99 - 100 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon Data via plota.co.uk

S/25/1664 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

External alterations to an existing building and ground floor change of use from Class E to car park. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Consultation
21 May 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 99 and 100 Victoria Road
List entry 1023526 · 6 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (12 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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Historic England ↗
Swindon Old Town 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 258 m away: Great Quarry, Swindon SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Swindon (Swindon) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area3,157 m² (33,982 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 104)
UseB2 to B7 General Industrial and Special Industrial Groups
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Full Planning Application
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Old Town & Lawn
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Pier Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 10 days slower than Swindon's median of 54 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
101decided 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.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14333489
Planning Portal ref
PP-14333489
Neighbours
21 May 2026
Consultation
21 May 2026
Comments by
26 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
27 May 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.