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171 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3DF

Granted Swindon S/PO2R/22/1506 Prior App Offices to Residential

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of first floor of building from pharmacy offices (Class E) to 1. no flat (Class C3) and associated works.

As published by the council, reference S/PO2R/22/1506

Application record

Reference
S/PO2R/22/1506
Type
Prior App Offices to Residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval required and given
Received
5 Oct 2022
Validated
5 Oct 2022
Decided
21 Dec 2022
Ward
Eastcott
Parish
Central Swindon South
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN1 3DF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swindon register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • S/22/1535 Granted

    171 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3DF

    Change of use of Ground Floor from Pharmacy/Retail (E Use Class) to 1 no. Flat (C3 Use Class) and associated works.

    Decided 16 Dec 2022 Full applications
  • S/19/1546 Granted

    171 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3DF

    Change of use from Retail (Class A1) to 1 no. Flat (Class C3) and associated works.

    Decided 3 Dec 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Oct 2022

    Received by Swindon

  2. 21 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Prior Approval required and given

  3. 20 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 21 December 2022, 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.

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.

Nearby applications

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  • 171 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3DF

    S/19/1546 Submitted 15 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Change of use from Retail (Class A1) to 1 no. Flat (Class C3) and associated works.

    Granted Full applications 19 docs
    Domestic
  • Car Park Rear 174 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon

    S/23/0010 Submitted 4 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Erection of 2no residential units (C3), car parking facilities and ancillary works.

    Granted Full applications 63 docs
  • Car Park Rear 174 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon

    S/23/1411 Submitted 7 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    Erection of a two-storey building for 4no. 2-bed flats (Use Class C3) and associated site works.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 52 docs
  • Car Park Rear 174 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon

    S/COND/25/0444 Submitted 1 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Slab Levels), 4 (Construction Management Plan), 5 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 6 (Surface Water Drainage Maintenance Scheme), 8 (Hard & Soft Landscaping) and 15 (Internal Noise Levels) from previous application S/23/1411 - Erection of a two-storey building for 4no. 2-bed flats (Use Class C3) and associated site works

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 17 docs
  • 171 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3DF

    S/22/1535 Submitted 18 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Change of use of Ground Floor from Pharmacy/Retail (E Use Class) to 1 no. Flat (C3 Use Class) and associated works.

    Granted Full applications 12 docs
    Domestic
  • 31 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3AW

    S/COND/23/1284 Submitted 29 Sep 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 7 (EV Charging Point) from previous planning permission S/23/0530 - Change of use from offices (use class E) to a 9no. bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis), erection of a three - storey rear extension and 1no. rear dormer window - revision to previous permission S/21/1582 - Variation of approved plans from Planning Permission S/22/0560.

    Granted Conditions Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs

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