Levels 5 And 6 Brunel West Car Park Farnsby Street Swindon SN1 5AN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use of upper floors of car park (levels 5 & 6) for film, digital media and creative activity purposes (Sui Generis Use); the primary use being a versatile filming environment suitable for local filmmakers, along with ancillary media and film workshops, community cultural events and open days, and seasonal film screening events. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- Swindon
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- SN1 5AN
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 May 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- LPC (Trull) Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 80 days from validation, 27 days slower than Swindon's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.
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.
82 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14654171
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14654171
- Neighbours
- 19 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 18 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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%).
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