Units A1 And A2 Stirling Road South Marston Park Swindon SN3 4TQ Data via plota.co.uk

S/26/0055 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of warehouse building from light industrial (Use Class E(g)) to storage and distribution (Use Class B8). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
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Consultation
20 Jan 2026
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Approved
4 Mar 2026

Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Local nature reserve 466 m away: Stanton Park; 1 listed building within 150 m; 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 scheduled monument 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
SN3 4TQ
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
St Margaret And South Marston
Parish
South Marston
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
4 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Profectus Town Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 9 days faster than Swindon's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
99decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14585735
Planning Portal ref
PP-14585735
Neighbours
20 Jan 2026
Consultation
20 Jan 2026
Comments by
10 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#37 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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