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Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any SN postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Swindon
- 6planning applications this week
- 3planning decisions this week
- 64hygiene scores this month
- 5,674local businesses listed
- 72food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
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Road closed: Churchway (Openreach)
8 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Churchway, Blunsdon, Swindon -
Approved: Planning application at Mcdonalds Cockleberry Great Western Way Swindon
Refurbishment of the restaurant to include minor elevation changes, incorporating respraying the existing windows, doors and drive thru booths in dark grey (RAL 7022), with the installation of two new access doors with associated changes to the shopfront. Reconfiguration of the existing patio area with new furniture and two jumbrellas. The installation of a new close boarded timber fence to the…
Mcdonalds Cockleberry Great Western Way Swindon SN2 1US -
Road closed: Stratton Road (Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure)
7 Oct to 8 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the verge. The road will be closed.
Stratton Road, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon -
Approved: Planning application at Land Adjacent To 29 Selby Crescent Freshbrook Swindon
Erection of a dwelling.
Land Adjacent To 29 Selby Crescent Freshbrook Swindon SN5 8PE
Swindon in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
5,080crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£270kmiddle price, 772 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
98applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
67hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
77roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
What's on
9events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
18street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
88schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
189GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
465charities based in SwindonEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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