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S/LDP/26/0781 - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the installation of EV charger in car park. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Validated
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Highworth 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
34 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Numbers 1 and 2 (the Old Manor House), Grade II*, 39 m away · 3 Grade II*, 31 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Highworth 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 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
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Highworth
Parish
Highworth
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Evie Energy

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 17 days slower than Swindon's median of 37 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 88% of lawful development certificates here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
84decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14902876
Planning Portal ref
PP-14902876
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 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
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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