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Longways Front Lane Blunsdon Swindon SN26 7BJ

S/25/1147Refused

Refused on 17 November 2025

Council decision: Permission Refused2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Demolition of garage, erection of 2no dwellings (Class C3), detached garage and associated works.

Received
9 September 2025
  1. Received9 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Nov

Decided in 53 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Longways Front Lane Blunsdon Swindon SN26 7BJ. Swindon has handled 4,051 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Swindon's typical decision time. The site is in the Lower Blunsdon conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 49 applications in total for the SN26 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. By virtue of the proposed scale, siting and footprint of the proposed dwellings and parking provision, the proposed scheme would constitute an over-development of the plot resulting in a detrimental impact upon the character of the area, harm to the conservation area and non-designated heritage assets. The proposal is contrary to policy DE1 and EN10 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026, the Swindon Residential Design Guide SPD and the National Planning Policy Framework to warrant refusal.
  2. Owing to design, scale and contrived siting of proposed dwellings and parking provision the layout would constitute overdevelopment with poor amenity for future occupants, in terms of poor levels of outlook and privacy. Resulting in an unacceptable standard of living accommodation for future occupants, contrary to the Swindon Residential Design Guide, DE1 of the Local Plan 2026 and the NPPF (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SN26 7BJ

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 September 2025

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lower Blunsdon
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Swindon

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