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Police Station Newburgh Place Highworth Swindon SN6 7DN

Granted Swindon S/26/0126 Full Planning Application

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 As published: 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.

  • S/25/1544 Withdrawn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.

    Decided 6 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by Swindon

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

  • LIABILITY_NOTICE_REDACTED. Appeal Correspondence · 01 Apr 2026
  • HIGHWORTH TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 04 Mar 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 25 Feb 2026
  • CONSULTEE COMMENT DOCUMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 23 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 31 Jan 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 31 Jan 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 31 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 31 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 31 Jan 2026
  • NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 31 Jan 2026
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 31 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 31 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 31 Jan 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 31 Jan 2026

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What this grant of permission means

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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Withdrawn Full applications 14 docs
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