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55 Commercial Road Swindon SN1 5NX

S/26/0518Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 June 2026

Council decision: Granted Permission2 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Retrospective change in shop front to No.55 Commercial Road, proposed fascia sign/retractable canopy/external lighting and associated works.

Received
22 April 2026
Ward
Queens Park
Agent
Home Plan Design Services
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated23 Apr
  3. Consult.19 May
  4. Target14 Jun
  5. Decided18 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for signage at 55 Commercial Road Swindon SN1 5NX. Swindon has handled 1,789 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Swindon's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications 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.

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
SN1 5NX
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 April 2026
Consultation expiry
19 May 2026
Consultation start
27 April 2026
Consultation end
19 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
27 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 May 2026
Last date for comments
19 May 2026
Target decision date
14 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Home Plan Design Services
Agent address
27b High Street Highworth Swindon Wiltshire SN6 7AG GB

Planning decision

Case officer
Harriet Parker
Statutory period
52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14856079
Documents
10
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

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    22 Apr

    Retrospective change in shop front to No.55 Commercial Road, proposed fascia sign/retractable canopy/external…

    This applicationApprovedFullS/26/0518
  2. 2026
    22 Apr

    Display of fascia sign.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideS/ADV/26/0519

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