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54 Commercial Road Swindon SN1 5NX

Granted Swindon S/PO2R/24/0901 Prior App Offices to Residential

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

Proposal

Prior Approval for the change of use from Commercial (Class E) to 4 no. residential units (Class C3).

As published by the council, reference S/PO2R/24/0901

Application record

Reference
S/PO2R/24/0901
Type
Prior App Offices to Residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval required and given
Received
2 Aug 2024
Validated
7 Aug 2024
Decided
2 Oct 2024
Ward
Eastcott
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SN1 5NX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Aug 2024

    Received by Swindon

  2. 7 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval required and given

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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