Nine Elms: One half of a double garage attached to a family home will be converted into part of the home.

Sharon Watson who lives at 7 Granary Close will be allowed to take the half nearest to her kitchen and knock through, using the space to extend the house’s kitchen and diner.

The double garage door will be replaced by a single door and a window will be built into the wall for the kitchen extension.

Railway Station: Great Western Railway has withdrawn its application to build a 20 person waiting shelter at the end of platforms one and three at the station. The rail company leases the station from Network Rail and runs it on the owner’s behalf.

Even Swindon: Planners at Swindon Borough Council have signed off on two important steps in the conversion of the historic GWR Pattern Store in the railway company’s complex in Rodbourne. Plans for the siting of vents and extractors on the outside are approved and the restoration and use of the historic woodblock flooring and spiral staircase are also deemed suitable.

The Diocese of Bristol is converting the building, which was most recently used as an Italian restaurants into a huge church with two floors of meeting rooms, study space and a cafe as well as a big auditorium.

Broad Green: The owner of 8 Broad Street A Hussain has been given permission to convert a three bed house into two flats. The downstairs apartment will feature two double bedrooms and the upstairs one a single and double bedroom.

South Swindon Parish Council had objected to the scheme because there was no access to the rear of the property, including bike storage and bins, from the first floor flat other than by leaving the front of the building and walking around the terrace to the back. It means the 45 metre walk for flat to bins is one and a half times the distance stipulated in regulations as a maximum. The council also thought the distance to the bike store would discourage its use and lead to people using an unlit alleyway. Despite these objections Euclid Street planners have approved Mr Hussain’s plans.

North Star: It’s not often a developer wants to decrease the number of homes on a site, but G Keene wants to do that to 187 Ferndale Road.

Currently the former shop with upstairs accommodation is divided into three flats. Mr Keene wants to turn the building into just two apartments, and take away a substantial chunk of the rear extension. His application says the conversion into three flats took place 10 years ago without the required planning permission.

South Marston: Two hay barns on a farm could form essential parts of a smart family home now the plans of Westlea company, ractical Family Homes have been okayed.

The two barns are placed in an offset parallel on land at South Marston Farm in South Marston Lane. Planners have approved a scheme to build a two storey extension filling in the gap between the bans. That extension will be used for four bedrooms, across two floors, with one barn housing a large kitchen diner and the other a family living space.

Old Town: A two bed room house at 13 King Street could be transformed into a six-bed shared student-style HMO.

Owner Brandon Pheiffer wants to convert the end terrace and replace its garage with a two-storey extension. The existing two bedrooms would remain, the extension would contain four further bedroom and Mr Pheiffer’s plans show he wants to convert the loft space into a bedroom with attached bathroom.

Upper Stratton: Another large garage could have some of its space used for living accommodation if L Fernandes’ plans are approved. She wants to take a third of a triple garage at 1 Old Dairy Close and create a self-contained annex flats with a bedroom, shower room and kitchen diner. The garage door would be replaced with a normal front door and window, and the bathroom at rear would have a high-level obscurely glazed window.