95 Stafford Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3PF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposal to increase the number of HMO bedrooms from 7 to 9. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
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 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 4
Last sold for £280,000 in April 2025. Semi-detached house, 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 June 2019, 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 3PF
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Queens Park
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 May 2026
- Decision
- Permission Refused
- Decision date
- 20 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Planning Geek Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Refused, as 12% 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
- Alt. reference
- PP-14811296
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14811296
- Neighbours
- 7 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 4 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 25 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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