Market House 2 Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1QY Data via plota.co.uk

S/26/0290 - Full Planning Application Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of a first floor office unit (Class E) to a tattoo studio (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Mar 2026
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Validated
20 Mar 2026
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Consultation
20 Mar 2026
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Approved
6 May 2026

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

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF REPORT Delegated Report · 6 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 22 and 24, Marlborough Road, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI about 308 m away: Old Town Railway Cutting, Swindon SSSI; Conservation area about 65 m away: Swindon Old Town; Scheduled monument about 237 m away: Remains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old Town; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Building

Floor area1,857 m² (19,989 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 73)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2021, 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
SN3 1QY
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Old Town
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
15 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
6 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 6 days faster than Swindon's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
99decided in the last year

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-14754576
Planning Portal ref
PP-14754576
Neighbours
20 Mar 2026
Consultation
20 Mar 2026
Comments by
12 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
15 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#37 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.