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7 Baron Close Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4XQ

S/26/0262Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 24 April 2026

Council decision: Permission Refused2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Retrospective application for the change of use of a C3 residential dwelling to sui generis short stay serviced accommodation for multiple occupants. No external changes required.

Received
27 February 2026
Ward
St Margaret And South Marston
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.23 Mar
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 7 Baron Close Stratton St Margaret Swindon SN3 4XQ. Swindon has handled 1,789 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Swindon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across St Margaret And South Marston. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The unlawful Sui Generis short-stay residential use of the site’s property is incompatible with the residential amenity of the local area by way of excessive comings- and-goings and associated noise and disturbance that is to the detriment of the residential amenity and quiet enjoyment of neighbouring properties’ occupiers. The unlawful short-stay residential use at the application site is therefore contrary to Policy DE1 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan and section 12 of the NPPF.
  2. The unlawful Sui Generis short-stay residential use of the site’s property makes inadequate provision for car parking, with a consequent likelihood of overspill parking and an associated risk of harm to other users of the highway. The unlawful short-stay residential use at the application site is therefore contrary to policy TR2 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan and section 9 of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SN3 4XQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stratton St Margaret

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2026
Consultation expiry
23 March 2026
Consultation start
2 March 2026
Consultation end
23 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
2 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
23 March 2026
Last date for comments
23 March 2026
Target decision date
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Simple Plans
Agent address
Simple Plans 1 Clay Road Berry Hill Coleford GL16 7GB

Planning decision

Case officer
James Peck
Statutory period
52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14739808
Documents
23
Constraints
4

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

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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