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S/LDE/25/1482 - Lawful Development Certificate-Existing Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the continued use of the site as 2no separate dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
10 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
11 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
30 Jan 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £69,000 in February 2002. Terraced house, leasehold.

15 February 2002£69,000

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

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate-Existing
Postcode
SN1 2DR
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Ward
Central
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Feb 2026
Decision
Permission Refused
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 14 days slower than Swindon's median of 37 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 12% 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.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14480956
Planning Portal ref
PP-14480956
Neighbours
11 Dec 2025
Consultation
11 Dec 2025
Comments by
4 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Feb 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

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