Lydiard House Lydiard Park Access Road Lydiard Tregoze Swindon SN5 3PA Data via plota.co.uk

S/COND/26/1076 - Discharge of Condition Application Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 from Planning Application S/26/0091 - Change of use of part of Lydiard House to a Sixth Form Centre and proposed repair/alterations to accommodate such a provision. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 5 Nov 2026. Comments are open until 2 Oct 2026.

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
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
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
Discharge of Condition Application
Postcode
SN5 3PA
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Lydiard, Freshbrook & Toothill
Parish
West Swindon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
BBA Architects Ltd.

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15181238
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 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