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81 Godwin Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4XF

Granted Swindon S/LDP/25/1302 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 (C3) to a children's home (C2), for 2 children / young people (ages 5-16) in mainstream education, up to 2 support staff and a manager.

As published by the council, reference S/LDP/25/1302

Application record

Reference
S/LDP/25/1302
Type
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Decided
9 Dec 2025
Ward
St Margaret And South Marston
Parish
Stratton St Margaret
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN3 4XF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Received by Swindon

  2. 9 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

31 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 9 December 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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