Swindon SN1 5QR · S/26/0723
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14 August 2026 · Approved
Erection of 71 no. dwellings, creation of access, landscaping, infrastructure and associated works.
Phase 2 Land At Foxbridge Village North Wanborough Road Swindon SN4 0AB · S/25/0992
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12 August 2026 · Refused
Inlands Farm The Marsh Wanborough Swindon SN4 0AS · S/26/0173
Figures for Swindon Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 48 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 5%of 390 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 96 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 56plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Swindon Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and • the effect of the proposed development on the setting of the Bishopstone Conservation Area and the setting of the…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision; and • the effect of the proposed development on living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to its location; • The effect of the proposed development on the setting of the Grade II listed buildings known as Moat…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: a) whether there is an essential functional need for the proposed development and whether this would accord with national and local planning policies for development in the countryside; and b) the effect of…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.