Planning application
7 Baron Close Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4XQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Retrospective application for the change of use of a C3 residential dwelling to sui generis short stay serviced accommodation for multiple occupants. No external changes required.
As published by the council, reference S/26/0262
Application record
- Reference
- S/26/0262
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Permission Refused
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St Margaret And South Marston
- Parish
- Stratton St Margaret
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SN3 4XQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swindon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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S/26/0883 Awaiting decision
7 Baron Close Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4XQ
Retrospective application for the Change of use of a C3 residential dwelling to Sui Generis Short Stay Serviced Accommodation for 4 occupants.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Swindon
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permission Refused
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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