Planning application
26 Dunsley Vale Swindon SN1 7BW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (C3), to a Residential Institution (C2) for a residential care home for children.
As published by the council, reference S/25/1210
Application record
- Reference
- S/25/1210
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 26 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Old Town
- Parish
- Central Swindon South
- Postcode
- SN1 7BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Sep 2025
Received by Swindon
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20 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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22 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swindon granted permission on 20 November 2025, 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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