135 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BU

Application Pending Decision S/26/0376
Change of useNew homes
Council
Swindon 7.4/10
Date received
20 Mar 2026
Date validated
23 Mar 2026
Postcode
SN1 3BU

Description

Change of use from shop to four self contained apartments.

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Other new applications on this street

135 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BU

Change of use from shop premises to four self-contained apartments.

S/26/0082 - 22 Jan 2026

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20 Goddard Avenue Old Town Swindon SN1 4HR

Works to Tree within Conservation Area.

S/TWC/26/0629 - 18 May 2026

Trinity Hall Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3AL

Discharge Condition 3 (Cycle Storage) from previous application S/26/0336.

S/COND/26/0637 - 18 May 2026

4 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3AJ

Change of use from Bar (sui generis) to general shop E (a) on ground floor and a...

S/26/0633 - 18 May 2026

57 Bath Road Old Town Swindon SN1 4AU

Works to Tree within Conservation Area.

S/TWC/26/0583 - 7 May 2026

Redlands (Phase 2) Eastern Villages Swindon

Non-Material Amendment from previous application S/RES/21/0764 relating to the r...

S/AMEND/26/0581 - 7 May 2026

49 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3AY

Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the continued use as 3 self contained f...

S/LDE/26/0540 - 29 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Penthouse One Fifty Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3UZ
Temporary Change of Use of the 5th floor penthouse from a residential flat (Use Class C3)…
S/25/1679
2025 Approved
11 Union Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3LD
Erection of First floor rear extension and ground floor infill.
S/HOU/25/1641
2025 Approved
30 Belle Vue Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3HN
Retrospective application for a rear dormer with uPVC cladding.
S/HOU/25/1550
2025 Approved
137 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BU
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/25/1243
2025 Approved
38 Hunt Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3HW
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/25/0417
2023 Approved
(Royal Air Force Association) 41 - 43 Belle Vue Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3HN
Change of use of former working mens club (Class E(d)) to 3no HMOs (House in Multiple Occ…
S/23/1151
2023 Approved
38 Belle Vue Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3HN
Erection of a single and two storey extension.
S/HOU/23/1351
2023 Approved
72 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BB
Installation of external metal staircase with landing at rear of property to first floor…
S/HOU/23/0197
2022 Approved
72 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BB
Change of use of basement from office (Class E) to 1no studio flat (Class C3) and change…
S/22/0340
2020 Approved
80 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BB
Change of use of ground floor from shop (use class E) to flat (use class C3), erection of…
S/20/1540
2020 Refused
13 King John Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3DB
Erection of a first floor rear extension and first floor side extension over existing gar…
S/HOU/20/1284
2020 Approved
45 Belle Vue Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3HN
Change of use from dwelling to 7 person HMO (Sui Generis)
S/20/0182
2019 Withdrawn
13 King John Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3DB
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to 7no. person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui g…
S/19/1616
2019 Withdrawn
13 King John Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3DB
Conversion of garage into habitable space, erection of a first floor side extension and e…
S/HOU/19/0950
2019 Approved
59 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BB
Erection of a two storey rear extension.
S/19/0150
2018 Approved
The Penthouse One Fifty Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3UZ
Temporary change of use of the 5th floor penthouse from a residential flat (use class C3)…
S/18/2062
2018 Approved
141 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BU
Change of use of first floor from Class A2 to Class C3 (1no. flat) - Retrospective.
S/18/0927
2018 Approved
141 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BU
Display of 1 no. illuminated fascia and 1 no. illuminated projecting sign (Retrospective)
S/ADV/18/0398
2018 Withdrawn
141 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3BU
Prior notification application for the change of use of first floor from Office (Class A2…
S/PRIORC/18/0403
2017 Approved
51-52 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3AY
Erection of a two storey rear extension to create additional 1no. apartment.
S/17/1925
2017 Approved
Land To The Rear Of 57 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3HW
Change of use of attic floor to provide 2no. additional flats in roof space, with the ere…
S/17/1163
2016 Approved
34 Union Street Old Town Swindon SN1 3LD
Works to trees in a conservation area.
S/TWC/16/1358
2016 Approved
49 Victoria Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3AY
Erection of a two storey rear extension, internal alterations and loft conversion and cha…
S/16/0726
2016 Refused
44 Belle Vue Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3HN
Change of use to a 7 bed house in multiple occupancy (HMO) including the erection of a si…
S/16/0809
2016 Refused
45 Belle Vue Road Old Town Swindon SN1 3HN
Change of Use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) into a 7 no. bedroom House in Multip…
S/16/0232
Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#41 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Swindon is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #17 out of 292. Only 13% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

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Swindon decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #142 of 292
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #209 of 292
89%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #17 of 292
13%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #7 of 292
83%
Minor dwellings approved
72 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
64 decided
772
Total decisions
83 refused in 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings