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Former Intel Uk Ltd Pipers Way Old Town Swindon SN3 1RJ

S/PAOTH/26/0194Prior Approval - All OtherApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 10 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval required and given7 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior Approval Notification for the Change of Use of Offices (Use Class E) to provide 112 residential units (Use Class C3).

Received
13 February 2026
Ward
Old Town
Agent
DPP UK Ltd
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target10 Apr
  5. Decided10 Apr

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Former Intel Uk Ltd Pipers Way Old Town Swindon SN3 1RJ. Swindon has handled 390 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Swindon's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Old Town. We hold 748 applications in total for the SN3 postcode area.

88% of outline 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
SN3 1RJ
Application type
Prior Approval - All Other
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
112
Parish
South Swindon Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2026
Consultation expiry
10 April 2026
Consultation start
25 March 2026
Consultation end
10 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 March 2026
Last date for comments
10 April 2026
Target decision date
10 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
DPP UK Ltd
Agent address
11-13 Penhill Rd Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9PQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Elizabeth Williams
Statutory period
52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14685052
Documents
58

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Ancient woodland: Great CopsePart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Stratton Education CentreRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • 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 (20)

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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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
    8 May

    Discharge of Condition (5) Construction Environmental Management Plan from previous application…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsS/COND/26/0591
  2. 2026
    13 Feb

    Prior Approval Notification for the Change of Use of Offices (Use Class E) to provide 112 residential units…

    This applicationApprovedOutlineS/PAOTH/26/0194

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