Swindon Council approved a 60cm height increase for a home’s upper storey, allowing a family to keep their expanded home office.

Swindon Borough Council has approved a retrospective planning application allowing a family to keep their home’s upper storey, which was built 60cm taller than originally permitted. The change, from 7.2m to 7.8m, was intended to create a home office amid housing pressures. Council officials concluded the modest increase did not disrupt the neighborhood’s character or cause overshadowing or privacy issues, and approved the modification. The decision permits the family to complete their home without demolition. The council also reviewed multiple other applications, including HMO conversions, loft extensions, digital bus shelter ads, tree works, and discharge of development conditions across Swindon.