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Wh Smith Headquarters Wh Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE

Granted Swindon S/RES/25/0392 Reserved Matters

Relates to S/OUT/25/1187

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

Proposal

Reserved matters application (following outline planning permission S/OUT/20/1390, as amended by S/OUT/25/1187) - appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 219 residential dwellings and associated works.

As published by the council, reference S/RES/25/0392

Application record

Reference
S/RES/25/0392
Type
Reserved Matters
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Reserved Matters Approved
Received
26 Mar 2025
Validated
1 Apr 2025
Decided
11 Feb 2026
Ward
St Margaret And South Marston
Parish
Stratton St Margaret
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SN3 3JE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swindon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • S/OUT/25/1187 Granted

    Wh Smith Headquarters Wh Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE

    Outline planning application with details of access (matters of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance are reserved), comprising the demolition of existing distribution warehouse and offices, the erection of up to 228 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated works. - Variation of conditions: 7 (Construction Management Plan), 9 (Street Management & Maintenance), 15 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 20 (Landscape & Ecological Management Plan), 23 (Contamination), 24 (Remediation Scheme) and removal of condition 22 (Design Code) from previous application S/OUT/20/1390.

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2025

    Received by Swindon

  2. 1 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Reserved Matters Approved

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • S/OUT/25/1187 Granted

    Wh Smith Headquarters Wh Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE

    Outline planning application with details of access (matters of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance are reserved), comprising the demolition of existing distribution warehouse and offices, the erection of up to 228 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated works. - Variation of conditions: 7 (Construction Management Plan), 9 (Street Management & Maintenance), 15 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 20 (Landscape & Ecological Management Plan), 23 (Contamination), 24 (Remediation Scheme) and removal of condition 22 (Design Code) from previous application S/OUT/20/1390.

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Full applications

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175 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swindon granted permission on 11 February 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 reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Wh Smith Headquarters Wh Smith Site Greenbridge Road Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3JE

    S/OUT/25/1187 Submitted 23 Sep 2025 21m away

    Outline planning application with details of access (matters of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance are reserved), comprising the demolition of existing distribution warehouse and offices, the erection of up to 228 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated works. - Variation of conditions: 7 (Construction Management Plan), 9 (Street Management & Maintenance), 15 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 20 (Landscape & Ecological Management Plan), 23 (Contamination), 24 (Remediation Scheme) and removal of condition 22 (Design Code) from previous application S/OUT/20/1390.

    Granted Full applications Demolition 16 docs

  • Dorcan Way Adj J/O Greenbridge Road Swindon Sn3 3RS

    S/ADV/25/1343 Submitted 21 Oct 2025 116m away

    Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.

    Granted Advertising 13 docs

  • Dorcan Way Opp J/O Greenbridge Road Swindon SN3 3RS

    S/ADV/25/1344 Submitted 21 Oct 2025 142m away

    Proposed Double-sided digital Bus Shelter advertising displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.

    Granted Advertising 14 docs

  • Car Showroom Grange Dorcan Way Swindon SN3 3RA

    S/ADV/26/0167 Submitted 11 Feb 2026 159m away

    1x BYD logo, 1x BYD service logo, 24x BYD stickers, 1x City name logo, 1x BYD pylon

    Granted Advertising 6 docs

  • WHSmith Greenbridge Road Swindon SN3 3JE

    S/19/1567 Submitted 19 Oct 2019 169m away

    Change of use from existing D1 (Nursery) to proposed B1 (Business) with new mesh fence and rollershutter to East elevation.

    Granted Full applications 18 docs
    Small domestic

  • Drakes Way, WH Smith Warehouse Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 3RX

    S/ADV/25/1463 Submitted 7 Nov 2025 210m away

    Proposed Single digital Bus Shelter advertising display facing the inside of the Shelter with an internally illuminated 6-sheet advertising poster on the reverse, to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Proposed Single digital display to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds, in sequence.

    Granted Advertising 11 docs

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    Reserved matters application (following planning application S/OUT/23/1499) for details of appearance, landscaping and layout

    10 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
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    13 Nov 2025 Reserved matters
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    3 Dec 2025 Reserved matters
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    Land At Langton Park Wroughton Swindon

    Partial Reserved Matters application (following Outline planning application S/OUT/23/0240) for the erection of 2 dwellings.

    13 Feb 2026 Reserved matters
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    Parcels R1-R2 New Eastern Villages Swindon Wiltshire

    Reserved matters application (access, appearance, layout, scale and landscaping) for 122 dwellings and associated infrastructure -Reserved Matters from previous outline permission S/OUT/13/1555.

    27 Oct 2025 Reserved matters