Planning application
Unit 9 Lancaster Place Copse Farm Business Park Swindon SN3 4FP
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use from a vacant office block (Use Class E) to a care home (Use Class C2), extensions to the existing building and associated works.
As published by the council, reference S/25/1284
Application record
- Reference
- S/25/1284
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St Margaret And South Marston
- Parish
- South Marston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SN3 4FP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Swindon
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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12 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, an architecture practice
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Swindon granted permission on 8 January 2026, 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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