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Qnap UK Limited (Unit 2) Drakes Meadow Swindon SN3 3LL

S/24/1197Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 20 December 2024

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Part change of use from office to storage including delivery gate and canopy with internal alterations and installation of PV panels on roof.

Received
15 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Central
Agent
O/I Design Ltd
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.26 Nov
  4. Target22 Dec
  5. Decided20 Dec

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Qnap UK Limited (Unit 2) Drakes Meadow Swindon SN3 3LL. Swindon has handled 1,789 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 2 weeks longer than Swindon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Central. We hold 747 applications in total for the SN3 postcode area.

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

Postcode
SN3 3LL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central Swindon South

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2024
Consultation expiry
26 November 2024
Consultation start
5 November 2024
Consultation end
26 November 2024
Neighbour consultation start
5 November 2024
Neighbour consultation end
26 November 2024
Last date for comments
26 November 2024
Target decision date
22 December 2024
Permission expires
20 December 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
O/I Design Ltd
Architect profile
O/I DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
Unit P15 221 Grove Road London E3 5SN United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13394921
Documents
24
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    18 Mar

    Part change of use from office to storage including delivery gate and canopy with internal alterations and…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)S/26/0352
  2. 2024
    15 Oct

    Part change of use from office to storage including delivery gate and canopy with internal alterations and…

    This applicationApprovedFullS/24/1197

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    24 Jan

    Erection of a new outbuilding and canopies to existing premises.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationS/25/0089

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