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Wh Smith Headquarters Wh Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE

Granted Swindon S/OUT/25/1187 Full Planning Application

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Outline planning application with details of access (matters of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance are reserved), comprising the demolition of existing distribution warehouse and offices, the erection of up to 228 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated works. - Variation of conditions: 7 (Construction Management Plan), 9 (Street Management & Maintenance), 15 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 20 (Landscape & Ecological Management Plan), 23 (Contamination), 24 (Remediation Scheme) and removal of condition 22 (Design Code) from previous application S/OUT/20/1390.

As published by the council, reference S/OUT/25/1187

Application record

Reference
S/OUT/25/1187
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
23 Sep 2025
Validated
23 Sep 2025
Decided
18 Dec 2025
Ward
St Margaret And South Marston
Parish
Stratton St Margaret
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN3 3JE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swindon register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • S/RES/25/0392 Granted

    Wh Smith Headquarters Wh Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE

    Reserved matters application (following outline planning permission S/OUT/20/1390, as amended by S/OUT/25/1187) - appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 219 residential dwellings and associated works.

    Decided 11 Feb 2026 Reserved matters
  • S/COND/23/0635 Granted

    WH Smith Headquarters WH Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE

    Discharge of Condition 13 - (Implementation of Approved Remediation Scheme) and Condition 33 - (Control of Noise - External) from Outline Planning Permission S/OUT/15/2087 - Outline planning application for up to 134no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3), day nursery/creche (Use Class D1) and intergenerational care accommodation (Use Class C2) with details of access not reserved.

    Decided 24 Jul 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2025

    Received by Swindon

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • S/RES/25/0392 Granted

    Wh Smith Headquarters Wh Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE

    Reserved matters application (following outline planning permission S/OUT/20/1390, as amended by S/OUT/25/1187) - appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 219 residential dwellings and associated works.

    Decided 11 Feb 2026 Reserved matters
  • Application: S/OUT/20/1390 (Application Granted)

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Newmark LLP Agent and applicant

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

  • STRATTON ST MARGARET PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 21 Nov 2025
  • CONDITION WORDING SECTION 73 COVER LETTER Correspondence · 07 Nov 2025
  • DRAINAGE COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 30 Oct 2025
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 20 Oct 2025
  • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 15 Oct 2025
  • NHS PROPERTY SERVICES Consultee Comment · 13 Oct 2025
  • HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 09 Oct 2025
  • ADVER LIST 10.10.25 BackGround Papers · 03 Oct 2025
  • CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 29 Sep 2025
  • NORTH WILTSHIRE SWIFTS, BEAUMONT HAMEL, WYNDHAM ROAD, SALISBURY Public Comment · 25 Sep 2025
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 22 Sep 2025
  • COVERING LETTER Supporting Documents · 22 Sep 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 18 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 full applications

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  • Wh Smith Headquarters Wh Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE

    S/RES/25/0392 Submitted 26 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Reserved matters application (following outline planning permission S/OUT/20/1390, as amended by S/OUT/25/1187) - appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 219 residential dwellings and associated works.

    Granted Reserved matters 170 docs

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    S/ADV/25/1344 Submitted 21 Oct 2025 150 yards away

    Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.

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    S/AMEND/22/0326 Submitted 28 Feb 2022 200 yards away

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