Planning application
Former Telephone Exchange Fire Fly Avenue Swindon Swindon
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from telephone exchange (Sui Generis) to form 8 1-bedroom flats (Class C3) and associated works.
As published by the council, reference S/26/0765
Application record
- Reference
- S/26/0765
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rodbourne Ferndale & Western
- Parish
- Central Swindon North Parish Council
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swindon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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S/23/1381 Granted
Former Telephone Exchange Fire Fly Avenue Swindon Swindon
Change of use from telephone exchange (sui generis) to 8no. apartments (use class C3) and associated works. - Variation of condition 2 from permission S/22/0116 to allow re-design of internal floor layout.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Swindon
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- CENTRAL SWINDON NORTH PARISH
- ADVERT LIST
- LOCATION PLAN
- NORTH WILTSHIRE SWIFTS BEAUMONT HAMEL, WYNDHAM ROAD SALISBURY
- APPLICATION FORM
- SWINDON ADVERTISER NOTICE
- SWINDON ADVERTISER NOTICE
- NOISE AND VIBRATION ASSESSMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- CIL FORM
- PLANNING DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT
- FULL PLANS
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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.
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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