15 Highworth Road South Marston Swindon SN3 4SF Data via plota.co.uk

S/HOU/26/0496 - Householder planning application Approved

Proposal

Erection of proposed first floor rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

15 Apr 2026

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Consultation

16 Apr 2026

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Approved

10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 8

Site constraints 4

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Stratton St Margaret built-up area; Priority habitat about 24 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

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 3

Last sold for £360,000 in October 2017. Terraced house, freehold.

12 October 2017£360,000

27 March 2009£232,000

8 December 1995£60,000

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

Building

Floor area157 m² (1,690 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C

PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms

Built1950 to 1966

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2012, 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: Householder planning application
Postcode: SN3 4SF
Received: 15 Apr 2026
Validated: 15 Apr 2026
Ward: South Marston
Parish: South Marston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 10 Jun 2026
Decision: Granted Permission
Decision date: 10 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Neil Armstrong Architectural Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 9 days slower than Swindon's median of 47 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

This one56d

Council47d

UK55d

94%decided within 8 weeks

94%approved

392decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14851966
Planning Portal ref: PP-14851966
Neighbours: 16 Apr 2026
Consultation: 16 Apr 2026
Comments by: 8 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 10 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Refused

47 Highworth Road South Marston Swindon SN3 4SF

Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring…

S/PHOU/23/0377 27 Apr 2023

2021 Approved

49 Highworth Road South Marston Swindon SN3 4SF

Erection of a garage front and porch extension.

S/HOU/21/1425 1 Dec 2021

Swindon

Planning Authority Score

7.7/10

Good

#37 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder 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

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

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

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.