Planning application
55 Commercial Road Swindon SN1 5NX
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
Prior Approval notification for the Change of use of first floor (Class E) to 1no bedsit and 1no residential flat. Ground floor to remain (Class E).
As published by the council, reference S/PAOTH/25/1112
Application record
- Reference
- S/PAOTH/25/1112
- Type
- Prior Approval - All Other
- Status
- Application Withdrawn
- Decision
- Application Withdrawn
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Eastcott
- Parish
- Central Swindon South
- Postcode
- SN1 5NX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by Swindon
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6 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application Withdrawn
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12 Aug 2026
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10 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
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About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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52 Commercial Road Swindon SN1 5NX
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