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34-35 Regent Circus & 128-129 Commercial Road Swindon SN1 1PY

Granted Swindon S/PO2R/23/0162 Prior App Offices to Residential

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Prior Approval Notification for Change of use of first and second floors from offices (Class E(g)) to 10 No residential flats (Class C3) & associated works including designated cycle store in the existing courtyard.

As published by the council, reference S/PO2R/23/0162

Application record

Reference
S/PO2R/23/0162
Type
Prior App Offices to Residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval required and given
Received
30 Jan 2023
Validated
30 Jan 2023
Decided
27 Mar 2023
Ward
Central
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN1 1PY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swindon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • S/COND/23/1191 Granted

    34-35 Regent Circus & 128-129 Commercial Road Swindon SN1 1PY

    Discharge of Condition 6 from S/PO2R/23/0162 - Prior Approval Notification for Change of use of first and second floors from offices (Class E(g)) to 10 No residential flats (Class C3) & associated works including designated cycle store in the existing courtyard.

    Decided 4 Jun 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2023

    Received by Swindon

  2. 27 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval required and given

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • S/COND/23/1191 Granted

    34-35 Regent Circus & 128-129 Commercial Road Swindon SN1 1PY

    Discharge of Condition 6 from S/PO2R/23/0162 - Prior Approval Notification for Change of use of first and second floors from offices (Class E(g)) to 10 No residential flats (Class C3) & associated works including designated cycle store in the existing courtyard.

    Decided 4 Jun 2024 Conditions

Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 27 March 2023, 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.

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    S/COND/23/1191 Submitted 26 Sep 2023 50 yards away

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    Granted Conditions New dwelling 10 docs
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