St Michaels Church Lechlade Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7HG Data via plota.co.uk

S/ADV/26/1050 - Advertisement Consent Application Pending Decision
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of 3no. free standing notice board signs (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Oct 2026 and 12 Oct 2026, from Swindon's recent signs and adverts. Comments are open until 16 Sept 2026.

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Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Grade I listed: Church of St Michael
List entry 1299973 · 1 m from the pin · 73 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade II*, 65 Grade II)
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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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.
Also on the record
Inside the Highworth built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SN6 7HG
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Highworth
Parish
Highworth
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Weaver Khan Architects

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Swindon usually decides signs and adverts by day 46.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15175636
Neighbours
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Erection of a single storey front extension.
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2019 Approved
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Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#37 of 296 councils
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings