82 High Street, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SW Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V2025/HH - Householder Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Removal of the existing conservatory and construction of a new sun room. The proposal also includes raising the outrigger roof to provide sufficient headroom for a new first-floor shower room. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 127.

The consultation period closed on 29 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 7

Agricultural Land Classification
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Thomas, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_3 | District Boundaries VALECouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 443 m away: Tuckmill Meadows; SSSI about 441 m away: Tuckmill Meadows SSSI; Inside the Shrivenham and Watchfield 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, 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 £190,000 in January 2005. Semi-detached house, freehold.

14 January 2005£190,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
SN6 8SW
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Halzac Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 127, past the statutory target. 76% of demolitions in Vale of White Horse are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 12771 days past the 56-day target
34%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
64decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Jul 2026
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Vale of White Horse ranks #198 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Vale of White Horse decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #198 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #232 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,015
Total decisions
51 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.