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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Broad Blunsdon built-up area; Priority habitat 32 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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

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Important details

Council: Swindon
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: SN25 2DW
Received: 27 Feb 2024
Validated: 17 Nov 2025
Ward: St Andrews
Parish: St Andrews
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 Feb 2026
Decision: Granted Permission
Decision date: 12 Feb 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: DPDS Consulting Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 31 days slower than Swindon's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 81% of new homes here are.

This one87d

Council56d

UK59d

56%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

13%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

109 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-12817984
Planning Portal ref: PP-12817984
Neighbours: 20 Jan 2026
Consultation: 25 Nov 2025
Comments by: 16 Dec 2025
Site or press notice: 3 May 2024
Statutory expiry: 12 Jan 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved

Works to various trees within a Conservation Area.

S/TWC/23/0292 19 May 2023

2022 Approved

Works to trees/ hedgerow within BOS TPO (No.1) 1987.

S/TPO/22/0969 1 Jul 2022

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

1 Lyall Close Blunsdon St Andrew Swindon SN25 2EH

Works to trees within a conservation area.

S/TWC/22/0500 29 Apr 2022

2020 Approved

Abbey Lodge Lady Lane Swindon SN25 2DW

Works to trees in a conservation area.

S/TWC/20/1233 23 Oct 2020

2018 Approved

Abbey Lodge Lady Lane Swindon SN25 2DW

Works to trees in a conservation area.

S/TWC/18/2019 17 Dec 2018

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

Abbey Gardens Lady Lane Swindon SN25 2DW Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 235

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 27

Plans & drawings 1

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 176

Other documents 26

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6