123 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX Data via plota.co.uk

S/TPO/26/0169 - Tree Perservation Order Consent Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Monkey Puzzle tree within TPO No. 2 (2006). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Feb 2026
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Approved
2 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF TREE CROWN REDUCTION CLARIFICATION Correspondence · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Swindon Town Gardens conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
SSSI about 61 m away: Great Quarry, Swindon SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 301 m away: Quarry Wildlife Garden
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
Registered park or garden about 121 m away: Town Gardens, Swindon; Radon affected area, class 2; 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, 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 £325,000 in September 2013. Terraced house, freehold.

30 September 2013£325,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area162 m² (1,744 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyMid-terrace house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2012, 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
Tree Perservation Order Consent
Postcode
SN1 4AX
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Old Town
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 17 days slower than Swindon's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
132decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14692675
Planning Portal ref
PP-14692675
Statutory expiry
7 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Erection of replacement detached garage.
S/HOU/24/1439
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Okus House 105 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Change of Use to a dental practice (Use Class E(e)) and associated site works.
S/25/1454
2025 Approved
87 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Works to Tree within Conservation Area.
S/TWC/25/1297
2025 Approved
89 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Works to Tree within Conservation Area.
S/TWC/25/1410
2025 Approved
Copperfields 2 Oxford Gardens Old Town Swindon SN1 4AJ
Works to Tree under TPO.
S/TPO/25/1056
2025
Copperfields 2 Oxford Gardens Old Town Swindon SN1 4AJ
Works to Tree under TPO.
S/TWC/25/1056
2025 Approved
89 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Works to tree within Conservation area.
S/TWC/25/0691
2024 Approved
103 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Change of use of ground and first floors from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to HMO - House in…
S/24/0884
2024 Approved
Kylemore House 1 Oxford Gardens Old Town Swindon SN1 4AJ
Works to Trees under TPO No 6 2004.
S/TWC/24/1137
2024 Approved
Kylemore House 1 Oxford Gardens Old Town Swindon SN1 4AJ
Works to Trees under TPO No 6 2004.
S/TPO/24/1137
2024 Approved
Aisling House 3 Oxford Gardens Old Town Swindon SN1 4AJ
Works to tree within conservation area.
S/TWC/24/1091
2024 Approved
Woodside House 4 Oxford Gardens Old Town Swindon SN1 4AJ
Works to trees within conservation area.
S/TWC/24/0780
2024 Approved
Clyde House 42 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AY
Works to Trees Within Conservation Area
S/TWC/24/0352
2023 Approved
10 Penfold Gardens Old Town Swindon SN1 4EL
Works to tree witin a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/23/1133
2023 Approved
101 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Works to tree within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/23/1118
2023 Approved
The Sands Penfold Gardens Old Town Swindon SN1 4EL
Works to tree within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/23/0686
2022 Approved
The Gables 64 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AY
Erection of two storey and single storey rear extensions (and use of first floor of two s…
S/22/1486
2022 Approved
Quarry Mount Nursing Home 83 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Works to trees within a conservation area.
S/TWC/22/1538
2022 Approved
Kylemore House 1 Oxford Gardens Old Town Swindon SN1 4AJ
Works to trees within BOS TPO (No. 6) 2004.
S/TPO/22/1298
2022 Approved
113 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Erection of a single storey rear extension and detached garage.
S/HOU/22/0541
2022 Approved
115 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/22/0540
2016 Approved
95 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/16/1657
2016 Approved
101 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Works to a tree within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/16/0595
2016 Refused
60 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AY
Part conversion of garage into annexe comprising of bedroom/living room and shower/wc.
S/16/0456
2016 Refused
The Gables 64 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AY
Erection of 2no. dwellings and associated works.
S/16/0188
2016 Approved
Okus House 105 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AX
Works to various trees within BOT TPO (No 3) - 1993.
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.