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Lower Farm Nell Hill Hannington Swindon SN6 7RU

S/26/0971Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 26 October 2026

Council decision: Granted Permission5 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

New driveway and planting for the approved conversion of an agricultural barn (S/23/0393).

Received
3 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 28 October 2026
Ward
Blunsdon
Agent
Kernon Countryside Consultants
  1. Received3 Aug
  2. Validated3 Aug
  3. Consult.26 Aug
  4. Target26 Oct
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 84 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Lower Farm Nell Hill Hannington Swindon SN6 7RU. Swindon has handled 1,789 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 5 weeks longer than Swindon's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Blunsdon. We hold 2,845 applications in total for the SN6 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
SN6 7RU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hannington

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 August 2026
Consultation expiry
26 August 2026
Consultation start
5 August 2026
Consultation end
26 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
5 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
26 August 2026
Last date for comments
26 August 2026
Target decision date
26 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Kernon Countryside Consultants
Agent address
Greenacres Barn Stoke Common Lane Purton Stoke Swindon Wiltshire SN5 4LL GB

Planning decision

Case officer
Shane Burgess
Statutory period
52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15056986
Documents
13
Constraints
5

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
    3 Aug

    New driveway and planting for the approved conversion of an agricultural barn (S/23/0393

    This applicationApprovedFullS/26/0971
  2. 2023
    27 Mar

    Conversion of farm building to 1 no. dwellinghouse including part demolition of building and dutch barn…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationPart ofS/23/0393

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    3 Nov

    Conversion of farm building to 1 no. dwellinghouse including part demolition of building and dutch barn…

    RefusedFull Planning ApplicationS/21/1734
  2. 2021
    5 May

    Demolition of 1990's rear 'lean to' extension and replacement with new single storey glazed rear extension.

    ApprovedListed building consentS/LBC/21/0798
  3. 2021
    5 May

    Erection of a replacement single storey glazed rear extension.

    ApprovedHouseholderS/HOU/21/0797
  4. 2017
    4 Aug

    Conversion and extension to barn to form 1no. dwelling (Use Class C3) and associated works.

    ApprovedListed building consentS/LBC/17/1313
  5. 2017
    4 Aug

    Conversion and extension to barn to form 1no. dwelling (Use Class C3) and associated works.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationS/17/1312

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