Wichelstowe Footbridge (MLN1 79M 37Ch) Great Western Way Swindon

S/18/0638Full Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 2 May 2018

Council decision: Prior Approval not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Prior approval notification for the addition of a chevaux-de-frise to existing footbridge.

Received: 16 April 2018
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Swindon Borough Council
Ward: Mannington And Western

ReceivedReceived16 Apr
ValidatedValidated16 Apr
Consult.Consultation8 May
TargetTarget Date13 May
DecidedDecided2 May

Decided in 16 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Wichelstowe Footbridge (MLN1 79M 37Ch) Great Western Way Swindon. Swindon has handled 1,789 applications of this type. This one was decided in 16 days, 5 weeks quicker than Swindon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Mannington And Western.

93% of full applications at Swindon Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: West Swindon

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 April 2018
Consultation expiry: 8 May 2018
Consultation start: 17 April 2018
Consultation end: 8 May 2018
Target decision date: 13 May 2018
Permission expires: 2 May 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period: 27 days

Additional information

Documents: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Swindon

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