Westlecot House Westlecot Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4EQ Data via plota.co.uk

S/TWC/26/0933 - Tree Works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to Trees Within Conservation Area T2- T7- Common Lime crown raise to 5m T13- Hawthorn- fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Jul 2026
Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

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 156 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 146 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 195 m away: Town Gardens, Swindon; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SN1 4EQ
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Old Town & Lawn
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Luke and Dans Garden service

How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 16 days faster than Swindon's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
101decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15107797
Env. assessment
No
Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#37 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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