2 New Cottages West End Lane Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PX Data via plota.co.uk

S/LDP/26/0506 - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the installation of a container used for oil storage for domestic heating purposes under Part 1, Class E of the General Permitted Development Order (2015) (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Bishopstone 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 111 m away: North Wessex Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Bishopstone (Swindon) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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.

Building

Floor area98 m² (1,055 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach A
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2018, 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
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode
SN6 8PX
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Chiseldon & Ridgeway
Parish
Bishopstone And Hinton Parva
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 12 days slower than Swindon's median of 37 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 88% of lawful development certificates here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
84decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14794114
Planning Portal ref
PP-14794114
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
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.