Planning application
Ashdene Highworth Road South Marston Swindon SN3 4SE
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
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Swindon
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3 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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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
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- FLOOR PLANS AS EXISTING
- SITE PLAN AS EXISTING.
- LOCATION PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- FEE SUPPORTING NOTE
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Open the documentsWhat 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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