Planning application
99 - 100 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BE
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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 Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Old Town & Lawn
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- 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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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Pier Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Gloucester
Active · incorporated 2024 · Gloucester
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swindon granted permission on 25 September 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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