93 Havisham Drive Haydon End Swindon SN25 1SL Data via plota.co.uk

S/LDP/26/0912 - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for change of use from dwelling house (C3) to residential children's home for one child (C2). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 09:55

Application progress

✓

Received

20 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

23 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Swindon's recent changes of use.

Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

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

Also on the record

SSSI 411 m away: Haydon Meadow SSSI; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) 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 listed building 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: Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode: SN25 1SL
Received: 20 Jul 2026
Validated: 23 Jul 2026
Ward: Priory Vale
Parish: Haydon Wick
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Sept 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: TZ Town Planners Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 53, past Swindon's usual 52 days for changes of use. 97% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 22 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 533 days to the 56-day target

86%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

78decided in the last year

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.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15091668
Statutory expiry: 17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

5 Prospero Way Haydon End Swindon SN25 1SY

Raise height of existing roof.

S/HOU/22/1822 14 Feb 2023

Swindon

Planning Authority Score

7.7/10

Good

#37 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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