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S/COND/26/0942 - Discharge of Condition Application Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 76, Verification report 110 Invasive species &121 drainage from previous application - Hybrid application for the development of car manufacturing plant including Outline details (all matters reserved) for employment development including flexible Class E (g)/B2 general industrial/B8 storage and distribution uses and a multipurpose hub building, including associated development, accesses, earthworks and infrastructure and, Full details for the demolition of all buildings, alterations to existing northern and southern accesses, construction of internal estate roads, strategic structural landscaping, drainage infrastructure, earthworks and erection of a Class B8 warehouse and associated development, accesses and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 22 Sept 2026.

Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Stratton St Margaret 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 listed building at the site

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
Discharge of Condition Application
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Lower Stratton
Parish
Stratton St Margaret
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stantec

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14912778
Planning Portal ref
PP-14912778
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 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