35 Wood Street Old Town Swindon SN1 4AN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Subdivision of part ground floor (Class E) and change of use of first and second floor levels to form 3 no. Flats (Class C3) and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 5
Site constraints 6
Show all 27 with distances
- 25 m11 and 13, Wood StreetGrade II
- 26 mKings ArmsGrade II
- 34 m9, Wood StreetGrade II
- 41 m31, Wood StreetGrade II
- 46 mBowmaker House and Area RailingsGrade II
- 67 m6, Wood StreetGrade II
- 81 mBank HouseGrade II
- 84 m2, High StreetGrade II
- 98 m6, High StreetGrade II
- 102 mGoddard Arms HotelGrade II
- 104 m8 and 8a, High StreetGrade II
- 106 mVilletts HouseGrade II*
- 107 m1-15, Bath RoadGrade II
- 111 m10-12, High StreetGrade II
- 117 m99 and 100 Victoria RoadGrade II
- 119 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 120 m3 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 124 m16, High StreetGrade II
- 130 m7, High StreetGrade II
- 130 m18, High StreetGrade II
- 133 mBelmont BreweryGrade II
- 134 m17, Bath RoadGrade II
- 136 mCoventry HouseGrade II
- 140 mBath Road Museum Apsley House and Gate PiersGrade II
- 144 mAnderson's HostelGrade II
- 145 m22, High StreetGrade II
- 146 mGate Piers to the Lawns (Demolished)Grade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £215,000 in February 2026. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Swindon
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- SN1 4AN
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Old Town & Lawn
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 May 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 27 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 7 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 7 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 11 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Swindon is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #12 out of 296. Only 15% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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