The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB Data via plota.co.uk

S/26/0598 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of temporary mobile ward units and temporary fire walls, together with ancillary infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Consultation
14 May 2026
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Approved
22 Jun 2026

Approved on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape about 302 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) built-up area; 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
SN3 6BB
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden
Parish
Liddington
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
22 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
JLL
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 17 days faster than Swindon's median of 58 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 88% of commercial and major works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14795497
Planning Portal ref
PP-14795497
Consultation
14 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Jul 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

Leaseholders: 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.