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23 Lampeter Road Oakhurst Swindon SN25 2BP

Refused Swindon S/LDP/25/1131 Lawful Development Cert - Proposed

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use from residential to Children's home.

As published by the council, reference S/LDP/25/1131

Application record

Reference
S/LDP/25/1131
Type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Permission Refused
Received
9 Sep 2025
Validated
9 Sep 2025
Decided
27 Oct 2025
Ward
Priory Vale
Parish
Haydon Wick
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN25 2BP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2025

    Received by Swindon

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Permission Refused

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Cheltenham

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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  • S/LDP/26/1080 Awaiting decision

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    24 Bradley Road Upper Stratton Swindon SN2 7QB

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  • S/LDP/26/1081 Awaiting decision

    168 Beatrice Street Gorse Hill Swindon SN2 1BD

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for loft conversion with rear dormers.

    28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • S/LDP/26/1073 Awaiting decision

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    27 Aug 2026 Lawful development