Peter Furkins Court Westcott Street Kingshill Swindon SN1 5HH Data via plota.co.uk

S/LDP/26/0296 - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness proposed for the Installation of four standalone mobility scooter storage and charging units within the existing parking area, installation of bollards to the front of the units and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Mar 2026
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Validated
17 Mar 2026
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Approved
20 Mar 2026

Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Local nature reserve about 272 m away: Radnor Street Cemetery
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
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode
SN1 5HH
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Central
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
20 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Streetspace Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 34 days faster than Swindon's median of 37 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 88% of lawful development certificates here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
84decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14714316
Planning Portal ref
PP-14714316
Statutory expiry
12 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