39-41 Fleet Street Swindon SN1 1RE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition, change of use and erection of 8 no. Flats (Class C3) and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 2
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Swindon
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- SN1 1RE
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 4 days faster than Swindon's median of 53 for changes of use. 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
- Neighbours
- 10 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 11 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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%).
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