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Former Regent Hotel 151 - 152 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon

Refused Swindon S/23/0486 Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Roofing Major scheme

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of Hotel (use class C1) to 2 no. (5no. bed) HMO's (use class C4) and 12 no. apartments with associated external alterations and replacement roof.

As published by the council, reference S/23/0486

Application record

Reference
S/23/0486
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Permission Refused
Received
20 Apr 2023
Validated
20 Apr 2023
Decided
18 Dec 2023
Ward
Eastcott
Parish
Central Swindon South
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2023

    Received by Swindon

  2. 18 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Permission Refused

  3. 20 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Ben Williams Home Design and Architectural Services Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

44 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Swindon refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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