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Ashdene Highworth Road South Marston Swindon SN3 4SE

Granted Swindon S/LDP/25/1170 Lawful Development Cert - Proposed

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's home (Class C2) - Up to 3 children in care, up to 3 staff during waking hours, 1-2 staff during nighttime hours, 0730-2130 and 2130-0730 staff shift pattern change and occasional other workers.

As published by the council, reference S/LDP/25/1170

Application record

Reference
S/LDP/25/1170
Type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
18 Sep 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Decided
14 Nov 2025
Ward
St Margaret And South Marston
Parish
South Marston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN3 4SE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2025

    Received by Swindon

  2. 3 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

  • REQUEST_-_PROMPTER_LETTER_-_LIABILITY CIL · 19 Nov 2025
  • HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 30 Oct 2025
  • FLOOR PLANS AS EXISTING Drawing · 06 Oct 2025
  • SITE PLAN AS EXISTING. Drawing · 06 Oct 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 18 Sep 2025
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 18 Sep 2025
  • FEE SUPPORTING NOTE Supporting Documents · 18 Sep 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 14 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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