Planning application
Wakefield House Pipers Way Old Town Swindon SN3 1RE
Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme
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Proposal
Outline application for the Demolition of the existing building and structures and the erection of up to 175no. new dwellings, associated highway and landscape works.
As published by the council, reference S/OUT/26/0882
Application record
- Reference
- S/OUT/26/0882
- Type
- Outline Planning Application
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Old Town & Lawn
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Postcode
- SN3 1RE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Swindon
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15 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Swindon took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
BVA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Reading
Active · incorporated 2020 · Reading
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
64 documents on file for this application
- SBC ECOLOGIST
- RSA
- TRAVEL PLAN
- FRA
- RESPONSE TO EHO
- DAS
- EHO
- 22 ALLEN CLOSE
- HIGHWAYS
- 1 LAWN COTTAGES SWINDON
- 3 GILBERT PLACE LOWRY WAY SWINDON
- 14 ORPEN CLOSE SWINDON
- SOUTH SWINDON PARISH
- DRAINAGE ENGINEER
- 161 MARLBOROUGH ROAD SWINDON
- SBC EDUCATION
- COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGIST
- CONSERVATION OFFICER
- ADVERT LIST 24.07.2026
- NORTH WILTSHIRE SWIFTS BEAUMONT HAMEL, WYNDHAM ROAD SALISBURY
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- ARBORICULTURAL BASELINE NOTE
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ENERGY STATEMENT
- ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL DESK STUDY
- UTILITIES ASSESSMENT PART 1
- UTILITIES ASSESSMENT PART 4
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- TARGET CONDITIONS FOR PROPOSED HABITATS
- ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN
- PARAMETER PLAN
- COVERING LETTER
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL PART 1
- PLANNING STATEMENT.
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL PART 3
- COMPARATIVE EMBODIED CARBON LIFESTYLE ASSESSMENT
- TRANSPORT PLAN
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- UTILITIES ASSESSMENT PART 2
- UTILITIES ASSESSMENT PART 3
- BASELINE HABITAT CONDITION ASSESSMENT
- ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE ASSESSMENT
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL PART 2
- OFFICE MARKET REVIEW
- BNG ASSESSMENT
- PARAMETER PLAN - ACCESS
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN
- PARAMETER PLAN - LAND USE AND OPEN SPACE
- TRAVEL PLAN
- ENERGY STATEMENT
- MARKET REVIEW
- AIR QUALITY SCREENING ASSESSMENT
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Swindon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Swindon's median decision took 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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