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Land North Of Blackworth Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA

Granted Swindon S/OUT/26/0009 Outline Planning Application

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

Proposal

Hybrid Planning Application for a mixed used development including detailed planning permission for the provision of access from Blackworth to the site, erection of 90. no dwellings (Use Class C3) public open space, highways and drainage infrastructure and other ancillary works and outline planning permission for a 75 no. bed care home (C2) and a 0.25ha of Employment Space (Use Class E).

As published by the council, reference S/OUT/26/0009

Application record

Reference
S/OUT/26/0009
Type
Outline Planning Application
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
24 Dec 2025
Decided
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Highworth
Parish
Highworth
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN6 7NA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swindon register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • S/COND/26/0891 Granted

    Land North Of Blackworth Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA

    Discharge of condition 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) from previous application S/OUT/26/0009 - Hybrid Planning Application for a mixed used development including detailed planning permission for the provision of access from Blackworth to the site, erection of 90. no dwellings (Use Class C3) public open space, highways and drainage infrastructure and other ancillary works and outline planning permission for a 75 no. bed care home (C2) and a 0.25ha of Employment Space (Use Class E).

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • S/COND/26/0894 Granted

    Land North Of Blackworth Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA

    Discharge of Condition 30 (Bird/Swift nesting boxes) from Planning Application S/OUT/26/0009 - Hybrid Planning Application for a mixed used development including detailed planning permission for the provision of access from Blackworth to the site, erection of 90. no dwellings (Use Class C3) public open space, highways and drainage infrastructure and other ancillary works and outline planning permission for a 75 no. bed care home (C2) and a 0.25ha of Employment Space (Use Class E).

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • S/COND/26/0893 Granted

    Land North Of Blackworth Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA

    Discharge of Condition 20 (Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan) from Planning application S/OUT/26/0009 - Hybrid Planning Application for a mixed used development including detailed planning permission for the provision of access from Blackworth to the site, erection of 90. no dwellings (Use Class C3) public open space, highways and drainage infrastructure and other ancillary works and outline planning permission for a 75 no. bed care home (C2) and a 0.25ha of Employment Space (Use Class E).

    Decided 17 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • S/AMEND/26/0864 Granted

    Land North Of Blackworth Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA

    Non Material Amendment from previous application S/OUT/26/0009 in relation to the design of bin and cycle store to avoid clash with existing overhead power cable.

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Dec 2025

    Received by Swindon

  2. 24 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

4 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • S/COND/26/0891 Granted

    Land North Of Blackworth Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA

    Discharge of condition 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) from previous application S/OUT/26/0009 - Hybrid Planning Application for a mixed used development including detailed planning permission for the provision of access from Blackworth to the site, erection of 90. no dwellings (Use Class C3) public open space, highways and drainage infrastructure and other ancillary works and outline planning permission for a 75 no. bed care home (C2) and a 0.25ha of Employment Space (Use Class E).

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • S/COND/26/0894 Granted

    Land North Of Blackworth Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA

    Discharge of Condition 30 (Bird/Swift nesting boxes) from Planning Application S/OUT/26/0009 - Hybrid Planning Application for a mixed used development including detailed planning permission for the provision of access from Blackworth to the site, erection of 90. no dwellings (Use Class C3) public open space, highways and drainage infrastructure and other ancillary works and outline planning permission for a 75 no. bed care home (C2) and a 0.25ha of Employment Space (Use Class E).

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • S/COND/26/0893 Granted

    Land North Of Blackworth Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA

    Discharge of Condition 20 (Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan) from Planning application S/OUT/26/0009 - Hybrid Planning Application for a mixed used development including detailed planning permission for the provision of access from Blackworth to the site, erection of 90. no dwellings (Use Class C3) public open space, highways and drainage infrastructure and other ancillary works and outline planning permission for a 75 no. bed care home (C2) and a 0.25ha of Employment Space (Use Class E).

    Decided 17 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • S/AMEND/26/0864 Granted

    Land North Of Blackworth Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA

    Non Material Amendment from previous application S/OUT/26/0009 in relation to the design of bin and cycle store to avoid clash with existing overhead power cable.

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Amendments

Who's behind it

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Grass Roots Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol

Active · incorporated 2010 · Bristol

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Documents

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163 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 2 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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