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S/26/1049 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Retention of 2no. containers. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

24 Aug 2026

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Consultation

7 Sept 2026

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Approved

7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 2

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area270 m² (2,906 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (asset rating 57)

UseGeneral Industrial and Special Industrial Groups

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Swindon
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: SN3 4SL
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 24 Aug 2026
Ward: South Marston
Parish: South Marston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 19 Oct 2026
Decision: Granted Permission
Decision date: 7 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 14 days faster than Swindon's median of 58 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 88% of commercial and major works here are.

This one44d

Council58d

UK57d

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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15140623
Planning Portal ref: PP-15140623
Neighbours: 7 Sept 2026
Consultation: 7 Sept 2026
Comments by: 28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved

Retention of 2 storage containers to store replacement parts/materials and a site office.

S/19/1471 31 Oct 2019

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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

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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

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.