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Fir Tree Lodge 17 Highworth Road Swindon SN3 4QL

Granted Swindon S/25/1642 Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference S/25/1642

Application record

Reference
S/25/1642
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Decided
10 Feb 2026
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 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • S/25/1291 Refused

    Fir Tree Lodge 17 Highworth Road Swindon SN3 4QL

    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).

    Decided 8 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • S/TPO/23/1135 Granted

    Fir Tree Lodge 17 Highworth Road Swindon SN3 4QL

    Works to an ash tree within TPO-6-2016.

    Decided 2 Nov 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Received by Swindon

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Shawn Hindon Architectual Design Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 10 February 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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