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Bridge House Camp Site Lechlade Road Highworth Swindon

S/26/0309Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 26 June 2026

Council decision: Permission Refused1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of 6no. glamping huts for overnight guest use, associated decking, footpaths, permeable track, parking & turning area, secure bicycle storage, recycling/refuse storage and landscaping.

Received
10 March 2026
Ward
Highworth
Agent
Glampitect Ltd
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.16 Jun
  4. Target26 Jun
  5. Decided26 Jun

Decided in 106 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Bridge House Camp Site Lechlade Road Highworth Swindon. Swindon has handled 1,789 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 8 weeks longer than Swindon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Highworth.

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 application has failed to adequately demonstrate the proposed development is not at risk of flooding and is therefore contrary to Policy EN6 of the Local Plan 2026 and the NPPF (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Inglesham

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Consultation start
19 March 2026
Consultation end
16 June 2026
Last date for comments
9 April 2026
Target decision date
26 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Glampitect Ltd
Agent address
30 Craiglockhart Dell Road Edinburgh EH14 1JP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Elizabeth Williams
Statutory period
87 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14605416
Documents
28
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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.

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