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Swansea Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Swansea Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,545Searchable applications
63Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 864 approved or refused records
123Refused applications
741 approved · 123 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas31 mapped area records
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More application records
- Being Considered2026/0180/OUT
Demolition of detached dwelling and replacement with two detached contemporary dwellings (outline).
97 Mumbles Road West Cross Swansea SA3 5TW
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0182/ELD
Use as a HMO (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)
4 Danygraig Road Port Tennant Swansea SA1 8LY
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Being Considered2026/0183/FUL
Enabling infrastructure and landscaping at the Southeastern Portion of North of Waunarlwydd/Fforestfach.
Keepers Lodge Farm Titanium Road Waunarlwydd Swansea SA5 4NQ
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0184/FUL
Ground floor rear extension
29 Christopher Road Ynysforgan Swansea SA6 6QR
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0187/FUL
Installation of two external flues, one extract wall fan and one louvre grill
Drovers Court Yr Hen Gorlan Gowerton Swansea SA4 3JA
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0188/DOC
Construction of a pontoon and other associated works - Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 5 (Ecological Enhancement Measures and an Implementation Timetable) and 7 (Non-Native Species Method Statement) of planning permission 2024/0306/FUL granted 26th April 2024
Land To The West Of River Tawe And East Of Normandy Road Landore Swansea
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0189/FUL
Single storey rear extension with terrace. Alterations to fenestration and addition of side access door. Rear terrace and ramp to provide step free access to rear garden.
14 Golwg Hafren Sketty Swansea SA2 8DQ
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0190/TPO
To lop five mature pine trees and fell one pine tree and eight small conifers covered by TPO No. 413
1 Coed Gurnos Gowerton Swansea SA4 3ES
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0191/FUL
Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project
Land In Between Of Brunel Way And Normandy Road South Of Morfa Stadium Swansea SA1 5JR
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0192/DOC
Construction of a pontoon and other associated works - Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 5 (Ecological Enhancement Measures and an Implementation Timetable), and 7 (Non-Native Species Method Statement) of planning permission 2024/0305/FUL granted 26th April 2024
Land To The West Of River Tawe And East Of New Cut Road Landore Swansea
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0193/DOC
Construction of a pontoon and other associated works - Discharge of conditions 6 ( Sensitive External Lighting Strategy, 8 (Details - guard railings, benches and bins, and lighting columns) and 10 (Landscaping) of planning permission 2024/0305/FUL granted 26th April 2024
Land To The West Of River Tawe And East Of New Cut Road Landore Swansea
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0194/PRE
PRE APP for construction of 19 light industrial units access and associated works
Olympus Court Swansea Vale Swansea SA7 0AQ
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0195/PRE
PRE APP for proposed walkout rear balcony connected to bedroom 4
144 Emily Fields Birchgrove Swansea SA7 9NT
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0196/DOC
Construction of a pontoon and other associated works - Discharge of conditions 6 ( Sensitive External Lighting Strategy), 8 (Details - guard railings, benches and bins, and lighting columns) and 10 (Landscaping) of planning permission 2024/0306/FUL granted26th April 2024
Land To The West Of River Tawe And East Of Normandy Road Landore Swansea
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0197/FUL
Replacement single-storey flat-roofed infill extension, extension of the existing single-storey rear extension at ground floor level, and construction of a first-floor rear extension with the existing rear roof ridge extended over the new first-floor extension
21 Rhondda Street Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6ER
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0198/FUL
Construction and operation of micro energy storage project
Verge On Corner Of Round About Between Heol Y Mynydd Road And Gorseinon Retail Park, Swansea SA4 4BZ
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0199/FUL
Change of use of 6 person HMO (Class C4) to a HMO for up to 7 people (Unique Use)
24 Bryn Road Brynmill Swansea SA2 0AR
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0200/FUL
Installation of solar panels to the principal elevation.
Pilton Green Cottage Rhossili Swansea SA3 1PQ
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0201/FUL
Addition of solar panels to the rear elevation
18 Ashburnham Drive Mayals Swansea SA3 5DS
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0202/PRE
Pre-application enquiry - Proposed removal of existing single storey rear conservatory. Proposed permitted single storey flat roof extension with skylight to replace conservatory.
12 Llewelyn Circle Mayhill Swansea SA1 6SN
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0204/TPO
To fell one Copper Beech Tree and lop one Yew tree covered by TPO No 48
30 Millwood Gardens Killay Swansea SA2 7BE
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0205/FUL
Convert an existing two storey retail to A3 use
74 High Street Gorseinon Swansea SA4 4BP
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Being Considered2026/0206/FUL
Development of 95 dwellings and associated works including access, drainage, landscaping, and associated infrastructure.
Land At Bolgoed Farm Napier Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8JP
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0207/DOC
Variation to permission 2020/1362/FUL to provide an increase in the number of open market apartments from 6 to 7 with associated external and fenestration alterations - Discharge of Conditions 8 (Flow of Sound Energy) and 9 (Sound Insulation Measures) of planning permission 2023/2559/FUL granted 24th January 2024
61 The Kingsway City Centre Swansea SA1 5HN
Received 9 Feb 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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