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Old Farm House Mount Pleasant Farm Mount Pleasant Farm Lane Horpit Swindon SN4 0AU

Awaiting decision Swindon S/PAOTH/26/1014 Prior Approval - All Other

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Proposal

Prior Approval Notification for the change of use of existing agricultural storage barn to provide four class E (G)(I) office units, with ancillary workshop and storage accommodation for the existing farm and associated farmhouse/property, together with associated works.

As published by the council, reference S/PAOTH/26/1014

Application record

Reference
S/PAOTH/26/1014
Type
Prior Approval - All Other
Status
Application Pending Decision
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Chiseldon & Ridgeway
Parish
Bishopstone And Hinton Parva
Postcode
SN4 0AU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2026

    Received by Swindon

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 October 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

  • JUSTIFICATION Supporting Documents · 14 Aug 2026
  • JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 14 Aug 2026
  • LOCATION, BOCK, ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 14 Aug 2026

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What 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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