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Fir Tree Lodge 17 Highworth Road Swindon SN3 4QL

Refused Swindon S/25/1291 Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Change of use from Guest House / Hotel (Class C1) to an 11 bedroom House in Multiple Occupancy, and conversion of rear detached bedroom block to a self-contained dwelling (Class C3).

As published by the council, reference S/25/1291

Application record

Reference
S/25/1291
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Permission Refused
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Decided
8 Dec 2025
Ward
St Margaret And South Marston
Parish
Stratton St Margaret
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN3 4QL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swindon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • S/25/1642 Granted

    Fir Tree Lodge 17 Highworth Road Swindon SN3 4QL

    Change of Use from Guest House (C1) to a 12 bedroom House in multiple occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis), together with internal alterations and associated works.

    Decided 10 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Received by Swindon

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Permission Refused

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, a design practice

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Documents

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12 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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    S/25/1642 Submitted 16 Dec 2025 0m away

    Change of Use from Guest House (C1) to a 12 bedroom House in multiple occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis), together with internal alterations and associated works.

    Granted Full applications 25 docs

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