Planning application
Unit 35 Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval Application for the installation of solar PVs at the existing ALDI Foodstore.
As published by the council, reference S/PSOLP/26/0234
Application record
- Reference
- S/PSOLP/26/0234
- Type
- Prior Approval Solar Panels
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval not required
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Blunsdon And Highworth
- Parish
- Highworth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SN6 7NA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swindon register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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S/COND/26/0087 Granted
Unit 35 Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA
Discharge of Condition (13) Delivery Noise Management Plan from previous application S/25/1153.
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S/25/1153 Granted
Unit 35 Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA
Erection of class A1 foodstore and associated access, parking and landscaping (variation of Condition 20 Delivery Times from previous application S/17/1771.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Swindon
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval not required
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Avison Young Limited Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- REPORT
- HIGHWORTH TOWN COUNCIL
- COVERING LETTER
- BLOCK PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL
- SOLAR PANEL SPECIFICATION
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Swindon granted permission on 2 April 2026, 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 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Aldi Stores Limited Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA
Discharge of Condition 24 (Noise Assessment) from previous permission S/17/1771 - Erection of class A1 foodstore and associated access, parking and landscaping.
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Unit 35 Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA
Erection of class A1 foodstore and associated access, parking and landscaping (variation of Condition 20 Delivery Times from previous application S/17/1771.
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Unit 35 Blackworth Industrial Estate Highworth Swindon SN6 7NA
Discharge of Condition (13) Delivery Noise Management Plan from previous application S/25/1153.
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Granted Conditions 9 docsMajor scheme -
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