Catsbrain Farm Highworth Road Swindon SN3 4SZ Data via plota.co.uk

S/AMEND/26/0354 - Non Material Amendments Refused
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non-material amendment sought to planning permission ref to amend the approved landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
15 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF NMA DECISION LETTER Decision · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NMA OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF PUBLIC OPEN SPACES SPECIFICATION & MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Documents · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 88 m away: Stanton Park
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Stratton St Margaret built-up area; Priority habitat about 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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, 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 £550,000 in February 2018. Other property, freehold.

13 February 2018£550,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Non Material Amendments
Postcode
SN3 4SZ
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
St Margaret And South Marston
Parish
Stratton St Margaret
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
Minor Amendment Refused
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Turley

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14764654
Planning Portal ref
PP-14764654
Consultation
19 Mar 2026
Comments by
11 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Discharge of Condition 26 (Biodiversity Net Gain) from Outline Application S/OUT/19/0215…
S/COND/23/0777
2023 Approved
Discharge of conditions 15 (Estate Road Maintenance) and 27 (Management Strategy for Onsi…
S/COND/23/1527
2023 Approved
Discharge of condition 24 (Noise Assesment) from previous application S/OUT/19/0215 - Out…
S/COND/23/0891
2023 Approved
Discharge of conditions 7, 15 and 19 from Outline Planning Permission S/OUT/19/0215 - Out…
S/COND/23/0534
2022 Approved
Discharge of conditions 6 (Slab Levels), 7 (Hard Landscaping), 15 (Estate Road Maintenanc…
S/COND/22/1518
2018 Approved
Non-material amendment to previous permission S/17/1382 for the erection of roadside faci…
S/AMEND/18/0535
2018 Approved
Creation of road infrastructure, footpaths and the erection of a petrol filling station (…
S/RES/18/0054
2017 Approved
Outline application for the erection of roadside facilities comprising; petrol filling st…
S/17/1382
2016 Approved
Reserved Matters application following outline planning permission S/OUT/14/1912 for the…
S/RES/16/1528
2016 Approved
Discharge of conditions 5,6,7,8,9,10,15,16 and 24 following outline application S/OUT/14/…
S/COND/16/1468
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Berkley House Hunts Rise Swindon
Works to Poplar trees, Norway Maple tree and Ash trees within BOT TPO (No.5) 1995.
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2019 Approved
Land At Catsbrain Farm Highworth Road Swindon SN3 4SZ
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S/EIA/19/0190
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%).

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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

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