Planning application
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Renewal of current planning permission for existing Boots Pharmacy Portakabin Building with the addition of a new extension to this existing building to cope with expanding outpatients dispensary services. Located at The Great Western Hospital as the on-site Outpatient Dispensary. Requirement needed for next 5 years.
As published by the council, reference S/26/0186
Application record
- Reference
- S/26/0186
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Ridgeway
- Parish
- Liddington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SN3 6BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swindon register
This site has had 23 applications since 2021: 22 approved, 0 refused.
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S/26/0598 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Installation of temporary mobile ward units and temporary fire walls, together with ancillary infrastructure.
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S/26/0071 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Retention of a single storey modular building for use as an outpatient physiotherapy department, previous utilised as an Urgent Treatment Centre whilst an extension to the main hospital building took place.
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S/AMEND/24/1408 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Non-material amendment to previous permission S/24/0848 regarding installation of plant and associated works on the roof.
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S/24/0848 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Installation of plant and associated works on the roof.
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S/COND/24/0716 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Discharge of condition (3) various wildlife boxes from previous application S/22/1331 - Erection of a single storey building to form extension to existing Emergency Department, re-alignment of Coatside Way, re-provision of ambulance parking, installation of associated rooftop plant and associated works.
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S/COND/24/0606 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Discharge of condition 13 (Surface Water Drainage) from previous application S/22/1331 - Erection of a single storey building to form extension to existing Emergency Department, re-alignment of Coatside Way, re-provision of ambulance parking, installation of associated rooftop plant and associated works.
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S/COND/24/0387 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Discharge of condition (12 Drainage) from previous application S/22/1331 - Erection of a single storey building to form extension to existing Emergency Department, re-alignment of Coatside Way, re-provision of ambulance parking, installation of associated rooftop plant and associated works
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S/COND/23/1214 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Discharge of Condition 3 (bat & bird boxes) from Planning Permission S/22/1331 - Erection of a single storey building to form extension to existing Emergency Department, re-alignment of Coatside Way, re-provision of ambulance parking, installation of associated rooftop plant and associated works
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S/COND/23/0612 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Discharge of condition 11 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) from Planning Permission S/21/1244 - Erection of an energy compound.
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S/AMEND/23/0562 Granted
The Great Western Hospital Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6BB
Non-Material Amendment to previously approved Planning Permission S/22/1331 - relating to changes to the external appearance of the integrated front door building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Swindon
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24 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Apr 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
Portakabin Limited Agent, registered in York
Active · incorporated 1961 · York
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- ARCHAEOLOGIST COMMENTS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swindon granted permission on 21 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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