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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741 approved · 123 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Off Coed Bach Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8RB
Received 25 Nov 2025Ebenezer Chapel Chapel Street Gorseinon Swansea SA4 4DT
Received 25 Nov 202532 Heol Eithrim Clydach Swansea SA6 5ES
Received 25 Nov 2025Caslwchwr Primary School Castle Street Loughor Swansea SA4 6TU
Received 25 Nov 2025544 Clydach Road Ynystawe Swansea SA6 5AB
Received 25 Nov 2025Cobwebs Penmaen Swansea SA3 2HH
Received 25 Nov 202543 Heol Brithdir Birchgrove Swansea SA7 9PZ
Received 26 Nov 202516 Dylan Road Killay Swansea SA2 7BN
Received 26 Nov 202519B Manselfield Road Murton Swansea SA3 3AP
Received 26 Nov 2025Gwenlais Uchaf Farm Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9HB
Received 26 Nov 2025Former Pavilion Site Swansea Bay Sports Park Sketty Lane Sketty Swansea
Received 26 Nov 2025101 Heol Maes Eglwys Morriston Swansea SA6 6NW
Received 26 Nov 2025City Padz 97 Mansel Street Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 5UE
Received 26 Nov 20252 Llys Gwynfaen Gorseinon Swansea SA4 4JG
Received 27 Nov 2025Swansea Kebabs 7 Wind Street Swansea SA1 1DF
Received 27 Nov 2025Land To The Rear Of 504 Heol Las Birchgrove Swansea SA7 9DX
Received 27 Nov 2025Albert House, 1 Albert Place And 1 Gloucester Place Mumbles Swansea SA3 4LF
Received 27 Nov 202511 Clos Cynan Killay Swansea SA2 7DL
Received 27 Nov 20259 Espalone Murton Swansea SA3 3AH
Received 27 Nov 2025Development Zone 2B Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3LG
Received 27 Nov 20252 Pen Y Lan Penclawdd Swansea SA4 3LL
Received 27 Nov 202522 Clos Glanlliw Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9EH
Received 27 Nov 2025Development Zone 2B Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3LG
Received 27 Nov 2025Land Adjacent 60 Glanffrwd Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8QE
Received 28 Nov 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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