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Swindon Museum And Art Gallery Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA

Granted Swindon S/23/1420 Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Conversion and renovation of former Museum and Art Gallery Building and attached retail parade to provide a high quality mixed use development including co-working space, restaurant and retail uses.

As published by the council, reference S/23/1420

Application record

Reference
S/23/1420
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
8 Nov 2023
Validated
8 Nov 2023
Decided
8 Oct 2024
Ward
Eastcott
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN1 4BA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swindon register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • S/COND/26/1199 Awaiting decision

    Swindon Museum And Art Gallery Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 6, 10 and 11 from Planning Application S/23/1420 - Conversion and renovation of former Museum and Art Gallery Building and attached retail parade to provide a high quality mixed use development including co-working space, restaurant and retail uses.

    Submitted 24 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • S/COND/26/1195 Awaiting decision

    Swindon Museum And Art Gallery Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA

    Discharge of conditions 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 from listed building consent S/LBC/23/1421 - Conversion and renovation of former Museum and Art Gallery Building and attached retail parade to provide a high quality mixed use development including co-working space, restaurant and retail uses.

    Submitted 22 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • S/LBC/23/1421 Granted

    Swindon Museum And Art Gallery Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA

    Conversion and renovation of former Museum and Art Gallery Building and attached retail parade to provide a high quality mixed use development including co-working space, restaurant and retail uses

    Decided 8 Oct 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Nov 2023

    Received by Swindon

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • S/COND/26/1199 Awaiting decision

    Swindon Museum And Art Gallery Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 6, 10 and 11 from Planning Application S/23/1420 - Conversion and renovation of former Museum and Art Gallery Building and attached retail parade to provide a high quality mixed use development including co-working space, restaurant and retail uses.

    Submitted 24 Sep 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

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Rackham Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Newport

Active · incorporated 2014 · Newport

53 applications on PlanIndex · across 20 councils · 72% granted

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Documents

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

60 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 8 October 2024, 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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Nearby applications

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  • Swindon Museum And Art Gallery Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4BA

    S/LBC/23/1421 Submitted 8 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    Conversion and renovation of former Museum and Art Gallery Building and attached retail parade to provide a high quality mixed use development including co-working space, restaurant and retail uses

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 46 docs

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