Planning application
Electricity Sub Station 81M From The Carphone Warehouse Bridge House Wootton Bassett Road Swindon SN5 8WF
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the installation of two new 90MVA transformers to replace existing 45MVA transformers, including associated foundations/plinths, protection equipment, substation interface works, demolition and replacement of the existing switchroom/switchhouse and associated works.
As published by the council, reference S/LDP/26/0589
Application record
- Reference
- S/LDP/26/0589
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rodbourne Ferndale & Western
- Parish
- West Swindon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SN5 8WF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Swindon
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14 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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26 Jul 2026
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Dalcour Maclaren Ltd Agent, registered in Bicester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- TRANSFORMER PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- GIS SWITCH HOUSE BUILDING ELEVATIONS
- LOCATION PLAN
- LAYOUT PLAN - EXISTING AND PROPOSED
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swindon granted permission on 9 July 2026, 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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