Planning application
99 - 100 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BE
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Internal and external alterations of Newspaper House (listed portion) for the conversion from office space (Use Class E) to provide three residential apartments (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference S/26/0988
Application record
- Reference
- S/26/0988
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Old Town & Lawn
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Postcode
- SN1 3BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Swindon
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Gloucester
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWAYS
- CONSERVATION OFFICER
- CONSERVATION OFFICER
- SITE NOTICE
- ADVERT LIST
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- HERITAGE SATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING 2ND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
Trade members open them from here.
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 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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