Unit 48 - 51 Thornhill Industrial Estate South Marston Swindon SN3 4TA Data via plota.co.uk

S/COND/26/0787 - Discharge of Condition Application Approved

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 3 (Precautionary Working Method Statement) and Condition 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) from planning application S/25/1680. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Consultation
23 Jun 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Stratton St Margaret built-up area; 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Discharge of Condition Application
Postcode
SN3 4TA
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
South Marston
Parish
South Marston
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Conditions Discharged
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
James Norton RIBA

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14863143
Planning Portal ref
PP-14863143
Consultation
23 Jun 2026
Comments by
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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