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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Swansea Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
741 approved · 123 refused · 27 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jan 2019 to 23 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Plot Adjacent 10 Bryn Aeron Dunvant Swansea SA2 7UX
Received 17 Jan 2019Nicholaston House Christian Retreat Centre Penmaen Swansea SA3 2HL
Received 10 Feb 2021Sunnymarshes Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1EU
Received 16 Feb 2023Cefn Fforest Fawr Llangyfelach Swansea SA5 7LY
Received 29 Sept 20232A St Peters Road Newton Swansea SA3 4SB
Received 6 Dec 2023311 Gower Road Killay Swansea SA2 7AE
Received 12 Dec 2023222-230 Gors Avenue Townhill Swansea SA1 6RT
Received 12 Apr 2024Land To Rear Of Glanmor Court Park Drive Uplands Swansea SA2 0PP
Received 23 Apr 2024Land Adjacent To Foundry Road And 41 Clase Road Morriston Swansea SA6 8DS
Received 29 Apr 202470 Manselfield Road Murton Swansea SA3 3AP
Received 3 Jun 202423 Alexandra Road Gorseinon Swansea SA4 4NW
Received 9 Jul 2024Mumbles Pier Access Road From Mumbles Road To Lifeboat Station And Pier Mumbles Swansea SA3 4EN
Received 19 Jul 2024Land Off Clase Road (Site 16) Clase Road Morriston Swansea SA6 8RX
Received 5 Aug 2024234 Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3UH
Received 27 Aug 202435 Mariner Street Waun Wen Swansea SA1 5BA
Received 17 Sept 2024Little Wind Street Swansea SA1 1ED
Received 22 Oct 202415 Brooklands Close Dunvant Swansea SA2 7TS
Received 23 Oct 2024Cold Harbour Farm Penclawdd Swansea SA4 3JS
Received 19 Nov 2024Unit 4D Cwm Road Hafod Swansea SA1 2AY
Received 26 Nov 2024251 Oxford Street Swansea SA1 3BL
Received 6 Jan 2025CKs Supermarket Penclawdd Swansea SA4 3XT
Received 20 Jan 20252 And 4 Hebron Road Clydach Swansea SA6 5EJ
Received 27 Jan 2025Pinpoint Manufacturing Ltd Unit 3 Crofty Industrial Estate Crofty Swansea SA4 3RS
Received 27 Jan 2025Land Opposite Trinity House Trinity Lane Penclawdd Swansea SA4 3FG
Received 27 Feb 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Swansea Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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