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The Forum Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1QN

Granted Swindon S/22/0320 Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from office (class E(g) and E(c) to 3no. apartments and 1 dwellinghouse (class C3), external alterations and associated works.

As published by the council, reference S/22/0320

Application record

Reference
S/22/0320
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
28 Feb 2022
Validated
17 Mar 2022
Decided
26 Jan 2023
Ward
Old Town
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN3 1QN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swindon register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • S/COND/23/0132 Granted

    The Forum Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1QN

    Discharge of conditions 3(Cycle Storage Facilities), 5 (Ventilation) and 6 ( Validation Noise Survey) from previous approval S/PAOTH/22/0321 - Prior Approval Notification for change of use to 15no. apartments (class C3)

    Decided 17 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • S/PAOTH/22/0321 Granted

    The Forum Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1QN

    Prior Approval Notification for change of use to 15no. apartments (class C3)

    Decided 11 Nov 2022 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Feb 2022

    Received by Swindon

  2. 17 Mar 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

27 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 26 January 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • The Forum Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1QN

    S/PAOTH/22/0321 Submitted 28 Feb 2022 50 yards away

    Prior Approval Notification for change of use to 15no. apartments (class C3)

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 23 docs
    Major scheme

  • The Forum Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1QN

    S/COND/23/0132 Submitted 25 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 3(Cycle Storage Facilities), 5 (Ventilation) and 6 ( Validation Noise Survey) from previous approval S/PAOTH/22/0321 - Prior Approval Notification for change of use to 15no. apartments (class C3)

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 13 docs
    Major scheme

  • Market House 2 Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 1QY

    S/26/0290 Submitted 6 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use of a first floor office unit (Class E) to a tattoo studio (Sui Generis).

    Granted Full applications 4 docs

  • 1 Blagrove House 2 - 3 Newport Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3DX

    S/PAOTH/26/0008 Submitted 6 Jan 2026 100 yards away

    Prior approval application for the erection of a third and fourth storey to provide an additional 9 residential units.

    Decided Prior approval 38 docs

  • Appsbroker House 2 The Square Old Town Swindon SN1 3EB

    S/LBC/22/0472 Submitted 15 Feb 2022 100 yards away

    Change of use of office building (use class E) to 14no. residential flats (use class C3).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling 10 docs

  • 28 High Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3EP

    S/24/0964 Submitted 20 Aug 2024 100 yards away

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