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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741 approved · 123 refused · 27 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Near Worms Head Causeway Rhossili Swansea SA3 1PR
Received 11 Aug 2026Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe Heol Gwyrosydd Penlan Swansea SA5 7BU
Received 11 Aug 2026Oldwalls Leisure Llwynybwch Farm Llanrhidian Swansea SA3 1HA
Received 11 Aug 2026Manor House Highpool Lane Newton Swansea SA3 4TX
Received 11 Aug 2026Unit 1 43 - 47 Eaton Road Brynhyfryd Swansea SA5 9JU
Received 12 Aug 202652 Pen Y Fro Dunvant Swansea SA2 7TP
Received 12 Aug 20264 Station Terrace Penclawdd Swansea SA4 3XX
Received 11 Aug 202615 The Paddock West Cross Swansea SA3 5AH
Received 12 Aug 202615,17,19, 21 And 23 Heol Myddfai Felindre Swansea SA5 7ND
Received 12 Aug 2026Plot D9b Langdon Road Swansea SA1 8RD
Received 12 Aug 2026Land Adjacent To Fairwood Terrace Gowerton SA4 3AH
Received 12 Aug 2026Pleasant View Stones Field Penmaen Swansea SA3 2HQ
Received 13 Aug 2026Little Wern Halog Farm Llanrhidian Gower Swansea SA3 1EU
Received 13 Aug 2026Singleton Park & King George V Playing Fields Oystermouth / Mumbles Road Swansea SA2 8PY
Received 13 Aug 2026Oldway Centre Orchard Street Swansea SA1 1LA
Received 13 Aug 2026Electronic Motion Systems Uk Ltd Penllergaer Business Park Heol Y Ddraig Penllergaer Swansea SA4 9HL
Received 13 Aug 2026Electronic Motion Systems Uk Ltd Penllergaer Business Park Heol Y Ddraig Penllergaer Swansea SA4 9HL
Received 13 Aug 2026Electronic Motion Systems Uk Ltd Penllergaer Business Park Heol Y Ddraig Penllergaer Swansea SA4 9HL
Received 13 Aug 2026Electronic Motion Systems Uk Ltd Penllergaer Business Park Heol Y Ddraig Penllergaer Swansea SA4 9HL
Received 13 Aug 2026Oldway Centre Orchard Street City Centre Swansea SA1 1LA
Received 14 Aug 2026Hendrefoilan Student Village Access Road From Gower Road Via Ffordd Yr Olchfa Sketty Swansea SA2 7PG
Received 14 Aug 202612 Leucarum Court Loughor Swansea SA4 6AB
Received 14 Aug 2026107 Frampton Road Gorseinon Swansea SA4 4YE
Received 14 Aug 202614 The Promenade Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6EN
Received 17 Aug 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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