28 Westcott Place Swindon SN1 5HW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from residential (C3) to House in Multiple Occupancy (C4), rear dormers, single storey rear extension and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Site constraints 2
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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, 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
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- SN1 5HW
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kingshill
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 May 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 19 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Home Plan Design Services
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14805779
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14805779
- Neighbours
- 27 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 19 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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