10 Grovelands Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4ET Data via plota.co.uk

S/LDP/26/0962 - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the Hip to gable conversion on a semi detached house and a loft conversion with a flat roofed rear dormer. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

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

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

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

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 1 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 1 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

SSSI 36 m away: Old Town Railway Cutting, 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.
Local nature reserve 275 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.
Registered park or garden 92 m away: Town Gardens, Swindon
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 66 m away: Swindon Town Gardens; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) built-up area; Priority habitat 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £75,000 in April 1995. Semi-detached house, freehold.

7 April 1995£75,000

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

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode
SN1 4ET
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Old Town & Lawn
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Keech Design and Build

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 12 days faster than Swindon's median of 47 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15127571
Planning Portal ref
PP-15127571
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
11 Grovelands Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4ET
Work to tree BOT TPO (No 1) T.1 - 1980.
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2022 Approved
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Works to Horse Chestnut within BOT TPO 1980-01.
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2022 Approved
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Erection of a ground floor/first floor rear extension, roof extension, rear dormer and er…
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2021 Approved
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Certificate of lawfulness (propsed) for the erection of single storey side extension, rep…
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2021 Approved
40 The Knoll Croft Road Swindon SN1 4DQ
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring…
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2021 Refused
40 The Knoll Croft Road Swindon SN1 4DQ
Erection of a single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension, replacement garag…
S/HOU/21/1022
2021 Approved
24 Grovelands Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4ET
Works to a Scots Pine within BOT TPO (no.5) 1982.
S/TPO/21/0686
2020 Refused
40 The Knoll Croft Road Swindon SN1 4DQ
Erection of a two storey/single storey rear extension, 1no. rear dormer window, flue to r…
S/HOU/20/1456
2019 Approved
42 The Knoll Croft Road Swindon SN1 4DQ
Erection of a first floor side extension.
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Works to Pine tree within BOT TPO (no.1) 1980.
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Erection of a first floor side extension.
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2018 Approved
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Works to BOT TPO (No.1) 1980.
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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
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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use