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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741 approved · 123 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2026/0470/FUL
Two storey rear extension
60 Pennard Drive Southgate Swansea SA3 2DN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0471/PLD
Single storey rear extension (Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)
30 Beaufort Gardens Kittle Swansea SA3 3LE
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0472/FUL
Change of use from A2 (Financial and Professional Services) to D1 - Learning Facilities (Non -Residential Institutions)
Principality House 64 - 65 The Kingsway City Centre Swansea SA1 5HW
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0473/FUL
Conversion of six of the nine existing bus/coach bays and seven car parking spaces to provide five motorhome touring spaces. Three bus/coach bays will remain available.
Bracelet Bay Car Park Mumbles Road Mumbles Swansea
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0474/FUL
Retention of ground floor retail shop along with an internal increase in its floorspace, change of use of rear ground floor offices and first floor residential flats to a health and well-being centre
1 St Teilo Street Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8TH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0475/FUL
Two storey rear extension and single storey rear/side extension with new side facing windows (Amended plans and description.)
50 Westport Avenue Mayals Swansea SA3 5EQ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0476/PRE
Pre-application enquiry - First floor rear extension
30 Llwynon Clydach Swansea SA6 5NQ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0477/FUL
Change of use from C3 Residential to C4 HMO and fenestration alterations
34 Brunswick Street Central Swansea Swansea SA1 4JP
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0478/FUL
Two storey side extension
35 Rosewood Court Heol Emrys Penlan Swansea SA5 7AB
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0480/FUL
Retention of use of land for the siting of 3 street trading stalls Use Classes A1/A3
Southend Promenade Mumbles Swansea SA3 5TN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0483/FUL
Change of use from residential (Class C3) to a HMO for up to 5 people (Class C4), rear dormer and two velux front windows.
168 Rhyddings Terrace Brynmill Swansea SA2 0DP
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0484/PRE
PRE APP for demolition of existing end of terrace house to make way for an access to a development of 4 new builds and renovation of an existing cottage currently accessed via a narrow lane
Land To The Rear Of 39 Bush Road Morriston Swansea SA6 8EQ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0485/FUL
Single storey rear extension
7 Dawlish Close Newton Swansea SA3 4UT
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0486/DOC
Discharge of conditions 12 (site investigations for shallow coal workings and mine entries), 13 (Phase-Specific Report) and 15 (contamination) of planning permission 2017/1822/OUT granted 9th October 2019
Land West Of Llangyfelach Road Llangyfelach Tirdeunaw Swansea SA5 7HY
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0487/ELD
Use of property as a 7 bed 7 person Unique Use Large HMO (application for a Certificate of Lawfulness)
19 St Helens Avenue Brynmill Swansea SA1 4ND
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0488/FUL
Creation of footpath, spectator stand and two dugouts.
Parc Dan Y Graig Hendy Road Penclawdd Swansea SA4 3XE
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0490/DOC
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) of Planning Permission 2022/0542/FUL granted 17th November 2022
Cloudy Bay Llanmadoc Swansea SA3 1DB
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0491/FUL
Partial wall demolition, reduction in height of remaining wall and the creation of an off-street parking space.
2 Windsor Place Mumbles Swansea SA3 4LG
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0492/FUL
Retention and completion of ground floor and lower ground floor rear extension with terrace and balcony and including amendments to the North elevation wall
29 Penlan Grove Treboeth Swansea SA5 7DF
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Being Considered2026/0493/ELD
Addition of decking to flat roof area which has always been used as a balcony and fire escape (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Use)
674 Mumbles Road Mumbles Swansea SA3 4EE
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0496/DOC
Construction of 26 Residential Affordable Common Access Apartments in a mix of 2B3P, 2B4P and 3B5P Duplex Units, Landscaping, Access, and Associated Works - Discharge of conditions 10 ( risks associated with contamination), 18 (Construction Site Waste Management Plan), 19 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 21 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 24 (programme of archaeological work) of planning permission 2015/1584 approved 13th May 2016
Plot D9b Langdon Road Swansea SA1 8RD
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0497/PRE
(Pre-application) Conversion of partial space to study and new glazing feature to road elevation and widening of the driveway to allow for two cars for off road parking
9 Greenacres Penclawdd Swansea SA4 3GD
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0498/PLD
Side conservatory and replacement detached garage (Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)
25 Broadmead Crescent Bishopston Swansea SA3 3BA
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0499/FUL
Installation of two windows to the ground floor side elevation
22 Park Avenue Mumbles Swansea SA3 4DU
Received 26 Mar 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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