52 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD Data via plota.co.uk

S/TWC/26/0073 - Tree Works in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Tree within Conservation area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jan 2026
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Approved
27 Feb 2026

Approved on 27 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Jan 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.
Local nature reserve about 179 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 179 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden about 247 m away: Town Gardens, Swindon; 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 £264,000 in February 2000. Semi-detached house, freehold.

4 February 2000£264,000

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

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Other new applications on this street

25 Jun 2026Approved

48 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD

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5 May 2026Approved

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Works to Tree within Conservation Area.

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4 Sept 2026Pending

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Proposed erection of a single dwelling (Class C3) and associated works.

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24 Jul 2026Approved

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Works to trees within a Conservation Area.

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SN1 4HD
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Old Town
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
27 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. 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-14639032
Planning Portal ref
PP-14639032
Statutory expiry
4 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/19/0824
2018 Approved
Works to trees within a conservation area.
S/TWC/18/1918
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
48 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Works to Trees within Conservation area.
S/TWC/25/1692
2025 Approved
42 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HB
Works to Trees within Conservation Area -1x Silver Birch tree, 1x Eucalyptus tree located…
S/TWC/25/1559
2025 Approved
48 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Works to trees within Conservation area.
S/TWC/25/1185
2025 Approved
79A Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HT
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions.
S/HOU/25/0544
2025 Approved
95 The Mall Old Town Swindon SN1 4JE
Erection of first floor rear extension and four rooflights to rear elevation, one to each…
S/HOU/25/0161
2025
60 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Erection of single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/25/0420
2024 Approved
95 The Mall Old Town Swindon SN1 4JE
Erection of 2 no. dormer windows and one rooflight to rear elevation, installation of two…
S/HOU/24/0555
2023 Approved
91 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HT
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/23/1044
2023 Refused
58 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Erection of a detached Garden Room.
S/HOU/23/0387
2023 Approved
81 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HT
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/23/0249
2023 Approved
78A Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HT
Erection of a detached garage with solar panels.
S/HOU/23/0110
2023 Approved
Westlecot House Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4EQ
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/23/0176
2022 Approved
48 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Works to 3no. trees within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/22/1528
2022 Approved
46 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/22/1212
2022 Approved
82 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HT
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/22/0367
2022 Approved
97 The Mall Old Town Swindon SN1 4JE
Erection of 2no. rear dormer windows and velux windows to front and rear.
S/HOU/22/0918
2021 Approved
62 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
S/HOU/21/1443
2019 Approved
66 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Erection of a single storey side extension.
S/HOU/19/1216
2018 Refused
66 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/18/1872
2018 Approved
54 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Works to hedges within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/18/0973
2017 Approved
48 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Works to a tree within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/17/1269
2017 Approved
46 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Works to a tree within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/17/1091
2017 Approved
107 The Mall Old Town Swindon SN1 4JE
Erection of single storey/two storey rear extension.
S/HOU/17/0060
2016 Approved
83 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HT
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/16/1858
2016 Approved
48 Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4HD
Works to trees in a conservation area.
S/TWC/16/0937
Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#37 of 296 councils
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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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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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