The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB Data via plota.co.uk

S/26/0071 - Full Planning Application Approved
Schools, care & community

Proposal

Retention of a single storey modular building for use as an outpatient physiotherapy department, previous utilised as an Urgent Treatment Centre whilst an extension to the main hospital building took place. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jan 2026
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Validated
6 Feb 2026
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Consultation
12 Feb 2026
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Approved
17 Apr 2026

Approved on 17 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF LIABILITY_NOTICE_REDACTED CIL · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape about 302 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
SN3 6BB
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Ridgeway
Parish
Liddington
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
17 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Design Buro (Coventry) Ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 15 days slower than Swindon's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
163decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14630357
Planning Portal ref
PP-14630357
Consultation
12 Feb 2026
Comments by
5 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
17 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
3 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
Installation of plant and associated works on the roof.
S/24/0848
2022 Approved
Erection of an energy compound - Variation of condition 12 (Landscaping) from Planning Ap…
S/22/1828
2022 Approved
Erection of a single storey building to form extension to existing Emergency Department…
S/22/1331
2021 Withdrawn
Display of a non-illuminated advertising board.
S/ADV/21/1727
2021 Approved
Erection of an energy compound.
S/21/1244
2021 Approved
Erection of a compound to accommodate 2no. oxygen tanks and associated highways works - R…
S/21/1477
2020 Approved
Demolition of the existing temporary Clover Building and erection of a replacement Urgent…
S/20/1602
2020 Approved
Retention of a single storey modular building to provide temporary accommodation for use…
S/20/1484
2020 Approved
Retention of a single storey modular building to provide temporary accommodation for use…
S/20/1483
2020 Approved
Erection of a two storey building.
S/20/1482
2020 Approved
Installation of two rapid electric vehicle charging stations.
S/20/0081
2018 Approved
Retention of single storey ward building as previously approved on temporary permission S…
S/18/1424
2016 Approved
Erection of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system and associated infrastructure.
S/16/0739
2024 Approved
Discharge of Condition (10) Noise Assessment from previous application S/22/1331 - Erecti…
S/COND/24/1465
2024 Approved
Non-material amendment to previous permission S/24/0848 regarding installation of plant a…
S/AMEND/24/1408
2023 Approved
Discharge of condition 11 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) from Planning Permis…
S/COND/23/0612
2024 Approved
Discharge of condition (3) various wildlife boxes from previous application S/22/1331 - E…
S/COND/24/0716
2024 Approved
Discharge of condition 13 (Surface Water Drainage) from previous application S/22/1331…
S/COND/24/0606
2024 Approved
Discharge of condition (12 Drainage) from previous application S/22/1331 - Erection of a…
S/COND/24/0387
2023 Refused
Discharge of Condition 3 (bat & bird boxes) from Planning Permission S/22/1331 - Erection…
S/COND/23/1214
2023 Approved
Non-Material Amendment to previously approved Planning Permission S/22/1331 - relating to…
S/AMEND/23/0562
2022 Approved
Discharge of condition 4 (Landscaping) from Planning Permission S/22/1331.
S/COND/22/1811
2023 Approved
Discharge of condition 7 (Car Management Plan) from previous permission S/22/1331.
S/COND/23/0325
2022 Approved
Discharge of Condition 12 (Surface Water Drainage) from Planning Permission S/22/1331.
S/COND/22/1809
2022 Approved
Discharge of condition 11 (Noise Assessment) from planning permission S/20/1602 for the d…
S/COND/22/1555
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Energy Centre The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Discharge of condition 13 (Tree Protection) from previous permission S/21/1244.
S/COND/22/0910
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
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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

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