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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741 approved · 123 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Site Of Former Uplands Nursing Home Ffynone Road Uplands Swansea
Received 7 Jan 2026The Bays Farm Overton Port Eynon Gower Swansea SA3 1NR
Received 8 Jan 20262 Caswell Bay Road Bishopston Swansea SA3 3DD
Received 8 Jan 202622 Gwynfryn Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8LG
Received 8 Jan 20266 Cambridge Road Langland Swansea SA3 4PE
Received 9 Jan 2026135 Broadmead Killay Swansea SA2 7RB
Received 9 Jan 202624 Glan Y Lli Penclawdd Swansea SA4 3RW
Received 12 Jan 20265 Pen Y Morfa Penclawdd Swansea SA4 3RF
Received 12 Jan 20269 Loughor Common Gorseinon Swansea SA4 4UW
Received 12 Jan 202662 Walter Road Swansea SA1 4PT
Received 13 Jan 2026Clyn Cwm Gwyn Riding Centre Clyn Cwm Gwyn Killay Swansea SA2 7AQ
Received 13 Jan 2026Brecon House And Radnor House Cambrian Place Swansea SA1 1UU
Received 13 Jan 20262 The Bryn Sketty Swansea SA2 8DD
Received 13 Jan 2026Land To The Rear Of 50 Bryntirion Road Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9EB
Received 14 Jan 2026Mumbles Pier Cafe Access Road From Mumbles Road To Lifeboat Station And Pier Mumbles Swansea SA3 4EN
Received 14 Jan 202643 Pant Street Port Tennant Swansea SA1 8ND
Received 14 Jan 20269 Espalone Murton Swansea SA3 3AH
Received 14 Jan 2026Forgemill Farm Three Crosses Swansea SA4 3UR
Received 15 Jan 202611 St Albans Road Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BP
Received 15 Jan 2026141 Mayals Road Mayals Swansea SA3 5DH
Received 15 Jan 202667 Newton Road Mumbles Swansea SA3 4BL
Received 15 Jan 2026MYC The Club House 746 Mumbles Road Mumbles Swansea SA3 4EL
Received 15 Jan 202644 Riversdale Road West Cross Swansea SA3 5PX
Received 15 Jan 2026Craigle Garnswllt Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8QG
Received 16 Jan 2026Records 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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