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S/LDE/26/1043 - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Application Pending Decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) for the erection of a single storey detached garden room. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
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Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 20 Oct 2026. Comments are open until 28 Sept 2026.

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Documents 2

Application forms 2

PDF FORM Application Form · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM CIL · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Scheduled monument 6 m away: Medieval settlement remains at Badbury Wick
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; National landscape 398 m away: North Wessex Downs; 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

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
SN3 6FA
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Badbury Park, Eldene & Liden
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
7 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
158 Homington Avenue Swindon Swindon SN3 6EP
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/21/0118
2018 Approved
Land Off Homington Avenue Badbury Park Swindon
Display of various non-illuminated signage.
S/ADV/18/0369
2017 Approved
Parcel R6 Commonhead Swindon
Non-material amendment to previous permission S/RES/16/1629 for changes to plot tenure.
S/AMEND/17/1490
2017 Approved
Parcel R6 - 125 Homington Avenue Badbury Park Commonhead Swindon
Reserved Matters Application for the erection of a block of 10no. apartments and associat…
S/RES/17/0695
2017 Refused
Parcel R6 Badbury Park Commonhead Swindon
Non-Material Amendment to previous Reserved Matters application S/RES/16/1629 - In respec…
S/AMEND/17/0248
2017 Approved
Parcel R6 Badbury Park (Plots 6010 & 6011) Swindon Swindon SN3 6EP
Non-Material Amendment to previous Reserved Matters application S/RES/16/1629 - in respec…
S/AMEND/17/0250
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings