78 Drove Road Swindon SN1 3AF
Approved on 18 October 2022
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Received
- 9 August 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- Ward
- Eastcott
- ReceivedReceived9 Aug
- ValidatedValidated9 Aug
- Consult.Consultation17 Sep
- TargetTarget Date30 Sep
- DecidedDecided18 Oct
Decided in 70 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 78 Drove Road Swindon SN1 3AF. Swindon has handled 1,789 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 3 weeks longer than Swindon's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Eastcott. 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 3AF
- Application type
- Householder planning application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Central Swindon South
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 August 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 17 September 2022
- Consultation start
- 26 August 2022
- Consultation end
- 17 September 2022
- Neighbour consultation start
- 26 August 2022
- Neighbour consultation end
- 17 September 2022
- Last date for comments
- 17 September 2022
- Target decision date
- 30 September 2022
- Permission expires
- 18 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 12 Sorrel Close Wootton Bassett Swindon, Wilts SN4 7JG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 52 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202329 Aug
Erection of an extension to the detached garage.
ApprovedHouseholderS/HOU/23/1166 - 202331 Jan
Erection of a two storey rear extension and detached garage.
ApprovedHouseholderS/HOU/23/0116 - 202122 Sep
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 6m (from original…
RefusedHouseholderS/PHOU/21/1541
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