Planning application
24 Eastcott Hill Swindon SN1 3JG
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the ground floor from commercial to residential use to create two self-contained one-bedroom flats.
As published by the council, reference S/PAOTH/25/1173
Application record
- Reference
- S/PAOTH/25/1173
- Type
- Prior Approval - All Other
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval required and given
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Eastcott
- Parish
- Central Swindon South
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SN1 3JG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Swindon
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21 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval required and given
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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S/COND/25/1678 Decided
24-25 Eastcott Hill Swindon SN1 3JG
Discharge of Conditions 5 and 6 from S/PAOTH/25/1173 - Change of use of the ground floor from commercial to residential use to create two self-contained one-bedroom flats.
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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Marlborough
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Swindon granted permission on 21 October 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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