Planning application
Wh Smith Headquarters Wh Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE
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 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 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Swindon
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
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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.
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