Planning application
Newspaper House 99 - 100 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 (proposed floor plans and elevations drawings) of planning permission S/19/0442 to regularise minor external and internal changes to the development.
As published by the council, reference S/25/1671
Application record
- Reference
- S/25/1671
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Eastcott
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swindon register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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S/PAOTH/25/1336 Granted
Newspaper House 99 - 100 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon
Prior Approval Notification for the change of use of existing offices (Class E) to 21 no. dwellings.
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S/COND/22/0927 Granted
Newspaper House 99 - 100 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon
Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials) from previous permission S/19/0442.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Swindon
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27 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: S/19/0442 (Application Granted)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Pier Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Gloucester
Active · incorporated 2024 · Gloucester
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
- DEMAND_NOTICE2_REDACTED.
- LIABILITY_NOTICE2_REDACTED
- DISCHARGE_REDACTED.
- LIABILITY_NOTICE_REDACTED.
- DEMAND_NOTICE_REDACTED
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- TWO TIER CYCLE RACK
- SCHEDULE OF CHANGES
- BIKE STORE 2
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- ADVER LIST 13.02.26
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- MATERIALS LIST
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- SCHEDULE OF CHANGES
- COVERING LETTER
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swindon granted permission on 10 April 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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