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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741 approved · 123 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- Decided2026/0871/PLD
Cladding remediation of 3 no. existing residential buildings, replacing materials on a like-for-like basis (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)
Meridian Tower Trawler Road Maritime Quarter Swansea
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided2026/0872/PLD
Cladding remediation of 4 no. existing residential buildings, replacing materials on a like-for-like basis (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)
Meridian Tower Trawler Road Maritime Quarter Swansea
Received 22 May 2026 - Awaiting decision2026/0873/ADV
Two externally illuminated projecting signs, two internally illuminated window signs, two internally illuminated individual letter signs, two internally illuminated hanging signs, two externally illuminated menu signs.
Suite 3 Ground Floor Exchange Building Adelaide Street Maritime Quarter Swansea SA1 1SH
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided2026/0874/ELD
Use of property as a 6 bed HMO comprising of a 2 bed flat at basement level and the ground and first floor are used as 4 bed (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)
35 And 35A Brunswick Street Swansea SA1 4JP
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided2026/0875/ELD
Use of property as a HMO (Class C4)
110 Hanover Street Swansea SA1 6BQ
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided2026/0876/ELD
Use of property as a HMO (Class C4) (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)
104 Hanover Street Central Swansea Swansea SA1 6BQ
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided2026/0877/FUL
Construction of a 2 bed detached dwelling with provision of 2 no. off street parking spaces and garden amenity space to front and rear of proposed property
Plot Adjacent To 54 Parc Wern Road Sketty Swansea SA2 0SF
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided2026/0878/FUL
Change of use of 3 flats (Class C3) to a HMO for 7 people, with the installation of front and rear rooflights and fenestration changes.
62 Bryn Road Brynmill Swansea SA2 0AS
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided2026/0880/DOC
Discharge of condition 3 of Planning Permission 2026/0128/FUL granted 1st April 2026
Car Park Southgate Swansea SA3 2AS
Received 26 May 2026 - Being Considered2026/0881/FUL
Two storey side extension, and addition of a first floor with communal area and viewing balcony to the existing changing rooms.
Pontardulais RFC Changing Rooms Coed Bach Park Gwynfryn Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8LG
Received 26 May 2026 - Being Considered2026/0883/FUL
Creation of EV charging zones, valet bays, erection of canopy, sub-station enclosure, LV panel, meter cabinet and associated works.
Morrisons Car Park Brunel Way Pentrechwyth Swansea SA1 7DF
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided2026/0884/ELD
Use of property as a Class C4 HMO (application for a Certificate of Existing Lawful Development)
30 Bernard Street Uplands Swansea SA2 0HT
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided2026/0885/TPO
To crown reduce 1 Oak tree covered by TPO No. 14
96 Westport Avenue Mayals Swansea SA3 5EF
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided2026/0886/FUL
Two storey side extension
216 Pentregethin Road Cwmbwrla Swansea SA5 8AU
Received 26 May 2026 - Being Considered2026/0887/TPO
To lop 1 Oak tree covered by TPO 519
42 Llys Llwyfen Swansea Vale Swansea SA7 0NF
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided2026/0888/DOC
External alterations to the existing apartment block comprising removal of existing render, insulation and board system; the removal of all timber balcony decking, associated timber supports and timber handrails and replacement with Rockpanel rainscreen cladding; new Rockpanel Woods to replace areas of timber cladding, new Rockpanel stones to replace areas of insulated render, new balcony decking and balcony handrails and all other associated works - Re-discharge of condition 3 (details of the panel layouts) of Planning Permission 2025/0223/FUL granted 19/03/2025
Mariner's Court Lamberts Road Swansea SA1 8QH
Received 27 May 2026 - Being Considered2026/0889/FUL
Proposed 2 football stands at 3G pitch in Underhill Park and associated works (additional information received)
Underhill Park Newton Road Newton Swansea SA3 4SL
Received 27 May 2026 - Being Considered2026/0890/ADV
Installation of a 48 Sheet P8 LED Billboard
969 Carmarthen Road Fforestfach Swansea SA5 4AD
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided2026/0891/FUL
Change of use from an existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 4-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4), landscaping improvements to the rear garden, and associated works.
43 Pant Street Port Tennant Swansea SA1 8ND
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided2026/0892/S73
Proposed detached dwelling and associated works - Variation of conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission 2024/1768/FUL granted 17th January 2025 to extend the time to commence the development by a further year and to allow for the submission of amended plans, and removal of condition 3 (retaining wall)
Land Adjacent To 40 Clydach Road Craig Cefn Parc Swansea SA6 5TA
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided2026/0893/TCA
To lop two to bay trees in Horton Conservation Area
The Manor House Horton Swansea SA3 1LB
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided2026/0894/PLD
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension (application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development)
96 Westport Avenue Mayals Swansea SA3 5EF
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided2026/0895/FUL
Single storey rear extension
26 St Peters Road Newton Swansea SA3 4SB
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided2026/0896/DOC
Discharge of conditions 6 (Piling and Foundation Design/Groundwater Risk) and 7 (Piling Impact Assessment) of planning permission 2023/1748/FUL granted 7th March 2025
Land at Kilvey Hill and Landore Park and Ride Facility, Swansea
Received 29 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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