Planning application
Police Station Newburgh Place Highworth Swindon SN6 7DN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use from Police Station (Sui Generis) to Residential (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference S/26/0126
Application record
- Reference
- S/26/0126
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Blunsdon And Highworth
- Parish
- Highworth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SN6 7DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swindon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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S/25/1544 Withdrawn
Police Station Newburgh Place Highworth Swindon SN6 7DN
Change of Use from Police Station (SUi Generis) to Nursery (Class E (f)). Inclusion of proprietary temporary building and covered walkway to rear.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Swindon
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3 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Oxford Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice registered in Oxford
Active · incorporated 2006 · Oxford
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- LIABILITY_NOTICE_REDACTED.
- HIGHWORTH TOWN COUNCIL
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER COMMENTS
- CONSULTEE COMMENT DOCUMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Swindon granted permission on 31 March 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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