Land at 34 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, SN4 7RB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/00894 - Permission in Principle Approved
New homes

Proposal

Erection of 1No dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Feb 2026
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Approved
12 Mar 2026

Approved on 12 Mar 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF Officer Delegated Report Report · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice Decision · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Delegated Report Report · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice Decision · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Existing site plan Plan · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed site plan Plan · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan Plan · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing site plan Plan · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed site plan Plan · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan Plan · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF PL-2026-00894 HDM Response Consultee Response · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF List of Consultees Document · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF List of Consultees PDF · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Covering letter redacted Correspondence · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Covering letter redacted Correspondence · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
SN4 7RB
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Royal Wootton Bassett South & West ED
Parish
Broad Town CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
12 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 40 days faster than Wiltshire's median of 70 for new homes. Approved, as 70% of new homes here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
189decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
27 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, Wilts, SN4 7RB
Conversion of car port with office over to Annexe
PL/2025/04622
2024
25 BROAD TOWN ROAD, BROAD TOWN, SWINDON, SN4 7RB
Demolish existing garage and porch. And construct a two story extension on the side of th…
PL/2024/05513
2024 Approved
26 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, SN4 7RB
Single storey rear extension.
PL/2024/02582
2023 Approved
Barn at 16, Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, SN4 7RB
Erection of a dwelling in lieu of approved residential conversion (Reference: PL/2022/054…
PL/2023/08122
2023 Approved
14 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, Wilts, SN4 7RB
Retrospective application to replace derelict pole barn with a secure container; erect gr…
PL/2023/08134
2023 Approved
The Fields, Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, SN4 7RB
Detached annex to front garden
PL/2023/10171
2023 Withdrawn
THE FIELDS, BROAD TOWN ROAD, BROAD TOWN, SWINDON, SN4 7RB
Detached annex
PL/2023/07139
2023 Approved
Micro Brewery, 29 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, SN4 7RB
Retrospective application for the: change of use of building from sales and tasting area…
PL/2023/00830
2023 Withdrawn
25 BROAD TOWN ROAD, BROAD TOWN, SWINDON, SN4 7RB
To demolish existing garage, and build new larger garage on same foot print with office s…
PL/2023/06159
2023 Approved
24 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, SN4 7RB
Proposed new gates and garden wall
PL/2023/02354
2023 Approved
Land opposite Elmside Farm Broad Town Lane Swindon Broad Town SN4 7RB
Retrospective change of use of an existing agricultural building for mixed agricultural a…
PL/2023/01422
2023 Approved
14 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, Wilts, SN4 7RB
Change of use from Agricultural land to residential garden (Amended Description)
PL/2022/09369
2023 Approved
MERLINS GATE, BROAD TOWN ROAD, BROAD TOWN, SWINDON, SN4 7RB
Change of use from an agricultural building to a storage facility for cars
PL/2023/02564
2022 Approved
Broadtown Brewery, 29 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, SN4 7RB
Retrospective change of use from agricultural and extension of commercial curtilage (Clas…
PL/2022/07367
2021 Refused
MICRO BREWERY, 29 BROAD TOWN ROAD, BROAD TOWN, SN4 7RB
Retrospective application for a change of use from agricultural and extension of commerci…
PL/2021/08484
2021 Approved
The Fields Broad Town Road Broad Town SN4 7RB
Use of land for use as glamping/camping site independent of current Licence to Caravan an…
21/02347/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Elmside Broad Town Road Broad Town Wilts SN4 7RB
Proposed agricultural building
20/10775/APD
2020 Approved
Merlins Gate Farm Broad Town Road Broad Town SN4 7RB
Proposed change of use of barn to storage of classic cars, partial demolition of a second…
20/04320/FUL
2020 Approved
Land opposite Elmside Farm Broad Town Lane Swindon Broad Town SN4 7RB
Erection of hay storage barn for Manor Farm Stud
20/01231/FUL
2020 Approved
Thorncroft House 29 Broad Town Road Broad Town Wiltshire SN4 7RB
Part retrospective change of use from domestic garage (C3) to sales and tasting area (A1)…
20/00419/FUL
2017 Approved
13 Broad Town Road Broad Town Swindon SN4 7RB
Retrospective permission for the erection of a barn with parking/unloading/loading area a…
17/09864/FUL
2017 Approved
Artists Studio Broad Town Road Broad Town Swindon Wiltshire SN4 7RB
Conversion and Extensions to Artists Studio (Retrospective Amendments to Implemented Sche…
17/08992/FUL
2017 Approved
Marston Farm House 24 Broad Town Road Broad Town Wiltshire SN4 7RB
Extension and alterations to existing dwelling (amendments to existing planning permissio…
17/08540/FUL
2016 Refused
13 Broad Town Road Broad Town Wiltshire SN4 7RB
Amendment to planning permission 15/09474/FUL to allow for redesign of approved barn unit
16/06225/FUL
2016 Approved
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Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wiltshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #225 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 55% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wiltshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #71 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #225 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #252 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
339 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
48 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
160 decided
3,659
Total decisions
256 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings