Planning application
St Leonards Church Churchway Blunsdon Swindon
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of an external plant room to house heat pumps, erection of a storage building, path and service connections. Temporary removal of a section of wall on the Southern boundary for plant and equipment in a work area.
As published by the council, reference S/26/0143
Application record
- Reference
- S/26/0143
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Blunsdon
- Parish
- Blunsdon Parish Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Swindon
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23 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Swindon took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
58 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - POLLUTION
- SITE ASSESSMENT
- ASHP NOISE ASSESSMENT REPORT
- ASHP NOISE ASSESSMENT REPORT
- ECOLOGY
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT WITH PRELIMINARY BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT
- COMPLETED STATUTORY BNG METRIC
- SUPPORTING LETTER FROM APPLICANT'S SIDE TO SBC CONSERVATION
- ARTIST'S IMPRESSION OF PROPOSED OUTBUILDINGS IN CHURCHYARD
- VIEW OF ST LEONARD'S CHURCH & CHURCHYARD FROM THE OLD RECTORY
- ADDITIONAL COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGIST COMMENTS
- APPLICANT'S RESPONSE TO HISTORIC ENGLAND OBJECTION (08.06.26)
- HISTORIC ENGLAND'S RESPONSE TO APPLICANT (09.06.26)
- SBC CONSERVATION & APPLICANT SITE MEETING NOTES
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- BLUNSDON PARISH COUNCIL
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER COMMENTS
- ARCHAEOLOGIST COMMENTS
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS
- AMENITIES SOCIETY
- DRAINAGE COMMENTS
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- ADVER LIST 01.05.2026
- BLOCK PLAN
- DRAINAGE PLAN
- BIODIVERSITY STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANT ROOM SECTION
- PLANT ROOM NE ELEVATION
- PROPOSED PLANT ROOM SW ELEVATION
- PLANT ROOM SE ELEVATION
- PLANT ROOM NW ELEVATION
- PLANT ROOM AND WC 3D VIEWS
- COMMUNITY CENTRE FLOOR PLAN
- COMMUNITY STORE ROOF PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PLANT ROOM FLOOR PLAN
- COMMUNITY STORE ELEVATIONS
- COMMUNITY STORE - 3D VIEWS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- GRAVE SURVEY
- GPR SURVEY REPORT
- SITE DRAINAGE
- DRAINAGE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Swindon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Swindon decided full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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