Planning application
5 & 5A Groundwell Road Swindon SN1 2LT
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the continued Class C3 residential use of two flats.
As published by the council, reference S/LDE/25/1203
Application record
- Reference
- S/LDE/25/1203
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate-Existing
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 25 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Eastcott
- Parish
- Central Swindon South
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SN1 2LT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Sep 2025
Received by Swindon
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Reading
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5 documents on file for this application
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Swindon granted permission on 5 November 2025, 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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