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4 Lakeside Old Town Swindon SN3 1QE

S/HOU/25/1228Refused

Refused on 20 November 2025

Council decision: Permission Refused2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of first floor and single storey rear extensions, single storey front extension and dormer windows to front and rear.

Received
24 September 2025
  1. Received24 Sep
  2. Validated30 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Nov

Decided in 51 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a dormer extension at 4 Lakeside Old Town Swindon SN3 1QE. Swindon has handled 4,055 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 748 applications in total for the SN3 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposal would appear inharmonious, and visually intrusive within its context and would be harmful to local character and contrary to Paragraph 135(c) of the NPPF, Policies SD1 and DE1 of the Local Plan, and the guidance set out within the Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD.
  2. Insufficient information is provided to demonstrate adequate provision for the parking of cars and cycles, to ensure safety of the highway for all users contrary to Policy TR2 of the Local Plan 2026.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SN3 1QE

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 September 2025

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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