Swindon planning committee decisions

37 decisions from the committee's minutes, 10 Jun 2025 to 14 Apr 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.

Every decision followed officer advice

Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 168th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.

Decisions: 37
Approved: 73%
Against officer advice: 0%
Unanimous: 100%

How Swindon compares

Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.

All councils 11.1% Swindon 0%

0%82%

Where Swindon ranks, of 205 councils
166	Liverpool	0%	0 of 39
167	North Hertfordshire	0%	0 of 37
168	Swindon	0%	0 of 37
169	Caerphilly	0%	0 of 34
170	Woking	0%	0 of 33

Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.

More or less favourable than its officers?

Swindon's committee is in line with its officers. Officers recommended approval in 81.3% of these decisions; the committee approved 81.3%.

Officers recommended approval81%

Committee approved81%

Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and Swindon is close to that.

Over the 16 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.

Source: Plota analysis of Swindon's planning committee minutes and officer reports.

What it decides

73% approved and 18.9% refused. Of 3 decisions with a recorded vote, 3 were unanimous.

2Jun 25

4Jul 25

3Aug 25

1Sep 25

4Oct 25

3Nov 25

3Dec 25

6Feb 26

7Mar 26

4Apr 26

Show as a table

Month	Approved	Refused	Other
Jun 25	2	0	0
Jul 25	4	0	0
Aug 25	3	0	0
Sep 25	1	0	0
Oct 25	2	2	0
Nov 25	3	0	0
Dec 25	3	0	0
Feb 26	3	3	0
Mar 26	3	2	2
Apr 26	3	0	1

Source: Plota analysis of Swindon's planning committee minutes.

Latest decisions

Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.

April 2026 4

March 2026 6

See all 37 decisions