Unit 48-51 Thornhill Industrial Estate South Marston Swindon SN3 4TA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use to vehicle pre-delivery inspection centre (Sui Generis), creation of additional car parking and demolition of 1 no. building. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
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Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 7
Associated applications 3
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Swindon
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- SN3 4TA
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St Margaret And South Marston
- Parish
- South Marston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- James Norton RIBA
How this decision compares
Decided in 93 days from validation, 40 days slower 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
- Alt. reference
- PP-14572699
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14572699
- Neighbours
- 4 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 14 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 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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