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95 Stafford Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3PF

S/26/0419Refused

Refused on 20 May 2026

Council decision: Permission Refused2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposal to increase the number of HMO bedrooms from 7 to 9.

Received
30 March 2026
Ward
Queens Park
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 May

Decided in 51 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 95 Stafford Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3PF. Swindon has handled 4,051 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Queens Park. We hold 543 applications in total for the SN1 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development to increase from a 7 Bedroom to 9 Bedroom HMO, makes inadequate provision for the parking of cars and cycles, contrary to the requirements of Policies HA4 and TR2 of the Local Plan 2026 and the Adopted Parking Standards for New Developments (2021).
  2. The proposal fails to achieve suitable standard of living accommodation for future occupants as required by Policy and DE1 of the SBC Local Plan 2026, NPPF 2024 paragraph 135(f) and the adopted Swindon Residential Design Guide SPD (2016).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SN1 3PF
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Jo Plumridge

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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