10 Wyvern Close Old Town Swindon SN1 4DL Data via plota.co.uk

S/HOU/26/0024 - Householder planning application Approved

Proposal

Erection of proposed single storey front extension to garage, replacement of front pitched roof to form a balcony and other external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jan 2026
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Consultation
8 Jan 2026
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Approved
27 Feb 2026

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

Site constraints 6

SSSI about 60 m away: Old Town Railway Cutting, 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.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 321 m away: Quarry Wildlife Garden; Conservation area about 84 m away: Swindon Town Gardens; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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.

Building

Floor area209 m² (2,250 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 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 4DL
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Old Town
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
27 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Neil Armstrong Architectural Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 47 days. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
392decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14604544
Planning Portal ref
PP-14604544
Neighbours
8 Jan 2026
Consultation
8 Jan 2026
Comments by
29 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.