6 King John Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3DB Data via plota.co.uk

S/HOU/26/0365 - Householder planning application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear infill extension to include alterations to the existing extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Consultation
20 Mar 2026
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Approved
13 May 2026

Approved on 13 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Conservation area about 19 m away: Swindon Prospect Place
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI about 316 m away: Great Quarry, Swindon SSSI; Registered park or garden about 212 m away: Queen's Park, Swindon; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) built-up area.
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, 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 4

Last sold for £126,000 in June 2004. Terraced house, freehold.

25 June 2004£126,000
11 February 2004£110,000
26 May 2000£75,000
30 April 1999£51,000

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
Householder planning application
Postcode
SN1 3DB
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Eastcott
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
15 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
13 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 7 days slower 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14755266
Planning Portal ref
PP-14755266
Neighbours
20 Mar 2026
Consultation
20 Mar 2026
Comments by
12 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
15 May 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.