Planning application
Solar Farm Nightingale Lane South Marston Swindon SN3 4SL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retention of 2no. containers.
As published by the council, reference S/26/1049
Application record
- Reference
- S/26/1049
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- South Marston
- Parish
- South Marston
- Postcode
- SN3 4SL
Comment by 28 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Swindon's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Swindon
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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
9 documents on file for this application
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