Planning application
Walnut Court Kembrey Business Park Upper Stratton Swindon SN2 8BN
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval notification for change of use from offices (Class B1a) to 110 no. residential apartments (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference S/PAOTH/26/1159
Application record
- Reference
- S/PAOTH/26/1159
- Type
- Prior Approval - All Other
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Penhill & Pinehurst
- Parish
- Central Swindon North Parish Council
- Postcode
- SN2 8BN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by Swindon
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28 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 November 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
KR Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bournemouth
Dissolved · incorporated 2021 · Bournemouth
44 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 96% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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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 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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