Planning application
Mcdonalds Restaurant North Swindon District Centre Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4AN
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erection of a McDonalds drive-thru restaurant, including access, car parking and landscaping (Variation of condition no.3 of S/12/1492 relating to opening hours). Removal of Condition 3 (Opening Hours) from Planning Application S/14/0023.
As published by the council, reference S/25/0127
Application record
- Reference
- S/25/0127
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Permission Refused
- Received
- 5 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Priory Vale
- Parish
- Haydon Wick
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SN25 4AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swindon register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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S/COND/26/0831 Decided
Mcdonalds Restaurant North Swindon District Centre Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4AN
Discharge of Condition 5 (Plant Noise Assessment) from previous application S/25/0127 - Erection of a McDonalds drive-thru restaurant, including access, car parking and landscaping (Variation of condition no.3 of S/12/1492 relating to opening hours). Removal of Condition 3 (Opening Hours) from Planning Application S/14/0023.
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S/24/1228 Granted
Mcdonalds Restaurant North Swindon District Centre Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4AN
Various internal and external alterations to include changes to drive thru booths and external cladding.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2025
Received by Swindon
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6 Feb 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Permission Refused
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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S/COND/26/0831 Decided
Mcdonalds Restaurant North Swindon District Centre Abbey Meads Swindon SN25 4AN
Discharge of Condition 5 (Plant Noise Assessment) from previous application S/25/0127 - Erection of a McDonalds drive-thru restaurant, including access, car parking and landscaping (Variation of condition no.3 of S/12/1492 relating to opening hours). Removal of Condition 3 (Opening Hours) from Planning Application S/14/0023.
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