31 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR Data via plota.co.uk

S/TWC/26/0454 - Tree Works in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Trees Within Conservation Area. T1 Holly Tree - Reduce branches back to appropriate growth points; Selective target pruning to maintain the tree?s natural form; Remove deadwood and defective material Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Apr 2026
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Approved
14 May 2026

Approved on 14 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 6 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG TREE Photo · 6 Apr 2026 View ↗ IMG AERIAL VIEW Photo · 6 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Swindon Town Gardens conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Local nature reserve about 180 m away: Quarry Wildlife Garden
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 75 m away: Great Quarry, Swindon SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 126 m away: Town Gardens, Swindon; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 £361,000 in September 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

10 September 2024£361,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area124 m² (1,335 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 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
Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SN1 4HR
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Ward
Old Town
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
14 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
01793 Tree Surgeons Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
132decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14837214
Planning Portal ref
PP-14837214
Statutory expiry
19 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Erection of single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer window.
S/HOU/25/0226
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Land To The East Of 32 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Works to Tree within Conservation area.
S/TWC/25/1338
2025 Approved
147 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HX
Works to Trees Within Conservation area. Full removal to ground of young non-native commo…
S/TWC/25/1029
2025 Approved
29 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension and associated works.
S/HOU/25/0430
2025 Approved
28 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a single storey side extension, rear dormer window, rooflights and associated…
S/HOU/25/0429
2025 Refused
28 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of rear dormer window and roof lights to front elevation.
S/HOU/25/0085
2024 Approved
4 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/24/1378
2024 Approved
24 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Replacement of existing dilapidated garage with new garage on existing site.
S/HOU/24/1129
2024 Approved
10 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/24/0971
2024 Approved
25 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a rear dormer roof extension, a roof lantern to the existing single-storey re…
S/HOU/24/0707
2024 Approved
153 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HX
Works to trees within conservation area
S/TWC/24/0160
2023 Approved
12 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/23/1269
2023 Refused
25 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of 2 rear/ side dormer window/ roof extensions (retrospective), and a roof lante…
S/HOU/23/1155
2022 Refused
28 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a rear dormer window and insertion of two front rooflights.
S/HOU/22/1445
2022 Approved
11 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
S/HOU/22/1657
2022 Approved
8 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a rear dormer window and 1no rooflight.
S/HOU/22/1537
2022 Approved
27 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a single storey rear extension, 4 no. rooflights and 1 no. rear dormer window.
S/HOU/22/0666
2022 Withdrawn
28 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a rear dormer window.
S/HOU/22/0895
2021 Approved
21 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Works to tree within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/21/1643
2021 Refused
11 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of 2no. rear dormer windows.
S/HOU/21/0363
2021 Approved
21 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension.
S/HOU/21/0741
2016 Approved
126 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HX
Erection of a rear dormer window.
S/16/1659
2016 Approved
138 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HX
Erection of a single storey rear extension and demolition and re-build of a rear garden w…
S/16/1680
2016 Withdrawn
138 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HX
Change of use from Residential (Class C3) to a House in Mutiple Occupation (Class C4).
S/16/1192
2016 Approved
15 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension and rear dormer window.
S/16/0852
2016 Refused
126 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HX
Erection of 1 no. rear dormer window.
S/16/0208
Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#37 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Swindon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #119 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #182 of 296
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #12 of 296
15%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #12 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
83 decided
866
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.