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Verge At Dorcan Way Covingham Swindon SN3 5AQ

S/TC/23/0627Telecommunications ApplicationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 25 July 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval required and givenDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Prior Approval Application for a 12m streetworks pole and associated infrastructure.

Received
17 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Covingham And Dorcan
Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
  1. Received17 May
  2. Validated17 May
  3. Consult.23 Jun
  4. Target8 Jul
  5. Decided25 Jul

Decided in 69 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Verge At Dorcan Way Covingham Swindon SN3 5AQ. Swindon has handled 18 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 weeks longer than Swindon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Covingham And Dorcan. We hold 747 applications in total for the SN3 postcode area.

93% of all 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 5AQ
Application type
Telecommunications Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Nythe Eldene Liden

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 May 2023
Consultation expiry
23 June 2023
Consultation start
2 June 2023
Consultation end
23 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
24 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
15 June 2023
Last date for comments
23 June 2023
Target decision date
8 July 2023
Permission expires
25 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
WHP Telecoms Limited
Agent address
WHP Telecoms Ltd 1A Station Court Station Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 8EY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12159607
Documents
26
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Brownfield land register: 19 Covingham Square Covingham Swindon SN3 5AARegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (21)

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 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.

Source: Swindon

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