55 Riverdale Close Swindon SN1 4EE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £280,000 in October 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, 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
- Householder planning application
- Postcode
- SN1 4EE
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Old Town
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RAND PLANNING CONSULTANCY LTD
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 8 days slower than Swindon's median of 47 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14698114
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14698114
- Neighbours
- 12 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
19 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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